Set Focus

Asks you to pick a focus, then turns it on indefinitely.

Actions Used

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Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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Set Focus
Turns Do Not Disturb on or off.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Set%20Focus
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Set%20Focus
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Set Focus” end tell

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