Alexa For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Alexa isn’t difficult to set up. But after the initial startup chores are complete, perhaps the most common question people ask is, “What do I do now?” It’s a reasonable question, especially if you’re looking at an Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Plus, which give you no hints about what your next step is supposed to be. As a way of helping you answer the “Now what?” question, this Cheat Sheet takes you through a few important initial tasks and customizations, as well as a fistful of voice commands to make Alexa do some useful and fun things.

10 Must-Do Alexa Setup Chores

When you first get your Alexa device, you may be tempted to rip it out of the box, plug it in, and then start talking. Who can blame you? However, if you want to get the most out of your initial Alexa experiences, there are a few tasks you should run and a few settings you should customize as soon as you can:

The 50 Most Useful Alexa Voice Commands

Alexa is billed as a “virtual personal assistant,” and to earn that title it needs to make your life easier, simpler, and more convenient. Does Alexa do that? If the following 50 voice commands are the evidence, then I’d have to say the answer is a resounding “Yes!”