Helpful Hints
1. When saying weight amounts to Alexa, don't shorten them.
Say: one hundred five
Not: one oh five
Say: two hundred twenty five
Not: two twenty five
Say: three hundred fifteen
Not: three fifteen
2. The farther you are away from Alexa, the louder you may have to talk.
3. Loud music playing while lifting is COOL! However, it might make talking to Alexa a problem.
Summary Of Things You Can Say
- Alexa, open plate calculator.
- Alexa, tell plate calculator calculate [weight you want to lift].
- Alexa, tell plate calculator calculate [percentage] percent of [weight].
- Alexa, tell plate calculator to repeat.
- Alexa, ask plate calculator for help.
- Alexa, tell plate calculator unit of measure.
- Alexa, tell plate calculator bar weight.
- Alexa, tell plate calculator collar weight.
- Alexa, tell plate calculator plates.
- Alexa, tell plate calculator rounding.
- Alexa, ask plate calculator what can I buy?
- Alexa, tell plate calculator subscribe.
- Alexa, ask plate calculator what did I buy?
- Alexa, tell plate calculator cancel subscription.
Example:
User: Alexa, open plate calculator.
Alexa: How much weight do you want to lift?
User: two hundred twenty
Alexa: To lift 220 pounds, load the following on each side, 1, 45 pound plate, 1, 35 pound plate, 1, 5 pound plate, and 1, 2.5 pound plate.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator calculate two hundred twenty.
Alexa: To lift 220 pounds, load the following on each side, 1, 45 pound plate, 1, 35 pound plate, 1, 5 pound plate, and 1, 2.5 pound plate.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator calculate fifty percent of two hundred.
Alexa: To lift 100 pounds, load the following on each side, 1, 25 pound plate, and 1, 2.5 pound plate.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator to repeat.
Alexa will then repeat the last thing said.
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Example:
User: Alexa, ask plate calculator for help.
Alexa: Stop me anytime by saying: Alexa, and one of these commands: calculate, repeat, help, unit of measure, bar weight, collar weight, plates, rounding, subscribe, cancel subscription. What can I buy? What did I buy? Which one of those commands do you want to try?
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator unit of measure.
Alexa: Unit of measure is pounds. Do you want to change unit of measure to kilograms?
User: no
Alexa: ok
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Do you want to change unit of measure to kilograms?
Alexa: Unit of measure has changed from pounds to kilograms.
Default Value: pounds
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator bar weight.
Alexa: Bar weight is 45 pounds. Do you want to change bar weight?
User: no
Alexa: ok
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Do you want to change bar weight?
Alexa: How much does the bar weigh?
User: 55
Note: If User does not have a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: Bar weight in pounds has changed from 45 to 55.
Default Values:
Bar weight in pounds is 45.
Bar weight in kilograms is 20.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator collar weight.
Alexa: Each collar weighs 0 pounds. Do you want to change collar weight?
User: no
Alexa: ok
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Do you want to change collar weight?
Alexa: How much does one collar weigh?
User: 2.5
Note: If User does not have a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: Collar weight in pounds has changed from 0 to 2.5.
Default Values:
Collar weight in pounds and kilograms is 0.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator plates.
Alexa: The following plates are in pounds: 45, 35, 25, 10, 5, 2.5. Do you want to add a plate?
User: no
Alexa: Do you want to delete a plate?
User: no
Alexa: ok
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Do you want to add a plate?
Alexa: How much does the plate you want to add weigh?
User: 100
Note: If User does not have a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: The 100 pound plate has been added.
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Do you want to delete a plate?
Alexa: How much does the plate you want to delete weigh?
User: 100
Note: If User does not have a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: The 100 pound plate has been deleted.
Default Values:
Plates in pounds: 45, 35, 25, 10, 5, 2.5
Plates in kilograms: 20, 15, 10, 5, 2.5, 1.25.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator rounding.
Alexa: Rounding is down. Do you want to change rounding to up?
User: no
Alexa: ok
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Do you want to change rounding to up?
Alexa: Rounding has changed from down to up.
Note: Rounding happens when no plate combinations equal the weight you want to lift.
Example: The weight you want to lift is 147 pounds.
If rounding is down, 147 pounds rounds down to 145 pounds.
If rounding is up, 147 pounds rounds up to 150 pounds.
Default Value: down
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Example:
User: Alexa, ask plate calculator what can I buy?
Note: If User does not have a subscription.
Alexa: Plate Calculator Plus lets you change these settings: bar weight, collar weight, and plates. Want to know more?
User: no
Alexa: Ok, thanks for your interest in Plate Calculator Plus.
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Want to know more?
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: You already purchased the Plate Calculator Plus subscription. There are no other products available.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator to subscribe.
Note: If User does not have a subscription.
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: You already purchased the Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
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Example:
User: Alexa, ask plate calculator what did I buy?
Note: If User does not have a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: Plate Calculator Plus lets you change these settings: bar weight, collar weight and plates. Want to know more?
User: no
Alexa: Ok, thanks for your interest in Plate Calculator Plus.
If User says: yes instead of no to the question: Want to know more?
Alexa will give the details of subscribing to Plate Calculator Plus and then ask the user if they would like to sign up.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: You have the Plate Calculator Plus subscription. This lets you change these settings: bar weight, collar weight, and plates.
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Example:
User: Alexa, tell plate calculator cancel subscription.
Note: If User does not have a subscription.
Alexa: You do not have the Plate Calculator Plus subscription, nothing needs to be cancelled.
Note: If User has a Plate Calculator Plus subscription.
Alexa: Ok, as a reminder, Plate Calculator Plus lets you change these settings: bar weight, collar weight, and plates. Are you sure you want to cancel your subscription?
User: no
Alexa: Ok, I won't cancel it.
If User says: yes instead of no the question: Are you sure you want to cancel your subscription?
Alexa: Ok, I have cancelled Plate Calculator Plus and you will no longer be charged. You can continue to use it until the end of the subscription period.
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Plate Calculator Plus
If you want to change any of these:
Bar weight
Collar weight
Plates
You need a subscription to Plate Calculator Plus.
To subscribe to Plate Calculator Plus:
User: Alexa, tell Plate Calculator subscribe.
To cancel your subscription to Plate Calculator Plus:
User: Alexa, tell Plate Calculator cancel subscription.
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