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title: Smart Dates
description: Natural language date navigation for Daily Desk
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### Smart Dates Integration

Ever wanted to jump to a specific date without fumbling through a calendar picker? Octarine's Smart Dates feature lets you navigate through your daily desk using natural language—just type the date the way you'd say it.

You can access Smart Dates by opening the command palette with `CMD/Ctrl + K` and selecting "Go to Date", or use the quick shortcut `CMD/Ctrl + D` to jump straight there.

The beauty of Smart Dates is that it understands dates the way you think about them. Want to check what you wrote yesterday? Just type "yesterday". Planning something for next Friday? Type "next Friday". You can even use contextual phrases like "in two days" or "three weeks ago"—Octarine figures out exactly what you mean.

Here are some examples of what works:

- **Relative dates** like "today", "yesterday", "tomorrow", or "next week"
- **Specific dates** like "March 15th" or "December 1st, 2024"
- **Day references** like "last Monday", "next Friday", or "this weekend"
- **Contextual phrases** like "in two days" or "three weeks ago"

It's designed to feel natural, so you can navigate your daily notes without breaking your flow.

#### Quick Answers

### What are Smart Dates in Octarine?

Smart Dates let you jump to Daily Desk notes using natural language dates like `yesterday`, `next Friday`, or `in two days`.

### How do I open Smart Dates?

Use `Cmd/Ctrl + K` and choose **Go to Date**, or press `Cmd/Ctrl + D`.

### Can Smart Dates understand relative dates?

Yes. Smart Dates understands relative phrases like `today`, `tomorrow`, `next week`, and `three weeks ago`.