hi Denny you forgot one command you can tell Alexa to shut up Joe Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 9, 2017, at 6:26 AM, Denny Huff <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know some of you have the Alexa so I thought I would share some commands > you can use with her. > > Getting Amazon's virtual assistant's attention when using connected speakers > is quite simple. All you need to say is "Alexa" and she is ready to execute > > your command. Let's start with the basics. > > > > Basic commands > > list of 6 items > > • Alexa, help > > • Alexa, mute > > • Alexa, unmute > > • Alexa, stop > > • Alexa, turn up/down the volume > > • Alexa, go to sleep > > list end > > > > Alarm clock and calendar > > list of 12 items > > • Alexa, what time is it? > > • Alexa, what's the date? > > • Alexa, set an alarm for 6 a.m. > > • Alexa, snooze > > • Alexa, set a repeating alarm for 6 a.m. weekdays > > • Alexa, when's my next alarm? > > • Alexa, cancel my alarm for 8 a.m. > > • Alexa, cancel all alarms > > • Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes > > • Alexa, set a second timer for 10 minutes > > • Alexa, add an event to my calendar > > • Alexa, what's on my calendar for today? > > list end > > > > Flash Briefings > > > > A Flash Briefing is a quick overview of news and other content that you can > discover and enable in the Skills section of the Alexa app. Alexa reads text > > or plays audio content provided by each enabled skill. Flash Briefing's > typically become a regular part of your day. > > > > list of 6 items > > • Alexa, give me my Flash Briefing > > • Alexa, what's in the news? > > • Alexa, open USA Today (Go ahead, ask her to find my articles, Kim Komando > in the Tech section, too ) > > • Alexa, next > > • Alexa, previous > > • Alexa, pause > > list end > > > > Local and traffic information > > list of 6 items > > • Alexa, how is traffic? > > • Alexa, what's my commute like? > > • Alexa, what restaurants are nearby? > > • Alexa, what are the hours for the grocery store? > > • Alexa, is the pharmacy open? > > • Alexa, what time is the movie, "Rogue One" playing? > > list end > > > > Weather > > list of 7 items > > • Alexa, what's the temperature? > > • Alexa, will it snow tomorrow? > > • Alexa, what's the forecast for this weekend? > > • Alexa, what's the weather in Seattle? > > • Alexa, what will the weather be like in New York tomorrow? > > • Alexa, is it going to rain today? > > • Alexa, what's the extended forecast for Las Vegas? > > list end > > > > Smart home commands > > list of 9 items > > • Alexa, discover my smart home devices > > • Alexa, connect to my phone > > • Alexa, Bluetooth - this will pair a Bluetooth gadget > > • Alexa, turn on the lights > > • Alexa, turn on the TV > > • Alexa, raise the temperature 5 degrees > > • Alexa, set the temperature to 75 > > • Alexa, lock my front door > > • Alexa, tell Geneva to preheat my oven to 350 degrees - You can control GE > appliances with the Geneva skill > > list end > > > > Music commands > > list of 17 items > > • Alexa, play my Oldies playlist > > • Alexa, play the Top Pop station > > • Alexa, what's playing? > > • Alexa, what's this song? > > • Alexa, play music by Elvis > > • Alexa, play the top songs this week > > • Alexa, turn it up/down > > • Alexa, stop the music > > • Alexa, resume > > • Alexa, shuffle my new music > > • Alexa, play the Frank Sinatra station on Pandora > > • Alexa, add this song to my Prime Music library > > • Alexa, play some blues > > • Alexa, shop for new music by Ed Sheeran > > • Alexa, what's popular from U2? > > • Alexa, play samples by Louis Armstrong > > • Alexa, buy Nevermind by Nirvana > > list end > > > > Order products from Amazon > > list of 7 items > > • Alexa, order laundry detergent > > • Alexa, buy bathroom tissue > > • Alexa, reorder toothpaste > > • Alexa, add protein bars to my cart > > • Alexa, track my order > > • Alexa, where's my stuff? > > • Alexa, order an Echo Dot > > list end > > > > To-do lists > > list of 5 items > > • Alexa, create a to-do list > > • Alexa, I need to make a doctor appointment > > • Alexa, I need to wash clothes > > • Alexa, add milk to my shopping list > > • Alexa, put get an oil change on my to-do list > > list end > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > Gateway For the Blind LLC. > Denny Huff > PO Box 515 > St. Clair, MO 63077 > > Phone: (636) 428-1500 > Fax: 314-558-0298 > Email: [email protected] > www.gatewayfortheblind.com > > THE GATEWAY TO INDEPENDENCE > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
_______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
