You can learn how to use some of the most usefulAlexa abilities and voice commands.You might not know where to start once you have set up a new Echo.Since there are so many different abilities, it can be hard to know where to start, so this will help you figure that out.You might want to give the skill a try.
Step 1: Ask for time.
You can get the current time in different cities around the world.When different days are, you can ask."What time is it in London?"When is Easter?
Step 2: Ask about the weather.
Ask about local weather, the weather in a particular city or a weather forecast.On Tuesday in Chicago, what will the weather be like?"Do you know if it's going to rain?"
Step 3: Current traffic info can be obtained.
If you want to enter in your home and work address, you have to tap.You can ask about the traffic.To get the travel time to the work location you set, say "Alexa, check traffic."How long will it take to get to 45th Street?What is the traffic like to Home Depot?
Step 4: You can get a flight status.
What is the status of American Airlines flight 4444?
Step 5: You can check stock prices.
The symbol of any stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ can be spelled out."Do you check Amazon stock?"There is a stock price for A-M-Z-N.
Step 6: Get a definition, use the thesaurus or spell it.
If you're reading or writing something, you don't need to look away from the page, just ask: "Alexa, what does 'flocculant' mean?""What is another word for 'big'?""How do you spell maintenance?"
Step 7: Do mathematical calculations.
If you want to add, subtract, multiply, divide, get the square or cube root, you can ask.You can only use one operation at a time.What's 92 divided by 14?What is the square root of 5?What is 100 factorial?It's a big number.If you are not sure, give it a try.She can answer questions about prime factors, give you the value of 'pi' or 'e' and calculate the angle of the sun.
Step 8: Measure conversions can be obtained.
You can convert to and from any imperial or metric units of volume, weight, distance or temperature.This can be useful when you are cooking.How many liters in 2 and a half cups?How many miles is it forAlexa?How much is 100 dollars in Australian dollars?
Step 9: General knowledge questions can be asked.
Ask about things like facts about geography, general info on celebrities or historical figures, nutrition facts on food, and more.She will read several lines from the article if you ask her to do so.What's the population of Chicago?Where was Abraham Lincoln born?"What year was '12 Angry Men' released?""Alexa, when does the show air?""How much saturated fat is in a steak?""How far away is the moon?"How tall is a giraffe?"Alexa, Wikipedia 'fractals'."
Step 10: Listen to it.
You can listen to any of the above."Alexa, play music on the radio.""Alexa, play Post Malone."If you have more than one Echo, you can now play music over multiple devices.
Step 11: You can listen to them.
You can request that she play the latest episode of the show.If you ask for something other than what you're listening to, you will lose your place in the show."Listen to Radiolab."
Step 12: You can play audiobooks.
If you log in to your account, you should be able to see your position on any device you listen to."Alexa, play Ready Player One.""Do you want to resume my book?"You can listen to the audiobook you last listened to."Alexa, go back or forward 30 seconds"
Step 13: Play a lot of books.
You can keep your place if you use text-to-speech and read from where you last left off.The book is Astrophysics for People in a Hurry."Listen, pause/resume.""Alexa, set a sleep timer for 15 minutes."
Step 14: Listen to music over the phone.
If you have a phone, you can pair it with it to play anything on Amazon's voice assistant.Say "Alexa, enableBluetooth" after the device has been used."Alexa, connect."To pair it again.Since you have more control over the way you play, this is a better option than the native ability.
Step 15: Play a game.
There are a lot of game skills in the skill store.There are some popular ones.Sports and Teen versions of the game are also available.Remember to ask a question."Alexa, play a game!"A song quiz.The game will match you against an opponent and ask you to identify clips of music."Alexa, start a song quiz."There are twenty questions.This is a classic game to play."Alexa, play Twenty Questions."There is a magic door.This is a choice-your-own adventure novel being read aloud to you."Alexa, open The Magic Door."You can find many other games skills at the skill store.
Step 16: You can use Timers.
You can use the app to manage and pause timers.You can set a timer for 12 minutes and 30 seconds."Alexa, set a timer for 15 minutes.""Alexa, check the timer."
Step 17: Set your alarms.
You can alarm yourself to the sound of a particular artist, song or genre of music.You can manage alarms from the app."Alexa, wake up at 4 pm.""Alexa, set an alarm for 7 am so the Beatles can hear it."A repeating alarm is set for 8 am every weekday.
Step 18: Set reminders.
After a certain amount of time has passed, you can be reminded byAlexa to do something.Reminders will go off on your phone, even if you aren't near your Echo.I need to take out the trash in an hour.I should go to the bank at 4:30 pm.
Step 19: You need to connect your calendar.
Go to the app and tap it.To link your account, follow the steps.Apple accounts and Microsoft accounts are supported at the moment.If you want to add an event to your calendar, you can ask Alexa.Add an event to my calendar.You will be prompted for the day, time and name of the event.What is next on my calendar?What is on my calendar for Thursday?
Step 20: You can get shipping updates on Amazon.
When a package has been delivered or will be delivered that day, you will get a notification from Amazon."Alexa, check my packages."
Step 21: Listen to your presentation.
You can set up what news services you want to get in your flash briefing by going into the alexa app and tapping.You can ask her to read breaking stories from these services."Listen to my flash briefing."
Step 22: You can make phone calls through the app.
By asking her to dial any of the U.S., Mexican or Canadian numbers, she can make outgoing calls.You can make a voice call, send a text message, or use the drop in feature if you have set it up."Listen, dial555-5555."Send a message to Susan."Alexa, call Susan" will prompt you for the text message you want to send.You can send and receive voice calls from the app.There is a speech bubble icon at the bottom of the screen.It will walk you through the set up if you haven't set it up yet.