Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Read about Music
Presents a menu to open into News stories about Music, Guitar, Bass, Drums, or Amps.
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20Music
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Read%20about%20Music
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Read about Music”
end tell
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See stories from Apple News Today
Opens to the Apple News Today podcast category, where you can find individual episodes published as stories as well as links to articles mentioned in the show.
Show News+ Audio Stories
Opens into the Audio Stories section of Apple News+ so you can listen on your device.
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+.
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.
Read about photography
Presents a menu to browse stories around photography, cameras, editing, photoshop, or individual photographer
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Open from work folders
Presents a menu of my work-related folders and opens the corresponding choice.
Play Overcast
Plays podcasts in the Overcast app, starting from the last-used location.
Show my rewards credit card
Opens the Wallet app to the main credit card you use for rewards points.
Open the alarms
Uses the Open Tab action to access the Alarms section of the Clock app.
Open Zoom preferences
Opens into Settings > Accessibility > Zoom to let you toggle the feature on or off to magnify the entire screen with a double tap, three-finger drag, and double tap three fingers, as well as features like Follow Focus, Smart Typing, Keyboard Shortcuts, Zoom Controller, Zoom Region, Zoom Filter, Show while Mirroring, and Maximum Zoom Level.
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