diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/Conductor.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/Conductor.vue
index 99872eb930..222ec14ca7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/Conductor.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/Conductor.vue
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 <template>
     <div class="c-conductor"
          :class="[isFixed ? 'is-fixed-mode' : 'is-realtime-mode']">
-        <form class="u-contents" ref="conductorForm"
-              @submit="isFixed ? setBoundsFromView($event) : setOffsetsFromView($event)">
-
+        <form class="u-contents" ref="conductorForm" @submit.prevent="updateTimeFromConductor">
+            <button class="c-input--submit" type="submit" ref="submitButton"></button>
             <ConductorModeIcon class="c-conductor__mode-icon"></ConductorModeIcon>
 
             <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__start-fixed"
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
                        type="text" autocorrect="off" spellcheck="false"
                        ref="startDate"
                        v-model="formattedBounds.start"
-                       @change="validateBounds('start', $event.target); setBoundsFromView()" />
+                       @change="validateAllBounds(); submitForm()" />
                 <date-picker
                         :default-date-time="formattedBounds.start"
                         :formatter="timeFormatter"
@@ -48,9 +47,10 @@
                 <div class="c-direction-indicator icon-minus"></div>
                 <input class="c-input--hrs-min-sec"
                        type="text" autocorrect="off"
+                       ref="startOffset"
                        spellcheck="false"
                        v-model="offsets.start"
-                       @change="validateOffsets($event); setOffsetsFromView()">
+                       @change="validateAllOffsets(); submitForm()">
             </div>
 
             <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-conductor-input c-conductor__end-fixed">
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                        v-model="formattedBounds.end"
                        :disabled="!isFixed"
                        ref="endDate"
-                       @change="validateBounds('end', $event.target); setBoundsFromView()">
+                       @change="validateAllBounds(); submitForm()">
                 <date-picker
                         class="c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-left"
                         :default-date-time="formattedBounds.end"
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
                        type="text"
                        autocorrect="off"
                        spellcheck="false"
+                       ref="endOffset"
                        v-model="offsets.end"
-                       @change="validateOffsets($event); setOffsetsFromView()">
+                       @change="validateAllOffsets(); submitForm()">
             </div>
 
             <conductor-axis
@@ -101,6 +102,14 @@
 <style lang="scss">
     @import "~styles/sass-base";
 
+    .c-input--submit {
+        // Can't use display: none because some browsers will pretend the input doesn't exist, and enter won't work
+        visibility: none;
+        height: 0;
+        width: 0;
+        padding: 0;
+    }
+
     /*********************************************** CONDUCTOR LAYOUT */
     .c-conductor {
         display: grid;
@@ -357,6 +366,7 @@ export default {
         },
         setViewFromClock(clock) {
             this.isFixed = clock === undefined;
+            this.clearAllValidation();
         },
         setViewFromBounds(bounds) {
             this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(bounds.start);
@@ -368,45 +378,87 @@ export default {
             this.offsets.start = this.durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.start));
             this.offsets.end = this.durationFormatter.format(Math.abs(offsets.end));
         },
-        validateBounds(startOrEnd, input) {
-            let validationResult = true;
-
-            if (!this.timeFormatter.validate(input.value)){
-                validationResult = 'Invalid date value';
+        updateTimeFromConductor() {
+            if (this.isFixed) {
+                this.setBoundsFromView();
             } else {
-                let boundsValues = {
-                    start: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start),
-                    end: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end)
-                };
-                validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateBounds(boundsValues);
-            }
-            
-            if (validationResult !== true){
-                input.setCustomValidity(validationResult);
-            } else {
-                input.setCustomValidity('');
+                this.setOffsetsFromView();
             }
         },
-        validateOffsets(event) {
-            let input = event.target;
-            let validationResult = true;
-
-            if (!this.durationFormatter.validate(input.value)) {
-                validationResult = 'Invalid offset value';
-            } else {
-                let offsetValues = {
-                    start: 0 - this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.start),
-                    end: this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.end)
-                };
-                validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateOffsets(offsetValues);
-            }
-
-            if (validationResult !== true){
-                input.setCustomValidity(validationResult);
-            } else {
+        clearAllValidation() {
+            [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate, this.$refs.startOffset, this.$refs.endOffset].forEach((input) => {
                 input.setCustomValidity('');
-            }
+                input.title = '';
+            });
+        },
+        validateAllBounds() {
+            return [this.$refs.startDate, this.$refs.endDate].every((input) => {
+                let validationResult = true;
+                let formattedDate;
 
