Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Open my PDFs
Opens the PDFs section of the Books app to show files you’ve imported.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20PDFs
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20PDFs
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my PDFs”
end tell
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Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
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Presents templates from the Personal Life category in Numbers, including a calendar, schedule, running log, home improvement project, team organization, baby record, travel planner, party plan, meal plan, or recipe.
Open Apple News Spotlight
Opens into the special News+ Spotlight section of the News app curated by Apple editors, including sections like Conversation Starters, Better Living, Weekend Reads, Good News, and Best of News+.
Play audio recording
Grabs your audio folder, lets you pick a file, and plays the sound at 35% volume.
Play Apple Music 1
Plays the main curated radio station for Apple Music, previously known as Beats 1.
Meet at the halfway point
Asks for your friend’s location and a type of destination, then searches near the halfway point for a place to go.
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