New board in background
Asks you for a title for a board, then creates it in Freeform without opening the app.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=New%20board%20in%20background
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=New%20board%20in%20background
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “New board in background”
end tell
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