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Hotkeys

Prisma Calendar provides a comprehensive set of hotkeys to streamline your workflow. You can assign custom key combinations to these actions in Obsidian's settings under Settings → Hotkeys.

Opening Your Calendar​

Before using any hotkeys, you need to access your calendar. Prisma Calendar is accessed through Obsidian commands, not visible buttons:

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd + P to open the command palette
  2. Type: Prisma Calendar: Open [Calendar Name]
  3. Press Enter

Highly Recommended: Assign a custom hotkey to this command (e.g., Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C) for instant calendar access:

  • Go to Settings → Hotkeys
  • Search for Prisma Calendar: Open
  • Click the + icon and press your desired key combination

Each calendar has its own open command, so you can assign different hotkeys to different calendars.

Hotkey System Overview​

Prisma Calendar's hotkeys are designed to be both powerful and intuitive. They are divided into two main categories:

  1. Calendar-Specific Hotkeys: Each calendar you create gets its own dedicated "Open" command. This allows you to assign a unique hotkey to quickly open each of your calendars.
  2. Global Hotkeys: Most commands (batch operations, filtering, navigation) are managed by a single set of global hotkeys. These hotkeys automatically target the calendar view that is currently active or in focus.

Global Hotkeys​

Global hotkeys work across all calendars. Most commands target the currently active calendar view, while creation/conversion commands can now run from anywhere in Obsidian and use your last opened Prisma calendar.

Batch Operations​

Batch operation hotkeys require Batch Selection Mode to be active first. Activate by clicking "Batch Select" button or using the Toggle Batch Selection hotkey.

Available batch commands:

Here is a complete list of the batch operations you can assign hotkeys to:

  • Toggle Batch Selection: Activates or deactivates the batch selection mode for the focused calendar.
  • Batch: Select All: Selects all events currently visible within the calendar's view.
  • Batch: Clear Selection: Deselects all events that are currently selected.
  • Batch: Duplicate Selection: Creates an exact copy of each selected event.
  • Batch: Delete Selection: Permanently deletes all selected events after a confirmation.
  • Batch: Open Selection: Opens the corresponding note for each selected event in a new tab.
  • Batch: Clone to Next Week: Clones each selected event to the same day of the following week.
  • Batch: Clone to Previous Week: Clones each selected event to the same day of the previous week.
  • Batch: Move to Next Week: Moves each selected event to the same day of the following week.
  • Batch: Move to Previous Week: Moves each selected event to the same day of the previous week.
  • Batch: Move By: Opens a dialog to move selected events by a custom number of days. Supports positive values (move forward) and negative values (move backward). For example, enter 7 to move events one week forward, or -3 to move them 3 days back.
  • Batch: Skip Selection: Marks all selected events as skipped (hidden from calendar).
  • Batch: Mark Selection as Done: Marks all selected events as done by setting the status property to the done value configured in settings.
  • Batch: Mark Selection as Not Done: Marks all selected events as not done by clearing the status property (or applying the custom undone property if configured).
  • Batch: Assign categories to selection: Opens the category assignment modal to assign categories to all selected events at once. The modal shows all available categories with their configured colors and allows multi-select. The operation is fully undoable.
  • Batch: Update Frontmatter: Opens the batch frontmatter modal to add, update, or delete properties across all selected events.

Filtering Commands​

  • Function: Jumps focus to the search bar in the calendar toolbar
  • Use Case: Quick keyboard access to title-based event filtering
  • See Also: Filtering documentation for details on search functionality

Focus Expression Filter​

  • Function: Jumps focus to the expression filter input in the calendar toolbar
  • Use Case: Quick keyboard access to advanced property-based filtering
  • See Also: Filtering documentation for expression syntax and examples

Open Filter Preset Selector​

  • Function: Opens the filter preset dropdown menu
  • Use Case: Quick access to saved filter expressions
  • See Also: Filtering documentation for creating and managing presets

Show Filtered Events​

  • Function: Opens a modal displaying all events currently hidden by active filters
  • Features:
    • Search within filtered events by name
    • Click any event to open its file
    • Helps identify which events are excluded by current search and expression filters
  • See Also: Filtering documentation for filter behavior

Go to Today​

  • Function: Navigates the calendar to show today's date
  • Behavior: Moves the calendar view so that today is visible, regardless of which date range you are currently viewing
  • Use Cases:
    • Jump back to today after browsing past or future weeks/months
    • Quickly re-center the calendar on the current date
  • Available As: Toolbar button ("Today") and Obsidian command

Scroll to Current Time​

  • Function: Scrolls the viewport to the current time indicator within the current view
  • Behavior:
    • In week/day views: Scrolls to center the now-indicator line in the viewport
    • In month view: Scrolls to center today's cell in the viewport
  • Use Cases:
    • Re-orient yourself during the day, especially when deeply zoomed or scrolled
    • Quickly find the current time after scrolling vertically through the timeline
  • Available As: Toolbar button ("Now") and Obsidian command
  • Function: Returns to the previous calendar view after navigating to a specific event or date
  • Use Case: Quickly return to where you were after following a link or jumping to an event

