Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20what%20I%E2%80%99m%20reading%20now
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20what%20I%E2%80%99m%20reading%20now
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show what I’m reading now”
end tell
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Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
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.
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.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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Plays the preselect Replay 2018 playlist on Shuffle. Top tracks include ‘Til Its Over by Anderson .Paak, which reminded me this was the year I first got a HomePod.
What’s the time zone offset?
Asks you to pick a time zone, then formats the date to show the offset value (such as +0800).
View today’s meetings
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