Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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.
Actions
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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.
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.
Create blank document
Creates a new, empty document in the Pages app, skipping the template or file picker.
Open from Pages folder
Gets the contents of the Pages folder in iCloud Drive, presents the options, and opens your document of choice.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add%20Pages%20template
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Add%20Pages%20template
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Add Pages template”
end tell
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Set default device settings
Sets appearance, Night Shift, True Ton, brightness, and volume to your preset choices – including options for daytime or evening.
Open TikTok
Opens the TikTok app, plus sets volume to the absolute lowest possible level.
Open Bluesky Chat
Opens the Chat tab of Bluesky so you can see your messages, start a new chat, and change your chat settings.
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Prompts you for a reminder about a type of food you have and when it expires.
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