# Date picker Thunkable X : how to change date that appears on screen **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [October 4, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285 "2019-10-04T09:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![franckled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@franckled](https://community.thunkable.com/u/franckled)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285/1 "2019-10-04T09:39:33Z")
Hi, I would like to put in the date picker a previous date the user gave me (a birthday for example). I can’t change the date that appears on screen on the datepicker. Is there an option like : set datepicker year/month/day as ? or set datepicker date as ? Thanks +++ ---
**Author:** ![Deluxe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deluxe/32/30016_2.png) [@Deluxe](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Deluxe)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285/2 "2019-10-04T10:44:04Z")
Hey @franckled I totally agree with this point. There should be a way to set the date of the calendar and time components; this should be a feature request. Can you please raise one [here](https://github.com/thunkable/thunkable-issues/issues/new/choose)? Thanks K ---
**Author:** ![BlueWhaleYT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bluewhaleyt/32/28437_2.png) [@BlueWhaleYT](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BlueWhaleYT)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285/3 "2019-10-04T12:02:07Z")
Hi there, @franckled. Is this you are current looking for? ![Screenshot_2019-10-04_195730](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/c/0cdde7f7d03a91ace3954b759c82a2460ce428e4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kartik14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/kartik14/32/44782_2.png) [@kartik14](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kartik14)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285/4 "2019-10-04T12:08:40Z")
Nope; He’s asking that the date picker should have an option to set custom date (for display). Currently, it’s not possible 😕 @franckled But, you can use a button instead of datepicker, and if you want to edit the date later, just do this - > [@BlueWhaleYT](#): > > ![Screenshot_2019-10-04_195730](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/c/0cdde7f7d03a91ace3954b759c82a2460ce428e4.jpeg) Thanks! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![franckled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@franckled](https://community.thunkable.com/u/franckled)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285/5 "2019-10-04T12:12:36Z")
Thanks kartik14 and bluewhaleYT… I will try this solution, even if It’s not so easy I expect. thanks all 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/date-picker-thunkable-x-how-to-change-date-that-appears-on-screen/257285/6 "2024-11-08T12:08:45Z")