Get Contents of Folder
This action gets the files inside of the specified folder.
Recursive
If this option is enabled, this action will get all the files inside of a folder, including its subfolders.
Start presentation
Asks you to pick from your Keynote folder in iCloud Drive and opens the presentation in Show Mode.
Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
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Open my presentation
Opens a pre-selected Keynote presentation. I use this with any current presentation that I may be working on.
Rehearse presentation
Presents your presentations in Keynote, asks you to pick one, and opens it in Rehearsal Mode.
Open a Keynote doc
Gets the contents of the Keynote folder in iCloud, asks you to pick a presentation, and opens your file of choice.
Create Bold presentation
Presents a list of Bold presentation themes available in Keynote – choose from Bold Color, Showcase, Briefing, Academy, Modern Type, and Exhibit
Create Minimal presentation
Asks you to choose between Miniminal themes in Keynote – pick from Basic Color, Color Gradient Light, Color Gradient, Gradient, Showroom, Modern Portfolio, Slate, and Photo Essay.
Create Portfolio presentation
Presents a menu of Portfolio-style presentations to create in Keynote – choose from Industrial, Blueprint, Graph Paper, Chalkboard, Photo Portfolio, and Leather Book.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20presentation
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20presentation
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start presentation”
end tell
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Open Trackpad preferences
Opens the Trackpad preferences where you can change settings like Tracking Speed, Click intensity, silent clicking, and more. On iOS, opens Pointer settings.
Estimate reading time
Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
Toggle Living Room lights
Activates a Home scene set to control all the lights in my living room, turning them on or off depending on the current state.
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