Show All Events Timeline​

  • Function: Opens an interactive timeline visualization of all events in the current calendar
  • Features: Zoomable, pannable time axis with category colors, click-to-preview, and current time indicator
  • Available As: Toolbar button ("Timeline") and Obsidian command

Open Current Note in Calendar​

The Open Current Note in Calendar command provides quick navigation from any note to its corresponding event in the calendar:

  • Function: Opens the calendar view and navigates to the date of the currently active note
  • Behavior:
    • Automatically detects which calendar the note belongs to (based on directory)
    • Opens the calendar view if not already open, or focuses it if already open
    • Switches to week view and navigates to the event's date
    • Highlights the event for 5 seconds for easy identification
  • Requirements: The active note must:
    • Be located in a calendar directory
    • Have frontmatter with a date property (Start, Date, or configured start property)

Event Management Commands​

Create New Event​

  • Function: Opens the create event modal from anywhere in Obsidian
  • Behavior:
    • Uses the last opened Prisma calendar (falls back to the first enabled calendar)
    • Works even when no calendar tab is currently open
    • After creating the event via command, opens the created note in a new tab and focuses it
  • Use Case: Quickly create timed or all-day events without opening the calendar first

Create New Untracked Event​

  • Function: Opens a lightweight modal that asks only for event name
  • Behavior:
    • Creates a Prisma note with ZettelID
    • Leaves Start Date, End Date, Date, and All Day empty
    • The note appears in Untracked Events until you add date/time values
  • Use Case: Capture events quickly and schedule them later

Edit Current Note as Event​

  • Function: Opens the Prisma event edit modal for the currently active note
  • Behavior:
    • Works from normal note view (outside calendar view)
    • Ensures the note has a ZettelID first
    • Uses the last opened Prisma calendar configuration
  • Requirements: The active note must be in the selected calendar's directory

Add ZettelID to Current Note​

  • Function: Adds Prisma ZettelID to the currently active note
  • Behavior:
    • Renames the file to include Prisma timestamp suffix if missing
    • Writes ZettelID to the configured frontmatter property
  • Use Case: Convert an existing note into a Prisma-compatible event skeleton

Edit Last Focused Event​

  • Function: Opens the edit modal for the last event you hovered over
  • Use Case: Rapid editing workflow - hover an event, press hotkey to edit

Set Start Time to Now (Focused Event)​

  • Function: Updates the start time of the last hovered event to the current moment
  • Use Case: Log actual start times after beginning a task
  • Workflow: Hover event → Press hotkey → Start time updated instantly

Set End Time to Now (Focused Event)​

  • Function: Updates the end time of the last hovered event to the current moment
  • Use Case: Log actual end times immediately after completing a task
  • Workflow: Hover event → Press hotkey → End time updated instantly

Fill Start Time from Previous Event (Focused Event)​

  • Function: Sets the start time to match the end time of the previous event
  • Use Case: Chain tasks together seamlessly with no gaps
  • Workflow: Hover event → Press hotkey → Start time fills from previous event's end

Fill End Time from Next Event (Focused Event)​

  • Function: Sets the end time to match the start time of the next event
  • Use Case: Fill gaps between events or adjust boundaries
  • Workflow: Hover event → Press hotkey → End time fills from next event's start

Show Recurring Events​

  • Function: Opens a modal listing all recurring event sources
  • Features: View, filter, enable/disable, and navigate to recurring events
  • See Also: Recurring Events documentation

Show Skipped Events​

  • Function: Opens a modal listing all events marked as skipped
  • Features: Quickly enable, navigate to, or open skipped events

Toggle Untracked Events Dropdown​

  • Function: Toggles the visibility of the untracked events dropdown in the calendar toolbar
  • Features:
    • Opens/closes the dropdown showing events without date properties
    • Quick keyboard access without using the mouse
    • Works whether the dropdown is currently open or closed
  • See Also: Untracked Events documentation

Show Disabled Recurring Events​

  • Function: Opens a modal listing all disabled recurring events
  • Features: Quickly enable, navigate to, or open disabled recurring event sources
  • Function: Opens the global event search modal
  • Features: Search across all events with cycle filters for recurring, all-day, and skipped events
  • See Also: Global Search documentation

Highlight Events Without Categories​

  • Function: Temporarily highlights all events missing category assignments
  • Duration: Events are highlighted for 10 seconds
  • Use Case: Quickly identify which events need category assignment

Highlight Events With Category​

  • Function: Opens a modal to select a category and highlights all events with that category
  • Duration: Events are highlighted for 10 seconds
  • Use Case: Quickly identify all events belonging to a specific category
  • Modal: Dropdown selector with all available categories from your events

