diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c110abc4..a2f0d2fc 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2435,6 +2435,7 @@
       };
       // view
       this.open = () => {
+        console.log(this);
         this.coreViewModel.context = this;
         this.containingModel.selectTask(this);
       };
@@ -2584,7 +2585,7 @@
           this,
           taskFileContent
         );
-        this.selectTask(taskViewModel);
+        taskViewModel.open();
         this.updateTaskIndices();
       };
       // view
@@ -2642,7 +2643,7 @@
           this,
           taskFileContent
         );
-        this.selectTask(taskViewModel);
+        taskViewModel.open();
         this.updateTaskIndices();
       };
       this.getEventsForDate = () => {
@@ -2757,6 +2758,7 @@
       this.registerKeyStroke("-" /* Reset */, this.showToday);
       this.registerKeyStroke("p", this.showNextMonth);
       this.registerKeyStroke("o", this.showPreviousMonth);
+      this.registerKeyStroke(";" /* Create */, this.createEvent);
       this.chatViewModel.registerContext("calendar" /* Calendar */, this);
     }
     // data
@@ -3384,6 +3386,7 @@
       this.registerKeyStroke("backspace" /* CloseOrCancel */, this.hideFilterModal);
       this.registerKeyStroke("," /* Settings */, this.showSettings);
       this.registerKeyStroke("enter" /* Apply */, this.hideSettings);
+      this.registerKeyStroke(";" /* Create */, this.createTask);
       this.taskPageViewModel.registerContext(this.boardInfo.fileId, this);
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/View/keystrokes.ts b/src/View/keystrokes.ts
index 048cfc8c..1a8b1529 100644
--- a/src/View/keystrokes.ts
+++ b/src/View/keystrokes.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export enum CommonKeys {
     CloseOrCancel = "backspace",
     Apply = "enter",
     Settings = ",",
+    Create = ";",
 }
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts
index 9e7d31d3..3cc9445d 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/boardViewModel.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ export default class BoardViewModel extends TaskContainingPageViewModel {
         this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.CloseOrCancel, this.hideFilterModal);
         this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Settings, this.showSettings);
         this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Apply, this.hideSettings);
+        this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Create, this.createTask);
 
         this.taskPageViewModel.registerContext(this.boardInfo.fileId, this);
     }
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/calendarPageViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/calendarPageViewModel.ts
index c63425e5..fe7b047a 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/calendarPageViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/calendarPageViewModel.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default class CalendarPageViewModel extends TaskContainingPageViewModel {
             taskFileContent,
         );
 
-        this.selectTask(taskViewModel);
+        taskViewModel.open();
         this.updateTaskIndices();
     };
 
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ export default class CalendarPageViewModel extends TaskContainingPageViewModel {
         this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Reset, this.showToday);
         this.registerKeyStroke("p", this.showNextMonth);
         this.registerKeyStroke("o", this.showPreviousMonth);
+        this.registerKeyStroke(CommonKeys.Create, this.createEvent);
 
         this.chatViewModel.registerContext(ChatPageTypes.Calendar, this);
     }
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskContainingPageViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskContainingPageViewModel.ts
index 86e9c0a8..325a7e06 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskContainingPageViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskContainingPageViewModel.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default class TaskContainingPageViewModel extends Context {
             this,
             taskFileContent,
         );
-        this.selectTask(taskViewModel);
+        taskViewModel.open();
         this.updateTaskIndices();
     };
 
diff --git a/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskViewModel.ts b/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskViewModel.ts
index 4131fd65..302f3539 100644
--- a/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/ViewModel/Pages/taskViewModel.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export default class TaskViewModel extends Context {
 
     // view
     open = (): void => {
+        console.log(this);
         this.coreViewModel.context = this;
         this.containingModel.selectTask(this);
     };