New tab in Freeform

Opens Freeform and creates a new tab so you can open a second board.

Actions

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Open App
Opens the specified app.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
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Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Run Script over SSH
Runs a script on a remote computer over SSH.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=New%20tab%20in%20Freeform
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=New%20tab%20in%20Freeform
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “New tab in Freeform” end tell

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