Create blank document
Creates a new, empty document in the Pages app, skipping the template or file picker.
Create blank layout
Creates a blank document without any paragraph formatting – good for making an empty page to fill with shapes, images, or other Pages capabilities.
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Add custom template
Adds a custom template to Pages. To set up a doc, use File > Save as Template, then find the template name in the Create Template action.
Create landscape document
Creates a blank document in the horizontal orientation, for printing in landscape.
Create note-taking document
Creates a template in Pages set to an outline mode for taking notes.
Open Pages document
Opens a specified Pages document of your choice. Works well for your current in-progress doc.
Add Pages template
Presents a detailed series of menus grouping Pages templates by the categories found in the template picker. If you prefer one set, copy the submenu into another shortcut.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Create%20blank%20layout
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Create%20blank%20layout
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Create blank layout”
end tell
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