Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books search”
end tell
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Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
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.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
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Switches the “Announce Notifications” feature for Siri on or off (depending on how it was last set).
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Opens the MacStories account on Flipboard so you can read stories from Federico Viticci and friends.
Create Basic presentation
Presents a menu of Basic themes from Keynote to create – choose from Basic White, Basic Black, Classic White, White, and Black.
Open 2-hour movies on Netflix
Opens the “Movies” tab in the Netflix app by opening the URL taken from the website.
Manage Kindle books
Opens Amazon to the Digital Content page of “Manage Your Content and Devices” to show your Kindle books.
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