Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
Show crosswords
Opens the Crossword section of the News app.
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Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
Show Puzzles in Apple News
Opens the “Puzzles” section available for Apple News+ subscribers, which shows Crosswords, Crossword Mini, and Quartiles games.
Open Emoji Game in Apple News+
Opens the deep link into Apple News+ for the Emoji game. Here’s how Apple describes it:
“The object of this logic and word puzzle is to complete several phrases with as few moves as possible. Each emoji may be interpreted directly, through association, or in combination with other emoji. When you attempt an answer or expand a clue, it counts as a move.”
See issues from National Geographic
Opens to the “Issues” tab of the Nat Geo magazine in Apple News+, where you can open or download specific issues.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20crosswords
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20crosswords
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show crosswords”
end tell
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Show Flipboard picks
Opens the Flipboard Picks magazine curated by the Flipboard team to show interesting stories from the platform.
Open Print Center
Opens the new dedicated Print Center for macOS. Previously, this function did not have its own app.
Show my Medications data
Opens into the Health app to the Medication category where you can log meds, add new medications, check drug interactions, and show medication information.
Show LaunchPad
Activates the key code for F4’s native function, which triggers the LaunchPad feature that shows your app icons like an iOS Home Screen.
Open hashtag
Asks you to enter a hashtag, then opens the deep link for the hashtag in TikTok.
Capture task
Prompts you to type in or dictate a task if run from Siri, then asks you to choose between “Work” and “Personal” – Work sends the task to the Things inbox, Personal sends it to a Reminders list called Inbox.
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