Select Email Address
Prompts to pick an email address from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Draft an email
Asks you to enter a subject line and then a message, then saves both as an email draft in the Mail app.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Draft%20an%20email
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Draft%20an%20email
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Draft an email”
end tell
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