Maybe you can - and maybe it is designed to - but I cannot.

>You can enter date as "mm/dd/yyyy".
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>>>The MS DateTime Picker control is a combo with the textbox part where user can enter date and dropdown calendar to select date from. Seems like exactly what you're looking for.
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>>Then I must be missing something. That control does not allow me to enter a full date without using the mouse. I can enter the month which is highlighteed, but it remains on the month portion of the textbox. If I click with the mouse on the day or year portion then I can change those values. I can also use the arrow to get the calendar which works fine. How can I simply enter "mmddyyyy" and have it accepted into this control. I did not find a property regarding that, but it wouldn't be the first time that happened.