diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index e9192fb7..6628a3d4 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
     chatModel;
     storageModel;
     taskModel;
+    fileContentHandler = () => {
+    };
     // paths
     getBasePath = () => {
       return StorageModel.getPath(
@@ -729,6 +731,7 @@
       const didStore = this.storeFileContent(fileContent);
       if (didStore == false) return;
       this.taskModel.handleFileContent(fileContent);
+      this.fileContentHandler(fileContent);
     };
     // methods
     addFileContent = (fileContent) => {
@@ -776,6 +779,10 @@
       );
       return fileContent;
     };
+    // other
+    setFileContentHandler = (handler) => {
+      this.fileContentHandler = handler;
+    };
     // init
     constructor(chatModel, storageModel2) {
       this.chatModel = chatModel;
@@ -996,9 +1003,6 @@
       chatMessage.body = decryptedBody;
       chatMessage.stringifiedFile = decryptedFile;
     };
-    setMessageHandler = (handler) => {
-      this.chatMessageHandler = handler;
-    };
     subscribe = () => {
       this.connectionModel.addChannel(this.info.primaryChannel);
     };
@@ -1014,6 +1018,10 @@
       const dirPath = this.getBasePath();
       this.storageModel.removeRecursively(dirPath);
     };
+    // other
+    setMessageHandler = (handler) => {
+      this.chatMessageHandler = handler;
+    };
     // load
     loadInfo = () => {
       const info = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
@@ -1246,20 +1254,6 @@
     // guards
     cannotSendMessage;
     // methods
-    addChatMessage = (chatMessage) => {
-      const chatMessageModel = new ChatMessageViewModel(
-        this,
-        chatMessage,
-        chatMessage.sender == this.chatViewModel.settingsViewModel.username.value
-      );
-      const existingChatMessageViewModel = this.chatMessageViewModels.value.get(chatMessage.id);
-      if (existingChatMessageViewModel != void 0) {
-        existingChatMessageViewModel.body.value = chatMessage.body;
-        existingChatMessageViewModel.status.value = chatMessage.status;
-      } else {
-        this.chatMessageViewModels.set(chatMessage.id, chatMessageModel);
-      }
-    };
     sendMessage = () => {
       if (this.cannotSendMessage.value == true) return;
       this.sendMessageFromBody(this.composingMessage.value);
@@ -1274,10 +1268,25 @@
       this.chatViewModel.chatModel.addMessage(chatMessage);
       messageViewModel.loadData();
     };
+    // view
+    showChatMessage = (chatMessage) => {
+      const chatMessageModel = new ChatMessageViewModel(
+        this,
+        chatMessage,
+        chatMessage.sender == this.chatViewModel.settingsViewModel.username.value
+      );
+      const existingChatMessageViewModel = this.chatMessageViewModels.value.get(chatMessage.id);
+      if (existingChatMessageViewModel != void 0) {
+        existingChatMessageViewModel.body.value = chatMessage.body;
+        existingChatMessageViewModel.status.value = chatMessage.status;
+      } else {
+        this.chatMessageViewModels.set(chatMessage.id, chatMessageModel);
+      }
+    };
     // load
     loadData = () => {
       for (const chatMessage of this.chatViewModel.chatModel.messages) {
-        this.addChatMessage(chatMessage);
+        this.showChatMessage(chatMessage);
       }
     };
     // init
@@ -1391,6 +1400,12 @@
       [this.newBoardNameInput],
       () => this.newBoardNameInput.value == ""
     );
+    // handlers
+    handleFileContent = (fileContent) => {
+      if (checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileContent, BoardInfoFileContentReference) == false)
+        return;
+      this.showBoard(fileContent);
+    };
     // methods
     createBoard = () => {
       if (this.cannotCreateBoard.value == true) return;
@@ -1398,6 +1413,10 @@
       this.newBoardNameInput.value = "";
       this.loadData();
     };
+    // view
+    showBoard = (boardInfo) => {
+      this.boards.add(boardInfo);
+    };
     // load
     loadData = () => {
       this.boards.clear();
@@ -1405,7 +1424,7 @@
       for (const boardId of boardIds) {
         const boardInfo = this.taskModel.getBoardInfo(boardId);
         if (boardInfo == null) continue;
-        this.boards.add(boardInfo);
+        this.showBoard(boardInfo);
       }
     };
     // init
@@ -1466,8 +1485,13 @@
       this.messagePageViewModel = new MessagePageViewModel(this);
       this.settingsPageViewModel = new SettingsPageViewModel(this);
       chatModel.setMessageHandler((chatMessage) => {
-        this.messagePageViewModel.addChatMessage(chatMessage);
+        this.messagePageViewModel.showChatMessage(chatMessage);
       });
+      chatModel.fileModel.setFileContentHandler(
+        (fileContent) => {
+          this.taskPageViewModel.handleFileContent(fileContent);
+        }
+      );
       this.loadPageSelection();
       this.updateIndex();
     }
diff --git a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
index a0b6d118..d8bb85b0 100644
--- a/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Chat/chatModel.ts
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ export default class ChatModel {
     chatMessage.stringifiedFile = decryptedFile;
   };
 
