Create a Stack
- Click the + (Add stack) button below the source list to create a new stack and type the name you want to use.
Add Some Cards
- Select the stack you want to create cards in form the source list.
- Click the + (Add card) button below the stack’s contents right of the source list.
- Type the text you want to appear on the front of the card. This text will be used as the question during practice.
- Click the Turn Card icon in the lower right of the card (the arrow symbol) to turn the card to its back.
- Type the text you want to appear on the back of the card. This text will be used as the correct answer during practice.
- Hit the Return or Enter key to end editing the card.
Start Reviewing
Study provides you with two useful learning tools, the Practice and the Drill stack. For optimal results you should use both of them. Here’s how:
New cards are added to the Drill stack automatically. When you’re ready to start learning them, just select the Drill stack and start reviewing. You should go through all the cards in the stack once. If you mark an answer as correct, the card will be removed from the Drill stack and scheduled for practice the next day. If you mark an answer as incorrect, the card will remain in the Drill stack. After you’ve answered all cards in the Drill stack once, you should take a break. After the break, repeat the remaining cards in the Drill stack, answering each card only once.
You should generally try to clear the Drill stack by evening. So for optimal results, you should go through the cards in the Practice stack in the morning, then start drilling the cards you didn’t answer correctly throughout the day.
For best results, you need be focussed when reviewing cards. This means that you should relax for a moment before starting. Sit down and don’t think about the topic of your flashcards yet. When you’re ready, don’t rush it. Start with the first card. If you don’t recall the answer instantly, think about it for a moment, allow yourself some time.