+                if (input === this.$refs.startDate) {
+                    formattedDate = this.formattedBounds.start;
+                } else {
+                    formattedDate = this.formattedBounds.end;
+                }
+
+                if (!this.timeFormatter.validate(formattedDate)){
+                    validationResult = 'Invalid date';
+                } else {
+                    let boundsValues = {
+                        start: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.start),
+                        end: this.timeFormatter.parse(this.formattedBounds.end)
+                    };
+                    validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateBounds(boundsValues);
+                }
+                
+                if (validationResult !== true){
+                    input.setCustomValidity(validationResult);
+                    input.title = validationResult;
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    input.setCustomValidity('');
+                    input.title = '';
+                    return true;
+                }
+            });
+        },
+        validateAllOffsets(event) {
+            return [this.$refs.startOffset, this.$refs.endOffset].every((input) => {
+                let validationResult = true;
+                let formattedOffset;
+
+                if (input === this.$refs.startOffset) {
+                    formattedOffset = this.offsets.start;
+                } else {
+                    formattedOffset = this.offsets.end;
+                }
+
+                if (!this.durationFormatter.validate(formattedOffset)) {
+                    validationResult = 'Offsets must be in the format hh:mm:ss and less than 24 hours in duration';
+                } else {
+                    let offsetValues = {
+                        start: 0 - this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.start),
+                        end: this.durationFormatter.parse(this.offsets.end)
+                    };
+                    validationResult = this.openmct.time.validateOffsets(offsetValues);
+                }
+
+                if (validationResult !== true){
+                    input.setCustomValidity(validationResult);
+                    input.title = validationResult;
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    input.setCustomValidity('');
+                    input.title = '';
+                    return true;
+                }
+            });
+        },
+        submitForm() {
+            // Allow Vue model to catch up to user input.
+            // Submitting form will cause validation messages to display (but only if triggered by button click)
+            this.$nextTick(() => this.$refs.submitButton.click());
         },
         getFormatter(key) {
             return this.openmct.telemetry.getValueFormatter({
@@ -415,13 +467,13 @@ export default {
         },
         startDateSelected(date){
             this.formattedBounds.start = this.timeFormatter.format(date);
-            this.validateBounds('start', this.$refs.startDate);
-            this.setBoundsFromView();
+            this.validateAllBounds();
+            this.submitForm();
         },
         endDateSelected(date){
             this.formattedBounds.end = this.timeFormatter.format(date);
-            this.validateBounds('end', this.$refs.endDate);
-            this.setBoundsFromView();
+            this.validateAllBounds();
+            this.submitForm();
         },
     },
     mounted() {
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorMode.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorMode.vue
index b5a6e037ac..975bb40228 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorMode.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorMode.vue
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 <template>
     <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-up">
         <button class="c-button--menu c-mode-button"
-             @click="toggleMenu($event)">
+             @click.prevent="toggle">
             <span class="c-button__label">{{selectedMode.name}}</span>
         </button>
         <div class="c-menu c-super-menu c-conductor__mode-menu"
-             v-if="showMenu">
+             v-if="open">
             <div class="c-super-menu__menu">
                 <ul>
                     <li v-for="mode in modes"
@@ -69,8 +69,11 @@
 </style>
 
 <script>
+import toggleMixin from '../../ui/mixins/toggle-mixin';
+
 export default {
     inject: ['openmct', 'configuration'],
+    mixins: [toggleMixin],
     data: function () {
         let activeClock = this.openmct.time.clock();
         if (activeClock !== undefined) {
@@ -81,8 +84,7 @@ export default {
             selectedMode: this.getModeOptionForClock(activeClock),
             selectedTimeSystem: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.openmct.time.timeSystem())),
             modes: [],
-            hoveredMode: {},
-            showMenu: false
+            hoveredMode: {}
         };
     },
     methods: {
@@ -177,17 +179,7 @@ export default {
 
         setViewFromClock(clock) {
             this.selectedMode = this.getModeOptionForClock(clock);
-        },
-
-        toggleMenu(event) {
-            this.showMenu = !this.showMenu;
-
-            if (this.showMenu) {
-                document.addEventListener('click', this.toggleMenu, true);
-            } else {
-                document.removeEventListener('click', this.toggleMenu, true);
-            }
-        },
+        }
     },
     mounted: function () {
         this.loadClocksFromConfiguration();
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorTimeSystem.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorTimeSystem.vue
index 152a54a2c9..c69d5ca87a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorTimeSystem.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/ConductorTimeSystem.vue
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
          v-if="selectedTimeSystem.name">
         <button class="c-button--menu c-time-system-button"
             :class="selectedTimeSystem.cssClass"
-             @click="toggleMenu($event)">
+             @click.prevent="toggle">
             <span class="c-button__label">{{selectedTimeSystem.name}}</span>
         </button>
-        <div class="c-menu" v-if="showMenu">
+        <div class="c-menu" v-if="open">
             <ul>
                 <li @click="setTimeSystemFromView(timeSystem)"
                     v-for="timeSystem in timeSystems"
@@ -41,15 +41,17 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import toggleMixin from '../../ui/mixins/toggle-mixin';
+
 export default {
     inject: ['openmct', 'configuration'],
+    mixins: [toggleMixin],
     data: function () {
         let activeClock = this.openmct.time.clock();
 
