New board
Creates a new blank, untitled board in Freeform.
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New Freeform window
Opens Freeform and presses the keyboard shortcut to create a new window.
Zoom to fit content
Opens Freeform, then zooms the current board to fit the contents.
Show Colors in Freeform
Opens Freeform, then presses the keyboard shortcut for opening the Color picker.
New board with name
Asks you to enter a title, then creates board in Freeform with that name.
New board in background
Asks you for a title for a board, then creates it in Freeform without opening the app.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=New%20board
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=New%20board
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “New board”
end tell
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Open Accessibility preferences
Opens the deep link into the Accessibility settings on iOS or the Universal Access preference pane on macOS.
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Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut to let you configure the Side Button to toggle accessibility feautres on or off.
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Estimate reading time
Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
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