Creating a shortcut to open a blank file in pages

[khushi123]

Hi,
I'd like to create a shortcut command that can run from the desktop when I need to create a new pages file. I recently discovered Automator but I think this could be solved using the Keyboard shortcut setting in the system preferences.
Yet, I'm not able to create a shortcut that does that
1) Create a blank file from desktop
2) Create a blank file when I'm in a folder. I'd like the file to be stored in that folder.
. Can someone please help?
Thanks

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

That is far beyond my experience with Automator.

Maybe the folks over at MacScripter would have some ideas?

C

 

[Lufbrarunner]

The code below is some applescript code that will open a blank pages file and save it in the Documents folder. I am sure it could be adapted to serve your needs.

-- Create a new document and save it into the Documents folder 


set the nameToUse to ¬


    ("blank") as string -- change text within the double quote marks for default filename


-- make sure the file name is not in use

set the destinationFolderHFSPath to ¬

    (path to the documents folder) as string -- change documents folder to to your required destination for file

repeat with i from 0 to 100

    if i is 0 then

        set incrementText to ""

    else

        set incrementText to "-" & (i as string)

    end if

    set thisFileName to nameToUse & incrementText & ".pages"

    set thisFilePath to destinationFolderHFSPath & thisFileName

    tell application "Finder"

        if not (exists document file thisFilePath) then exit repeat


    end tell

end repeat



tell application "Pages"


    activate

    -- create a new document and store its reference in a variable


    set thisDocument to make new document with properties ¬


        {document template:template "Blank"}


 
    -- save the document

    save thisDocument in file thisFilePath

end tell