actualNoteContentPart: ### 2. Create your task anywhere and just move it to your inbox
  If you are already in your inbox, creating a task is even easier via the handy Ctrl-Enter or Cmd-Enter hotkey, which toggles a line of text between a bullet and a task. Most times, you just need to press Ctrl-Enter twice to start editing a new task. Pretty easy, right?
  
  When you are working inside Amplenote and an idea pops into your head, by far the quickest way to capture it is to write it down in the current note and then !move it to your inbox.
  
  
  Capturing a task to the inbox by using the !move command. You can also type in "today" instead of "inbox" to move the task to the current daily jot instead.
  
  Let's break down what happens in the GIF above:
  When editing any note in your notebook, you can [start a new task]()  
  After writing the details of your task, you can quickly remove it from the current note and file it in your inbox using the !move task command ([read more about task commands here](/help/task_commands_menu) )
  In the note lookup menu, you can simply type the word "today", which will suggest the current day's daily jot as a destination
  
  ### 3. Web and desktop Quick Open menu
  [The Quick Open menu](/help/organizing_notes_quick_search)  can be accessed using the Ctrl-O or Cmd-O hotkey. While, by default, quick open will show the "note search mode", you can press Tab on your keyboard or use the button at the top left to switch to "task lookup mode".
  
  
  
  
  
  Once in task lookup mode, you can start typing the description of a task. If that description is not found among your existing tasks, an option to create a new one will be shown. You can then simply press Enter to commit that task in the currently selected note.
  
  
  When creating a new task, you can choose between adding it to the last note that was open or to your Daily Jot.
  
  
  In case your daily jot is not currently selected, you can do so by using Ctrl-. and then the arrow keys to highlight it.
  
  Almost as fast as method #2, quick open is very efficient for capturing new tasks when you don't want to leave the context you are currently in.
  
  ### 4. Calendar Mode quick task bar
  Our survey shows that [as much as 75% of Amplenote users visit a calendar daily](https://images.amplenote.com/4214511a-dd43-11ee-9a0e-ca8ae82b63ae/87ac26b1-fa2c-4794-8c59-0c82509e14e7.png) . The quickest way to create new tasks from calendar mode in Amplenote is to use the bottom-right quick task menu.
  
  
  
  
  
  Unlike other task creation tools inside the app, this one lets you customize what the default destination for newly created tasks will be. [Check out more about that here](/help/calendar_visual_guided_walkthrough#Setting_a_default_note_for_new_calendar_tasks) .
  
  Another way to add new tasks to your inbox without leaving the context of the calendar is to use the [Peek Viewer](https://www.amplenote.com/notes/ffbf729e-0397-11ed-a1b4-7eb08a2c5cd0)  to open your inbox note. That can be as easy as using the mouse to switch to the peek viewer and open your inbox note in the sidebar:
  
  
  [Hint for the hotkey afficionados]()
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  2. Create your task anywhere and just move it to your inbox
  If you are already in your inbox, creating a task is even easier via the handy Ctrl-Enter or Cmd-Enter hotkey, which toggles a line of text between a bullet and a task. Most times, you just need to press Ctrl-Enter twice to start editing a new task. Pretty easy, right? When you are working inside Amplenote and an idea pops into your head, by far the quickest way to capture it is to write it down in the current note and then !move it to your inbox. Capturing a task to the inbox by using the !move command. You can also type in "today" instead of "inbox" to move the task to the current daily jot instead. Let's break down what happens in the GIF above:
  When editing any note in your notebook, you can [start a new task]()
  
  After writing the details of your task, you can quickly remove it from the current note and file it in your inbox using the !move task command ( [read more about task commands here](/help/task_commands_menu)
   )
  In the note lookup menu, you can simply type the word "today", which will suggest the current day's daily jot as a destination 
  3. Web and desktop Quick Open menu
  [The Quick Open menu](/help/organizing_notes_quick_search)
    can be accessed using the Ctrl-O or Cmd-O hotkey. While, by default, quick open will show the "note search mode", you can press Tab on your keyboard or use the button at the top left to switch to "task lookup mode". Once in task lookup mode, you can start typing the description of a task. If that description is not found among your existing tasks, an option to create a new one will be shown. You can then simply press Enter to commit that task in the currently selected note. When creating a new task, you can choose between adding it to the last note that was open or to your Daily Jot. In case your daily jot is not currently selected, you can do so by using Ctrl-. and then the arrow keys to highlight it. Almost as fast as method #2, quick open is very efficient for capturing new tasks when you don't want to leave the context you are currently in. 
  4. Calendar Mode quick task bar
  Our survey shows that [as much as 75% of Amplenote users visit a calendar daily](https://images.amplenote.com)`
   . The quickest way to create new tasks from calendar mode in Amplenote is to use the bottom-right quick task menu. Unlike other task creation tools inside the app, this one lets you customize what the default destination for newly created tasks will be. [Check out more about that here](/help/calendar_visual_guided_walkthrough#Setting_a_default_note_for_new_calendar_tasks)
   . Another way to add new tasks to your inbox without leaving the context of the calendar is to use the [Peek Viewer](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    to open your inbox note. That can be as easy as using the mouse to switch to the peek viewer and open your inbox note in the sidebar: [Hint for the hotkey afficionados]()
noteTitle: How to QUICKLY capture tasks in Amplenote (how to create an Inbox)