Write down gifts received

Creates a series of prompts to save a gift and the giver’s name to an ongoing note.

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Actions

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Documents, Text

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Scripting, Variables

Set Variable

Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.

Documents, Notes

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.

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Documents, Notes

Create Note

Shares the input with Notes using the standard Notes share extension.

Documents, Notes

Append to Note

Appends the text passed as input to the specified note. Note The note to append to

Documents, Notes

Show Note

Opens the note passed in as input.

Custom Shortcuts

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Write%20down%20gifts%20received

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Write%20down%20gifts%20received

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Write down gifts received” end tell

Public, Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts

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