-  setMessageHandler = (handler: (chatMessage: ChatMessage) => void): void => {
-    this.chatMessageHandler = handler;
-  };
-
   subscribe = (): void => {
     this.connectionModel.addChannel(this.info.primaryChannel);
   };
@@ -185,6 +181,11 @@ export default class ChatModel {
     this.storageModel.removeRecursively(dirPath);
   };
 
+  // other
+  setMessageHandler = (handler: (chatMessage: ChatMessage) => void): void => {
+    this.chatMessageHandler = handler;
+  };
+
   // load
   loadInfo = (): void => {
     const info: ChatInfo | null = this.storageModel.readStringifiable(
diff --git a/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts b/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts
index 44d86dd8..1e937740 100644
--- a/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/Files/fileModel.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 } from "../Utility/utility";
 
 import ChatModel from "../Chat/chatModel";
-import { Color } from "../../colors";
 import TaskModel from "./taskModel";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
@@ -19,6 +18,9 @@ export default class FileModel {
 
   taskModel: TaskModel;
 
+  fileContentHandler: (fileContent: FileContent<string>) => void = () => {};
+
+
   // paths
   getBasePath = (): string[] => {
     return StorageModel.getPath(
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ export default class FileModel {
     if (didStore == false) return;
 
     this.taskModel.handleFileContent(fileContent);
+    this.fileContentHandler(fileContent);
   };
 
   // methods
@@ -132,6 +135,11 @@ export default class FileModel {
     return fileContent;
   };
 
+  // other
+  setFileContentHandler = (handler: (fileContent: FileContent<string>) => void): void => {
+    this.fileContentHandler = handler;
+  };
+  
   // init
   constructor(chatModel: ChatModel, storageModel: StorageModel) {
     this.chatModel = chatModel;
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
index 53c5e9fe..3a467502 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Chat/chatViewModel.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ChatModel, { ChatMessage } from "../../Model/Chat/chatModel";
 import StorageModel, { filePaths } from "../../Model/Global/storageModel";
 
 import ChatListViewModel from "./chatListViewModel";
+import { FileContent } from "../../Model/Files/fileModel";
 import MessagePageViewModel from "../Pages/messagePageViewModel";
 import SettingsPageViewModel from "../Pages/settingsPageViewModel";
 import SettingsViewModel from "../Global/settingsViewModel";
@@ -78,9 +79,14 @@ export default class ChatViewModel {
     this.settingsPageViewModel = new SettingsPageViewModel(this);
 
     // handlers
-    chatModel.setMessageHandler((chatMessage) => {
-      this.messagePageViewModel.addChatMessage(chatMessage);
+    chatModel.setMessageHandler((chatMessage: ChatMessage) => {
+      this.messagePageViewModel.showChatMessage(chatMessage);
     });
+    chatModel.fileModel.setFileContentHandler(
+      (fileContent: FileContent<string>) => {
+        this.taskPageViewModel.handleFileContent(fileContent);
+      }
+    );
 
