When first adding a duty, the default date shown will be the current UTC date. If you subsequently add a series of duties, the date will default to the same as the previous duty added, to save time if you are adding a sequence of duties in the past or future. Dates can be changed up or down by pressing the up or down cursor keys on the keyboard.

Duties added in the future are always stored as provisional, regardless of the setting of the option on the screen. It is not possible to log a duty in the future with confirmed details. Provisional duties must be edited after you have operated them, and the actual details entered. Provisional duties are not counted in your hours totals, and appear in grey in your log.

See also, the pages on data entry and shortcuts to help with adding and editing duties.