Refresh Calendar​

  • Function: Manually triggers a full resync of the indexer and refreshes all calendar events
  • Use Cases:
    • Force refresh when events appear out of sync
    • Update calendar after bulk file operations outside Obsidian
    • Refresh after modifying event files through external scripts or sync tools

Statistics Commands​

Show Daily Statistics​

  • Function: Opens daily statistics modal for the current day
  • Features: Pie chart and breakdown table showing time distribution for a single day
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show Weekly Statistics​

  • Function: Opens weekly statistics modal for the current week
  • Features: Pie chart and breakdown table showing time distribution for the week
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show Monthly Statistics​

  • Function: Opens monthly statistics modal for the current month
  • Features: Pie chart and breakdown table showing time distribution for the month
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show All-Time Statistics​

  • Function: Opens all-time statistics modal
  • Features: Pie chart and breakdown table showing lifetime time distribution
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show Daily Statistics for Now​

  • Function: Opens daily statistics modal for today (current date)
  • Features: Shows statistics for today, regardless of which day is currently visible in the calendar
  • Use Case: Quickly view today's statistics while viewing a different date in the calendar
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show Weekly Statistics for Now​

  • Function: Opens weekly statistics modal for the current week
  • Features: Shows statistics for this week, regardless of which week is currently visible in the calendar
  • Use Case: Quickly view this week's statistics while viewing a different week in the calendar
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show Monthly Statistics for Now​

  • Function: Opens monthly statistics modal for the current month
  • Features: Shows statistics for this month, regardless of which month is currently visible in the calendar
  • Use Case: Quickly view this month's statistics while viewing a different month in the calendar
  • See Also: Statistics documentation

Show Current Interval in Bases​

  • Function: Opens a Bases table view showing all events in the current calendar interval
  • Behavior: Displays events from the visible calendar range (day/week/month) in a structured table
  • Features: Full Bases filtering, sorting, and column customization
  • Use Case: Analyze and manage events within the current view using Bases' powerful table interface
  • See Also: Configuration for customizing displayed columns

Undo/Redo Commands​

  • Undo: Reverses the last calendar operation
  • Redo: Reapplies a previously undone operation

Integration Commands​

Import .ics File​

  • Function: Opens the ICS import modal to import events from external calendars
  • Use Case: Import events from Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, etc.
  • See Also: Integrations documentation

Export Calendar as .ics​

  • Function: Opens the ICS export modal to export calendar events
  • Features: Select timezone, exclude skipped events, export to file
  • See Also: Integrations documentation

Sync Calendar Accounts​

  • Function: Manually triggers CalDAV synchronization
  • Use Case: Force sync with external CalDAV servers (Fastmail, Nextcloud, iCloud)
  • See Also: CalDAV Integration documentation

Sync ICS Subscriptions​

  • Function: Manually triggers ICS URL subscription synchronization
  • Use Case: Force sync with external ICS URL subscriptions (Outlook, Google public links)
  • See Also: ICS URL Subscriptions documentation

Utility Commands​

Open Prisma Main​

  • Function: Opens the main Prisma Calendar view/interface
  • Use Case: Quick access to calendar overview

Restore Minimized Event Modal​

  • Function: Restores a previously minimized event creation/edit modal
  • Use Case: Resume event creation after minimizing the modal
  • See Also: Time Tracker documentation for minimize functionality

Assign Categories to Minimized Event​

  • Function: Opens the category assignment modal for a minimized event without restoring the full modal
  • Use Case: Quickly assign or update categories while keeping the event modal minimized
  • Workflow: When you have a minimized event, run this command to assign categories and continue working
  • See Also: Time Tracker documentation for minimize functionality

Programmatic API​

Prisma Calendar exposes a scripting API on window.PrismaCalendar that lets you control event creation and conversion from code—without using hotkeys or the command palette. Call these methods from the Obsidian dev console, from other plugins, or from scripts (e.g., Templater) for automation, bulk operations, or custom workflows.

What you can do:

  • Create events — createEvent() and createUntrackedEvent() create Prisma notes programmatically with full frontmatter support
  • Open modals — openCreateEventModal() and openEditActiveNoteModal() open the same create/edit UI as the hotkey commands
  • Convert notes — convertFileToEvent() and addZettelIdToActiveNote() turn existing notes into Prisma-compatible events

The API mirrors the functionality of the commands described above and uses the same calendar selection (last opened or first enabled). Ideal for Templater templates, QuickAdd, Dataview automation, or custom plugin integrations.

Tips​

  • Batch operations require batch selection mode to be active first
  • Undo/redo supports all event modifications (create, delete, move, edit)
  • Command palette: Access all commands via Ctrl/Cmd+P → search "Prisma Calendar"
  • Filter commands enable mouse-free navigation between filtering options
  • Navigation commands work even when the calendar is not currently open