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 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.
Open Pages document
Opens a specified Pages document of your choice. Works well for your current in-progress doc.
Open from Pages folder
Gets the contents of the Pages folder in iCloud Drive, presents the options, and opens your document of choice.
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.
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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Runs AppleScript that opens the ChatGPT app and activates the keyboard shortcut for Command + , (which opens the Settings page for the app
Activate picture-in-picture
Presents a menu of apps compatible with picture-in-picture, waits 30 seconds for you to pick a video, then goes to the Home Screen to pop out the video.
Check my app subscriptions
Open the Subscriptions page of the App Store where you can manage recurring purchases for your apps.
Dictate note
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Manage my Comixology account
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