Great list Denny.
Naomi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Huff" <[email protected]
To: "Adaptive technology information and support."
<[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 06:26:03 -0500
Subject: [ATI] Alexa
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
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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
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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
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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
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