Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books search”
end tell
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Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
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Create blank layout
Creates a blank document without any paragraph formatting – good for making an empty page to fill with shapes, images, or other Pages capabilities.
Start voice chat
Opens ChatGPT and activates the voice conversation feature, letting you talk hands-free with ChatGPT and have it respond with voice.
Add Education spreadsheet
Presents a list of Education templates from the Numbers app, including an attendance spreadsheet, grade book, GPA sheet, probability calculator, correlation project, or academic calendar.
Open from my pinned conversations
Presents a menu of nine conversations to open in Messages, matching your list of nine pinned conversations from within the app.
Open Switch Control preferences
Opens the deep link into the Accessibility settings for Switch Control, which allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive accesssory. Other options include settings for Switches, Recipe, Scanning Style, Auto Scanning Time, Pause on First Item, Loops, Move Repeat, Long Press, Tap Behavior, Focused Item After Tap, and keyboard, switch stabilization, point scanning, audio, and menu items controls.
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