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 Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add%20Pages%20template
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Add%20Pages%20template
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Add Pages template”
end tell
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