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.
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut to take away the pain of sending follow-up thank yous after recieving gifts and make it a little bit easier.
This shortcut is designed to work with my “Write down gifts received” shortcut that saves each gift per line in a note, then iterates through that note, lets you find the correct contact, and send them a personalized thank-you message.
If you’re not using that shortcut, this just prompts you to select multiple contacts and pre-writes the beginning part of a text message so you can send each of them a more personalized note as you go through the lis
This shortcut is designed to work with my “Write down gifts received” shortcut that saves each gift per line in a note, then iterates through that note, lets you find the correct contact, and send them a personalized thank-you message.
If you’re not using that shortcut, this just prompts you to select multiple contacts and pre-writes the beginning part of a text message so you can send each of them a more personalized note as you go through the lis
Actions Used
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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.
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.
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.
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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Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20thank-yous
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20thank-yous
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send thank-yous”
end tell
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