{"id":128727,"date":"2021-06-08T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=w9yusprl"},"modified":"2021-06-08T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T12:00:35","slug":"challenge-design-multi-step-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2021\/06\/08\/challenge-design-multi-step-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge: Design multi-step Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"inline-article-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/challenge-design-multi-step-shortcuts.jpg\" data-hires=\"false\" alt=\"Shortcuts icon on a silver background\"><\/div>\n<p>The best shortcuts help us get things done, faster: Show us your best multi-step shortcuts for designer and developer productivity.<\/p>\n<p>A multi-step shortcut is composed of multiple actions, often from different apps. The best multi-step shortcuts can be used across platforms, helping people to quickly get things done, often without even needing to open an app. These sorts of shortcuts are a perfect fit for macOS, and now that the Shortcuts app is on the Mac, we want to know how you plan to use your shortcuts to simplify tasks, remove complexity, or just make things in your life easier. <\/p>\n<h3>Begin the challenge<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re challenging you to share your favorite multi-step shortcuts for designer and developer productivity. Ideally, these shortcuts should meet one or more of the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does it employ multiple steps in a novel or interesting way?<\/li>\n<li>Does it have a great experience both when used with a tap or click and when used with Siri?<\/li>\n<li>Is it uniquely useful on the Mac?<\/li>\n<li>Extra credit if the shortcut is fun or enjoyable!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can create an entirely new shortcut for this challenge, or nominate one you\u2019ve already created. Share your shortcut with the developer community on the Developer Forums.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/forums\/\" class=\"icon icon-after icon-chevronright\">Visit the Apple Developer Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<section class=\"grid activity\">\n<section class=\"row\">\n<section class=\"column large-4 small-4 no-padding-top no-padding-bottom\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/wwdc21\/10283\" class=\"activity-image-link\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"actiity-image medium-scale\" width=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/challenge-design-multi-step-shortcuts-1.jpg\" data-hires=\"false\" alt> <\/a> <\/section>\n<section class=\"column large-8 small-8 padding-left-small padding-top-small padding-bottom-small no-padding-top no-padding-bottom\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/wwdc21\/10283\"> <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"no-margin-bottom activity-title\">Design great actions for Shortcuts, Siri, and Suggestions<\/h4>\n<p class=\"activity-description\">Actions are the building blocks of shortcuts. They allow people to take advantage of your app\u2019s functionality even when they&#8217;re not looking at your app\u2019s interface. We&#8217;ll show you how to design actions that are useful, easy-to-use, and can be incorporated into powerful multi-step shortcuts&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"grid activity\">\n<section class=\"row\">\n<section class=\"column large-4 small-4 no-padding-top no-padding-bottom\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/wwdc21\/10232\" class=\"activity-image-link\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"actiity-image medium-scale\" width=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/challenge-design-multi-step-shortcuts-2.jpg\" data-hires=\"false\" alt> <\/a> <\/section>\n<section class=\"column large-8 small-8 padding-left-small padding-top-small padding-bottom-small no-padding-top no-padding-bottom\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/wwdc21\/10232\"> <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"no-margin-bottom activity-title\">Meet Shortcuts for macOS<\/h4>\n<p class=\"activity-description\">Shortcuts is coming to macOS, and your apps are a key part of that process. Discover how you can elevate the capabilities of your app by exposing those features as Shortcuts actions. We\u2019ll show you how to build actions for your macOS apps built with Catalyst or AppKit, deploy actions across&#8230;<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/wwdc21\/challenges\/terms\/WWDC21_Challenge_Terms_Conditions.pdf\" class=\"icon icon-after icon-chevronright\">Read the WWDC21 Challenges Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best shortcuts help us get things done, faster: Show us your best multi-step shortcuts for designer and developer productivity. A multi-step shortcut is composed of multiple actions, often from different apps. 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