Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Add a custom spreadsheet

Presents a menu of custom templates created in Numbers. Create your own using File > Save as Template.

Choose from Menu

Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add%20a%20custom%20spreadsheet

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Add%20a%20custom%20spreadsheet

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Add a custom spreadsheet” end tell

Gets the contents of the Numbers folder in iCloud, asks you to pick a spreadsheet, and opens it.

Opens a specific spreadsheet in the Numbers app. Works well for your current in-progress document.

Creates a new blank spreadsheet in the Numbers app.

Creates a new Categories template spreadsheet in Numbers.

Creates a new Table and Chart template spreadsheet in the Numbers app.

Creates a new Pivot Table Basics template spreadsheet in the Numbers app.