Very simple request. My Shortcut skills haven't worked:
On my iPhone, I want to say "Dictate to Journal" and then it opens Apple Notes to a dedicated note named Journal. It then appends (or better yet, prepends) the text to that note and dates it.
Here's a screenshot of what I have now. It either puts the word "Journal" on the note, not what I say, or it tells me there's no text to append.
iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15
snsok ~ Your Find action appears to be configured correctly — so perhaps with all your experimentation, the Shortcuts app has become confused! Here's what I suggest:
...In the unlikely event that the clean start above still doesn't work, here's the iCloud link to my version:
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snsok ~ Your Find action appears to be configured correctly — so perhaps with all your experimentation, the Shortcuts app has become confused! Here's what I suggest:
...In the unlikely event that the clean start above still doesn't work, here's the iCloud link to my version:
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snsok ~ Just found this... See the section "Add a Magic Variable to an action" here:
Use variables in Shortcuts on iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
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snsok ~ You're welcome. I've no explanation for that problem either. Although it does look like it could be the kind of caching bug that clears itself up after a restart.
Anyway, I hope you'll continue to develop your shortcuts skills. It's basically programming – which is an art in itself. It's not for everyone, but for those few who persevere it can be rewarding. By the way, you may find this resource useful:
Shortcuts Directory – Curated collections of the best links about Shortcuts
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snsok ~ The key is to use Magic Variables. If you've never used them before, perhaps this hint will be enough: Tap on the parameters in your Append action and you can choose a Magic Variable for each.
This is what your shortcut should look like using Magic Variables:
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@alancito Thanks for the reply, I replicated your shortcut above. I am still stuck. I am not configuring the final step and am still getting the "pass a note to the Append to Note action" message.
When I open the "note" button on the last step, append to Dictated Text to [note], and select "select magic variable", I simply don't know what to select at that point. The link about variables tells me to click on a blue button...but which one?
Can you upload the entire shortcut rather than a screenshot? Screenshot of what happens when I run this shortcut:
snsok ~ I'll send you the iCloud link only as a last resort. At the moment you still have an opportunity to get your shortcut working yourself – and learn...
In your Append action, tap on the (currently unassigned) 2nd parameter field and then choose "Select Magic Variable":
Then tap on Notes right above your Append action:
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@alancito
OK, I see what you've done.
However, where you have the Notes button between the Find and the Append actions, I have "Dictated Text" instead. Look at my screenshot. I must have configured the Find action incorrectly, but I don't see where.
@alancito
Thanks. I tried deleting and recreating. It still didn't work. I got your version and it works just right. I've compared the two and I still don't know what the problem was.
Apple Shortcuts and Excel pivot tables bedevil me. Never got good at either.
Much appreciated.
Simple Siri triggered shortcut to dictate text into Notes
