Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Read about games
Presents a menu of various gaming-related News channels, like the generic Games, plus Video Games, Xbox, Nintendo, VR, Consoles, and Oculus channels in the News app.
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20games
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20games
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Read about games”
end tell
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Show News+ Audio Stories
Opens into the Audio Stories section of Apple News+ so you can listen on your device.
See stories from Bay Area
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
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Presents a menu to browse stories around photography, cameras, editing, photoshop, or individual photographer
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Asks you to enter the name of a shortcut, then finds and runs that shortcut. Also uses scripting to check if more than one exists with that name and asks which to run.
Open the Boiler Room
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Show Today’s Current Thing
Grabs a to-do from Things set for Today and displays it in the Menu Bar using One Thing.
Open Users and Groups preferences
Opens the Users and Groups section of macOS or the Device Management section of iOS.
Announce Notifications
Turns the “Announce Notifications” feature of Siri on, so she speaks notifications out loud.
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