NATO Alphabet

Asks for text, then converts it to the NATO Alphabet to read out “Apple” like “Alfa Papa Papa Lima Echo.”

Actions Used

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Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
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Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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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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Get Dictionary from Input
Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.
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Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
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Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
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Change Case
Changes the case of the text passed into the action to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case.
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Split Text
Separates text passed into the action into a list.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
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Show Result
Shows the specified text in Siri or in an alert.
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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Extra Details

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

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