Open My Documents
Opens into the Documents folder of iCloud Drive using the Files app.
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut to access your personal documents synced over iCloud – duplicate this and select any sub-folders you might want to open to create individual shortcuts to access each of those as well (e.g. Taxes).
Actions Used
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Open In…
Opens the input as file in the selected app. Can either use the Open In menu or have a supported app selected to open into automatically – toggle “Show Open In Menu” off and select Choose to see the list of available apps on your device.
Extra Details
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AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open My Documents”
end tell
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