Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Actions
Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
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Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Send birthday messages
Checks for anyone whose birthday is today and starts a message to wish them a happy birthday.
Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Message from contact groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Batch-send%20file%20to%20a%20group
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Batch-send%20file%20to%20a%20group
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Batch-send file to a group”
end tell
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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.
Log transactions
Opens the Transactions page in QuickBooks Self-Employed so you can view, update, and tag transactions as needed.
Scan QR code
Opens the QR code scanner feature built into iOS and opens any URLs that are found.
Open Voice Control preferences
Opens the deep link into Accessibility > Voice Control to so you can toggle the feature on or off to allow you to use your voice to control your device, even when you are on calls. Page also includes a link to the Voice Control Guide, controls for Language, Commands, Vocabulary, and options for Show Confirmation, Play Sound, Show Hints, Continuous Overlay, and Attention Aware.
Switch to my profile
Turns on the TV and sets the Apple TV to your personal profile, appearance preferance, and Reduce Loud Sounds setting, then shows the remote.
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