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

Select Email Address
Prompts to pick an email address from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

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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