Send thank-yous

Asks you to pick from your contacts, then shows a Messages window for each so you can send a thank-you message.

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Find Notes
Searches for the notes in your library that match the given criteria. Sort by Optionally, what to sort the notes by. Order The order to sort the notes in. Limit Whether or not to limit the number of notes retrieved.
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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Count
Counts the number of items, characters, words, sentences, or lines passed as input. Note (from Apple, for real) This is just like the Count in Sesame Street, but instead of a vampire, it’s a Shortcuts action.
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Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection. Prompt The instruction provided when the list is presented. Select Multiple When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
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Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
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Split Text
Separates text passed into the action into a list.
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Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
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Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Get Details of Contacts
Extract information from contacts including first, middle, and last name, phone number, email address, street address, URL, birthday, contact photo, prefix, suffix, nickname, phonetic first, middle, and last names, company, job title, department, notes, & more.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.
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Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20thank-yous
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20thank-yous
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Send thank-yous” end tell

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