     // load
     this.loadPageSelection();
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts
index ee7e404e..1b35af84 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/messagePageViewModel.ts
@@ -16,23 +16,6 @@ export default class MessagePageViewModel {
   cannotSendMessage: React.State<boolean>;
 
   // methods
-  addChatMessage = (chatMessage: ChatMessage): void => {
-    const chatMessageModel = new ChatMessageViewModel(
-      this,
-      chatMessage,
-      chatMessage.sender == this.chatViewModel.settingsViewModel.username.value
-    );
-
-    const existingChatMessageViewModel: ChatMessageViewModel | undefined =
-      this.chatMessageViewModels.value.get(chatMessage.id);
-    if (existingChatMessageViewModel != undefined) {
-      existingChatMessageViewModel.body.value = chatMessage.body;
-      existingChatMessageViewModel.status.value = chatMessage.status;
-    } else {
-      this.chatMessageViewModels.set(chatMessage.id, chatMessageModel);
-    }
-  };
-
   sendMessage = (): void => {
     if (this.cannotSendMessage.value == true) return;
 
@@ -53,10 +36,28 @@ export default class MessagePageViewModel {
     messageViewModel.loadData();
   };
 
+  // view
+  showChatMessage = (chatMessage: ChatMessage): void => {
+    const chatMessageModel = new ChatMessageViewModel(
+      this,
+      chatMessage,
+      chatMessage.sender == this.chatViewModel.settingsViewModel.username.value
+    );
+
+    const existingChatMessageViewModel: ChatMessageViewModel | undefined =
+      this.chatMessageViewModels.value.get(chatMessage.id);
+    if (existingChatMessageViewModel != undefined) {
+      existingChatMessageViewModel.body.value = chatMessage.body;
+      existingChatMessageViewModel.status.value = chatMessage.status;
+    } else {
+      this.chatMessageViewModels.set(chatMessage.id, chatMessageModel);
+    }
+  };
+
   // load
   loadData = (): void => {
     for (const chatMessage of this.chatViewModel.chatModel.messages) {
-      this.addChatMessage(chatMessage);
+      this.showChatMessage(chatMessage);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskPageViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskPageViewModel.ts
index e1025ab2..901e5b06 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskPageViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskPageViewModel.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import * as React from "bloatless-react";
 
-import TaskModel, { BoardInfoFileContent } from "../../Model/Files/taskModel";
+import TaskModel, {
+  BoardInfoFileContent,
+  BoardInfoFileContentReference,
+} from "../../Model/Files/taskModel";
 
+import { FileContent } from "../../Model/Files/fileModel";
 import StorageModel from "../../Model/Global/storageModel";
+import { checkMatchesObjectStructure } from "../../Model/Utility/typeSafety";
 
 export default class TaskPageViewModel {
   taskModel: TaskModel;
@@ -18,6 +23,16 @@ export default class TaskPageViewModel {
     () => this.newBoardNameInput.value == ""
   );
 
+  // handlers
+  handleFileContent = (fileContent: FileContent<string>): void => {
+    if (
+      checkMatchesObjectStructure(fileContent, BoardInfoFileContentReference) ==
+      false
+    )
+      return;
+    this.showBoard(fileContent as BoardInfoFileContent);
+  };
+
   // methods
   createBoard = (): void => {
     if (this.cannotCreateBoard.value == true) return;
@@ -28,6 +43,11 @@ export default class TaskPageViewModel {
     this.loadData();
   };
 
+  // view
+  showBoard = (boardInfo: BoardInfoFileContent): void => {
+    this.boards.add(boardInfo);
+  };
+
   // load
   loadData = (): void => {
     this.boards.clear();
@@ -36,9 +56,9 @@ export default class TaskPageViewModel {
     for (const boardId of boardIds) {
       const boardInfo: BoardInfoFileContent | null =
         this.taskModel.getBoardInfo(boardId);
-        if (boardInfo == null) continue;
-        
-      this.boards.add(boardInfo);
+      if (boardInfo == null) continue;
+
+      this.showBoard(boardInfo);
     }
   };