Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
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Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Reader”
end tell
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Create photo entry
Asks you to select an image from Photos or Files, then some associated text, then attaches it to a new entry in the Journal app.
Toggle left Key Light
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to switch the Key Light pointing towards the ceiling on or off.
Prep for session screenshots
Resizes the Apple Developer window to the second screen at my preferred size for taking screenshots, then opens Craft and centers it on the main display.
Open my Spaces in Perplexity
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