Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
Go back a page
Goes back one page in the currently-open book in the Books app.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Go%20back%20a%20page
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Go%20back%20a%20page
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Go back a page”
end tell
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Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
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Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
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Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
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Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
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Opens the URL to the Explore tab of X where you can search for posts, plus see curated stories, hashtags, profiles, & topics in For You, Trending, News, Sports, & Entertainment sections.
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Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
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Opens the Perplexity settings to the Profile section, where you can tell Perplexity information about yourself and your preferences to inform results.
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Opens the link to the Search field in Notion Mail so you can start typing your query in the search box.
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