Flashcards Deluxe
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How do I create folders?
How do I show side 2 first?
How do I show side 3 first?
How do I start a slideshow?
How do I get a sound to play automatically?
How do I add new cards to an existing deck? (keeping statistics)
How do I move cards from one deck to another?
How do I assign a category to many cards at once?
How do I copy a deck from one device to another?


How do I create folders?

At the main Decks screen, tap + in the top right, then "New Folder". Name your folder, create it, and you then get a screen asking you which decks to put in the folder.

How do I show side 2 first?

From the study screen, tap the (i) in the top right to view the Study Options. The 3rd setting is "Show Side First". Change this to Side 2.

How do I show side 3 first?

In the "Show Side First" setting, there is not an option to show side 3 first. (The reason is because I don't know if you want to see side 2 next or side 1 next.) To show side 3 first, go to the Study Options screen at tap "Card Layout". There is an option "Side 3 on Front". This will show both side 1 and side 2 on the back, creating a 2-sided card. If you want a 3-sided card, you can edit this layout. Tap "Edit", "Side 3 on Front", "Side 1-> 2", and you can then move "T2" (side 2 text) to Side 3, for example.

How do I start a slideshow?

You need to be in browse mode to start a slideshow. When studying, tap the "B" in the bottom left to put you in browse mode. Tap the play button (triangle) where the "B" was to start the slideshow. To exit browse mode and return to normal answering of cards, tap the bottom middle icon (single card) and choose "Exit Browse Mode". You can speed up or slow down the slideshow using the "delay" settings in the Main Options : Slideshow screen.

How do I get a sound to play automatically?

When a card has sound, you'll see a play button (triangle icon) in the lower half of the screen. Double-click this to toggle auto-play of sound on/off.

How do I add new cards to an existing deck? (keeping statistics)

Method 1:
1) Upload just the new cards to this website
2) In app, at the main screen tap "Edit", then the deck you want to update
3) Make sure the "Deck Code" (2nd row) matches the code you used when uploading to the website
4) Tap "Download" then "Append" (** Make sure you tap "Append" and NOT Replace All Cards. **)
Method 2:
1) Create a new deck with the cards you want to add (from Quizlet, Private Deck, etc.)
2) Go to the card listing of this NEW deck and copy all these cards to your original/main deck: To Copy, tap the "Mode" button at the bottom, "Multi-Select", "Mode" again, "Select All", "Mode" again, "Copy Cards"... Optional: When done, tap "Mode" then "Normal Mode".
3) Delete your NEW deck, if desired


How do I move cards from one deck to another?

In the card listing screen, tap the "Mode" button at the bottom, then "Multi-Select". You can now select multiple cards by tapping on them. To carry out the move, tap "Mode" again, then "Move Cards"... Optional: When done, tap "Mode" then "Normal Mode" to exit this multi-select functionality.

How do I assign a category to many cards at once?

See "How do I move cards from one deck to another" above. It's the same procedure, just a different final step.

How do I copy a deck from one device to another?

First, Export your deck to my server:
1) At the main screen, tap "Edit" then the deck
2) Enter a "Deck Code" such as ernie_spanish. (This is how you find flashcards on my server.)
3) Tap "Export", make sure "Export To" is set to "Server", then "Export"
Next, Download from your other device:
4) At the main screen, tap +, then "Private Deck"
5) Enter the deck code you used above, then "Download Cards"