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.
Open from Pages folder
Gets the contents of the Pages folder in iCloud Drive, presents the options, and opens your document of choice.
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 Pages document
Opens a specified Pages document of your choice. Works well for your current in-progress doc.
Add Pages template
Presents a detailed series of menus grouping Pages templates by the categories found in the template picker. If you prefer one set, copy the submenu into another shortcut.
Create blank layout
Creates a blank document without any paragraph formatting – good for making an empty page to fill with shapes, images, or other Pages capabilities.
Create blank document
Creates a new, empty document in the Pages app, skipping the template or file picker.
Add custom template
Adds a custom template to Pages. To set up a doc, use File > Save as Template, then find the template name in the Create Template action.
Create note-taking document
Creates a template in Pages set to an outline mode for taking notes.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20from%20Pages%20folder
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20from%20Pages%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open from Pages folder”
end tell
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