Take Control of Shortcuts, 2nd Edition

Productivity Shortcuts

Automation to be productive is highly logical, and this chapter is dedicated to making and explaining shortcuts with precisely that purpose. A download link for each shortcut is provided at the end of its section, but I also explain how to build each manually.

Tip: I highly recommend you build the shortcut as you read, as this lets you see how everything works and connects. Find the action with the Search box, look for it in one of the groups, and tap or click it to add it to your shortcut.

Share PDF

This shortcut, for iOS and iPadOS as well as Ventura or later_,_ takes anything you give it, makes a PDF with it, and shows you the sharing options for a PDF. Here’s what we need to do to build the shortcut:

1. Tap the Shortcut ...