Dictate to Arc

Starts dictation, then stops after you pause and passes your dictation to Arc Search as a query.

Actions Used

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Dictate Text
Transcribes what you say aloud into text and passes the result to the next action.

Extra Details

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

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