Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
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Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20books%20I%20want%20to%20read
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20books%20I%20want%20to%20read
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show books I want to read”
end tell
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Open 2-hour movies on Netflix
Opens the “Movies” tab in the Netflix app by opening the URL taken from the website.
Change backlight brightness
Opens Settings to General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard for iPads with the Magic Keyboard attached.
Work on checklists
Opens into the Checklists folder I’ve created in Notes to keep various task lists or templates.
Open chat with Mom
Opens the Conversation in Messages with your mother, so you can ask when’s a good time to call her.
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