Ultimate Guide to the Shortcuts App (for the Mac)!

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🩳 Download my Shortcuts here: https://www.jeffsu.org/macbook-shortcuts-app Although the Shortcuts app is already pretty popular on the iPhone, very few people use it on their Macbooks as well. So in this video I’ve put together the ultimate guide for the Shortcuts app on the Mac! First, I go over all the ways you can activate and run Shortcut workflows on the Mac (since it’s actually not that obvious) and cover the settings changes you need to make Then, I share 7 Shortcuts I use every single day that makes my life just so much easier (like hitting just 1 button to hide my entire desktop 😉) My examples are great but what’s even better is for you to create Shortcuts specific to you, so I end the video by showing you how you can tweak existing workflows to fit your needs and how to share them with others! Have fun 😁! TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Power of the Shortcuts app 00:21 What are Shortcuts? 00:36 How to run Shortcuts on the Mac 01:49 Update Shortcut Settings 02:28 Hide Desktop Clutter 03:04 Enable Focus Mode via Shortcuts 03:54 Run Network Tool Shortcut 04:24 Count Character Shortcut 04:39 Search On Shortcut 05:14 Empty Downloads Folder Shortcut 05:25 Customize Your Own Shortcut 06:50 Share Shortcuts with Others RESOURCES I MENTION IN THE VIDEO Top 10 Mac Apps for Productivity - https://youtu.be/-xXc7qeiC8I The Ultimate Alfred Tutorial - https://youtu.be/FXV-zwkRMxo XDA Guide for Shortcuts - https://www.xda-developers.com/guide-shortcuts-macos/ How-to-Geek Article - https://www.howtogeek.com/764636/mac-shortcuts-actions-youll-actually-use/ HowtoiSolve Article - https://www.howtoisolve.com/best-shortcuts-for-mac-shortcuts/ Using Shortcuts with Alfred - https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/guides-and-tutorials/macos-shortcuts-with-alfred-workflow/ Calm Notifications (Alfred) - https://www.alfredforum.com/topic/10916-calmnotifications-—-toggle-do-not-disturb/#comment-56259 MY FAVORITE GEAR 🎥 My YouTube Gear - https://www.jeffsu.org/yt-gear/ 💻 What's On My Desk - https://www.jeffsu.org/gear/ 🎆 My Wallpapers - https://jeffsu.gumroad.com/l/gradient-wallpaper-pack MY FAVORITE SOFTWARE ❎ CleanShot X - https://geni.us/cleanshotx ✍️ Skillshare - https://geni.us/skillshare-jeff BE MY FRIEND: 📧 Subscribe to my Productivity newsletter - https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping/ 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/j.sushie 🤝 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsu05/ 👨🏻‍💻 WHO AM I: I'm Jeff, a tech professional trying to figure life out. What I do end up figuring out, I share! PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links I get a kickback from and my opinions are my own and may not reflect that of my employer 😇 #macbooktips #shortcutsapp #macshortcuts

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