         return {
             selectedTimeSystem: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.openmct.time.timeSystem())),
-            timeSystems: this.getValidTimesystemsForClock(activeClock),
-            showMenu: false
+            timeSystems: this.getValidTimesystemsForClock(activeClock)
         };
     },
     methods: {
@@ -94,16 +96,6 @@ export default {
             return this.configuration.menuOptions.filter(configMatches)[0];
         },
 
-        toggleMenu(event) {
-            this.showMenu = !this.showMenu;
-
-            if (this.showMenu) {
-                document.addEventListener('click', this.toggleMenu, true);
-            } else {
-                document.removeEventListener('click', this.toggleMenu, true);
-            }
-        },
-
         setViewFromTimeSystem(timeSystem) {
             this.selectedTimeSystem = timeSystem;
         },
diff --git a/src/plugins/timeConductor/DatePicker.vue b/src/plugins/timeConductor/DatePicker.vue
index 5dc256da67..77e4f01951 100644
--- a/src/plugins/timeConductor/DatePicker.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/timeConductor/DatePicker.vue
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 <template>
     <div class="c-ctrl-wrapper c-ctrl-wrapper--menus-up c-datetime-picker__wrapper" ref="calendarHolder">
         <a class="c-click-icon icon-calendar"
-           @click="togglePicker()"></a>
+           @click="toggle"></a>
         <div class="c-menu c-menu--mobile-modal c-datetime-picker"
-             v-if="showPicker">
+             v-if="open">
             <div class="c-datetime-picker__close-button">
                 <button class="c-click-icon icon-x-in-circle"
-                        @click="togglePicker()"></button>
+                        @click="toggle"></button>
             </div>
             <div class="c-datetime-picker__pager c-pager l-month-year-pager">
                 <div class="c-pager__prev c-click-icon icon-arrow-left"
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import moment from 'moment';
+import toggleMixin from '../../ui/mixins/toggle-mixin';
 
 const TIME_NAMES = {
         'hours': "Hour",
@@ -181,13 +182,13 @@ const TIME_OPTIONS = (function makeRanges() {
 
 export default {
     inject: ['openmct'],
+    mixins: [toggleMixin],
     props: {
         defaultDateTime: String,
         formatter: Object
     },
     data: function () {
         return {
-            showPicker: false,
             picker: {
                 year: undefined,
                 month: undefined,
@@ -285,7 +286,6 @@ export default {
             this.date.year = cell.year;
             this.date.day = cell.day;
             this.updateFromView();
-            this.showPicker = false;
         },
 
         dateEquals(d1, d2) {
@@ -315,23 +315,6 @@ export default {
         optionsFor(key) {
             return TIME_OPTIONS[key];
         },
-
-        hidePicker(event) {
-            let path = event.composedPath();
-            if (path.indexOf(this.$refs.calendarHolder) === -1) {
-                this.showPicker = false;
-            }
-        },
-        
-        togglePicker() {
-            this.showPicker = !this.showPicker;
-
-            if (this.showPicker) {
-                document.addEventListener('click', this.hidePicker, {
-                    capture: true
-                });
-            }
-        }
     },
     mounted: function () {
         this.updateFromModel(this.defaultDateTime);
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toggle-mixin.js b/src/ui/mixins/toggle-mixin.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/ui/toolbar/components/toggle-mixin.js
rename to src/ui/mixins/toggle-mixin.js
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-color-picker.vue b/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-color-picker.vue
index 8464a5d7af..d32339be26 100644
--- a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-color-picker.vue
+++ b/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-color-picker.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 <script>
 
-import toggleMixin from './toggle-mixin';
+import toggleMixin from '../../mixins/toggle-mixin';
 
 export default {
     mixins: [toggleMixin],
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-menu.vue b/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-menu.vue
index 3f558ff2cf..5d803c443a 100644
--- a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-menu.vue
+++ b/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-menu.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import toggle from './toggle-mixin';
+import toggle from '../../mixins/toggle-mixin';
 export default {
     mixins: [toggle],
     props: {
diff --git a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-select-menu.vue b/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-select-menu.vue
index 1f0b95086c..ea4e69d2e2 100644
--- a/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-select-menu.vue
+++ b/src/ui/toolbar/components/toolbar-select-menu.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import toggleMixin from './toggle-mixin';
+import toggleMixin from '../../mixins/toggle-mixin';
 
 export default {
     mixins: [toggleMixin],