Focus during this event

Gets the next-most calendar event and asks you to pick a Focus to set until the event ends.

Actions Used

Find Calendar Events
Searches for the calendar events in your library that match the given criteria. Allows for sorting, changing the order, and limiting the number passed as a result.
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Set Focus
Turns Do Not Disturb on or off.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Focus%20during%20this%20event
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Focus%20during%20this%20event
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Focus during this event” end tell

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