Shortcuts app – problem with adding questions during shortcut import

By Ines, 14 July, 2025

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hi there! 👋
I’ve got a bit of a problem: I just can’t figure out how to add questions so that when someone downloads my shortcut, they can easily fill in certain details. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. I’ve seen plenty of shortcuts that I’ve imported myself, where there was a setup process — you’d answer a few questions and the shortcut would configure accordingly.
So here’s the thing: I’ve created a shortcut, for example, that copies photos from the gallery and saves them to the cloud. What I wanted was for someone who downloads my shortcut to be able to easily change the save location for those photos during the import process. I select Configure, then I mark the appropriate field in the shortcut action, type in my question, and on the Mac I press the OK button. But the question doesn’t appear in the list. Nothing happens. It’s exactly the same on the iPhone. It’s strange that I can’t add those questions on either device. I really don’t get what I’m doing wrong.
If anyone knows the answer to my question, I’d be so grateful for some help. I’d really love to know how to do this, because I sometimes create shortcuts for other people when they ask me to.
Warm greetings 🌞

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By Michael Doise on Monday, July 14, 2025 - 22:08

Hello, This might be in a different location as I am running the beta, but there may be an info button that is at the bottom or the top of the screen when you are editing a shortcut. Select this button with VoiceOver, and look for Import Questions. This area will let you add questions for the shortcut when someone downloads or imports the shortcut. This option may always be found near Add to share sheet.