Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my book samples”
end tell
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Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
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Open Printers and Scanners preferences
Opens the Print and Scan preference pane on Mac; on iOS, asks you to select a file and opens the print dialog.
Open Today on the App Store
Opens the App Store app to the Today page on iOS and iPadOS or the Discover page on macOS.
Quick search with Spotlight
Asks you to enter a query, then activates Spotlight search and shows results.
Embiggen
Increase the text size on your device (and reset it) as needed. Includes options for “Easier,” “Monitor Stand” (my custom setup), and “Defaults.”
Toggle Studio Key Light
Turns my Eve Switch on or off depending on its current state, which controls the large 42” softbox in my studio for filming.
Share as JPG
Takes a photo, resizes it to 1440px wide, converts it to a JPEG, and opens the share sheet so you can save it or send it elsewhere.
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