Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Read about photography
Presents a menu to browse stories around photography, cameras, editing, photoshop, or individual photographer
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20photography
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20photography
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Read about photography”
end tell
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