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.
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Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
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.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Switch%20to%20page%20turning
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Switch%20to%20page%20turning
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Switch to page turning”
end tell
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Open from top TV episodes
Gets the top 10 TV episodes currently sold on iTunes and opens the URL of your choice.
Post link to Threads
Presents the link excerpt, then asks you to share your commentary along with the URL in a new post on Threads.
Turn Stage Manager Off
Deactivates Stage Manager (which preserving your default settings).
Play my audio recording
Takes encoded audio and decodes it into a sound, then plays it. Uses embedded audio or newly-encoded audio copied to the clipboard.
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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