Version 1.1 – Released March 2019
With Siri Shortcuts, Apple has gone all in with automation on your iPad and iPhone. This Siri Shortcuts Field Guide helps you become the boss of your iPhone and iPad like never before. Using Siri Shortcuts, you can do things like:
* Assign voice commands to your most common tasks, so there is not more hunting and pecking on the screen.
* Develop more complex automations to run multiple tasks, or even drive numerous applications all at once.
* Make your iPhone and iPad do more, so you don't have to.
This Video Field Guide includes over three hours streamable (or downloadable) video and screencast video showing you everything about Siri Shortcuts from the basics to the advanced. Once you finish this course, you'll be able to automate your way to fame and fortune.
In addition to some mighty-fine screencast tutorials, each section includes downloadable content so you can add the covered Siri Shortcuts to your iPhone or iPad directly from the course.
Major topics include:
1. Introduction, the history of automation on iOS, and Field Guide overview.
2. System level Siri Shortcuts that you can take advantage of without ever opening the Siri Shortcuts App.
3. Siri Shortcuts Application Primer
This covers the most common topics of automation from how the application interface works to the best automation tools for calendars to how to play some sweet tunes automatically.
4. Advanced Siri Shortcuts Techniques
This section explains some of the more program-related tools Siri Shortcuts offers. Don't Panic! Each step is explained carefully, and you'll be able to pick this up in no time.
5. Useful Automations
This includes a collection of useful Siri Shortcuts ranging from simple to devilishly complex. Each step gets explained, and everything is downloadable. This section is the master class.
6. Conclusion
Find out where all this iOS automation is heading and find additional resources to go even farther down the automation road.
Here's the Course, by the numbers:
* 4 hours and 10 minutes of streaming or downloadable video
* 54 separate videos
* Many downloadable shortcuts
* So much powerful iPhone and iPad automation
* Two separate appearances of a shark wearing a laser
How could you go wrong?
Version 1.1 Update Notes
* 17 Newly recorded videos including the latest Siri Shortcuts updated features, 50 minutes of additional content
* New Combined videos to make download of the entire course easier
You can watch some of the sections for free below.
Your Instructor
David Sparks was lucky enough to grow up alongside the computer revolution. He programmed his first computer in 1980, and since then, he’s been on a never-ending quest to be more productive with his Apple technology.
David is a past speaker at Macworld, the American Bar Association’s TechShow, and many other technology events. David publishes the popular MacSparky Blog and has been making The MacSparky Field Guides since 2012, and he authored several books about productivity and Apple technology before that. David is also a co-host of the popular Mac Power Users, Automators, and Focused podcasts. David also produces the MacSparky Labs, where he goes even deeper on workflows and the productive use of technology.
Since the beginning, getting your technology to work for you instead of against you has been David’s North Star. He’s honed those skills over his 28-year career as an attorney and 15-year career as MacSparky, where he has conducted countless experiments and interviews.
In a world where technology is increasingly conspiring to steal our focus and attention, David aims to teach you how to be more productive with Apple technology. David wants to help you achieve what is most important to you and simultaneously enjoy your life. Everything he makes points at that destination.
Course Materials
Introduction and Overview
Available in
days
days
after you enroll
Siri System Shortcuts
Available in
days
days
after you enroll
The Siri Shortcuts App
Available in
days
days
after you enroll
-
StartInstalling Siri Shortcuts (1.1) (0:40)
-
PreviewBuilding Your First Siri Shortcut (1.0) (2:42)
-
StartThe Siri Shortcuts iPad Interface (1.0) (3:55)
-
StartThe Siri Shortcuts iPhone Interface (1.0) (2:21)
-
StartUsing the Siri Shortcut Gallery (1.0) (9:17)
-
StartOrganizing Shortcuts (1.1) (1:52)
-
PreviewShortcut Settings (1.0) (5:35)
-
StartVoice Commands for Siri Shortcuts (1.0) (4:02)
-
StartTurning Shortcuts into Apps (1.0) (1:22)
-
StartSiri Shortcuts and Widgets (1.0) (2:36)
-
StartSiri Shortcuts and Extensions (1.0) (6:45)
-
StartDevice Automation (1.0) (5:57)
-
PreviewCalendar Automation (1.0) (7:02)
-
StartEmail Automation (1.0) (4:16)
-
StartPhotos and Video Automation (1.0) (5:16)
-
StartAutomating Maps and Location (1.0) (4:34)
-
StartMusic Automation (1.0) (3:19)
-
StartWorking with Contact Data (1.0) (5:20)
-
StartAutomating the Web (1.0) (5:46)
-
StartAutomating Weather (1.1) (8:25)
-
StartClock and Timer Actions (1.1) (4:12)
-
StartConversion Actions (1.1) (6:00)
-
StartIncorporating App-Based Shortcuts (1.0) (3:22)
-
StartEncouraging App Donation (1.1) (2:59)
-
StartUsing Dictation in Siri Shortcuts (1.1) (2:44)
-
StartText to Speech (1.1) (1:10)
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.