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AppStories Episode - Automation April: Shortcuts Workshop Part 1

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For today’s live Town Hall, Federico and John were joined by Christopher Lawley to talk about how we use Shortcuts in our day-to-day work, ways to optimize shortcuts for sharing with others, and some of the core techniques we use for creating shortcuts.

Show Notes:

• Automation April Articles on MacStories
  • Introducing Automation April: A Month-Long Community Event About Automation, Featuring Shortcuts, Interviews, Discord Workshops, and a Shortcut Contest
  • Enter Your Shortcuts in the Automation April Shortcuts Contest
  • Automation April: 10 Shortcuts for Apple Translate, Live Text, Finder Images, Pixelmator Pro, and More
• Christopher Lawley’s YouTube channel
  • 13 Shortcuts I Use Every Day
• The Untitled Site by Christopher Lawley

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