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With iOS 12, Apple has made it possible to use one command to perform a series of steps, giving you the ability to personalize your devices to easily perform the tasks most relevant to you. You can set up a shortcut to go to a website, send a message to a friend, skip to the next chapter of a podcast, or find your AirPods with a single command! Technology writer Anna Dresner provides a clear and concise introduction to Siri Shortcuts, which are based on the tasks you already perform, as well as how to create, edit, and share shortcuts in the new Shortcuts app. Using real examples, Dresner shows how to put steps (called actions) in a sequence and configure them with parameters so they do what you want. Example shortcuts start out simple and get increasingly complex, so you can learn as much as you want and find useful shortcuts regardless of your interest level. She also helps you find shortcuts created by others and figure out where to learn more.
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Dice: Repeated Actions, and Using Variables to Control a Shortcut
Guess the Number: If/Otherwise
Table of Contents
Introduction
Siri Shortcuts
Shortcuts Based on Tasks You Perform
Shortcuts Built into Apps
The Shortcuts App
An Overview of the Shortcuts App
The Gallery
Shortcut Settings
Adding a Shortcut to Your Home Screen
Running Shortcuts from the Today Screen
Editing the Shortcuts Screen
Editing a Shortcut
Sharing Your Location: Using Location and Messages Actions
Creating a Shortcut
Speaking the Current Date and Time
Smarter Airplane Mode: Changing Device Settings
Looking Up a Word: Asking for Input
Downloading a File: Clipboard and URLs
More Complex Shortcuts
Using Siri Suggestions in the Shortcuts App
Exploring Shortcut Actions
Getting the News You Want: Menus, Lists, and RSS Feeds
Adding Data to the Health App: Variables
Converting Between Celsius and Fahrenheit: Dictation, Math, and Output
Final Options for Doing More
Dice: Repeated Actions, and Using Variables to Control a Shortcut
Guess the Number: If/Otherwise
Sharing Shortcuts
Appendix: Additional Resources
