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.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Show Alert
Displays an alert with a title, a message, and two buttons. If the user selects the OK button, the shortcut continues. The cancel button stops the shortcut.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Book%20Mode
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Book%20Mode
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Book Mode”
end tell
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Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
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 Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
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Presents a list of common tasks, then adds select options to the Chores list in Reminders.
Copy to my clipboard manager
Copies your clipboard and stores the contents over time, plus lets you pull from your clipboard history.
Save my Home Screen
Returns to the Home Screen, then waits just under 1 or 2 second to take a screenshot (so it shows the dots for widgets), then saves it to a pre-created Home Screen album in Photos.
Change Focus settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Focus so you can change details or adjust Home Screens.
Open Zoom preferences
Opens into Settings > Accessibility > Zoom to let you toggle the feature on or off to magnify the entire screen with a double tap, three-finger drag, and double tap three fingers, as well as features like Follow Focus, Smart Typing, Keyboard Shortcuts, Zoom Controller, Zoom Region, Zoom Filter, Show while Mirroring, and Maximum Zoom Level.
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