Start point and speak

Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.

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Describe this

Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20point%20and%20speak
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20point%20and%20speak
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Start point and speak” end tell

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Open Audio/Visual preferences

Opens the Audio or Visual section of Accessibility settings where you can adjust Headphone Accomations, Background Sounds, Mono Audio, Power On and Off Sounds, Headphone Notifications, Balance, and LED Flash for Alerts.

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