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• Getting startedA step-by-step introduction to Flashcards: create a deck, add cards or import a CSV file, choose an answer mode, complete your first review, and protect your data with backups and restores. The guide follows the controls you see in the app and explains points that can be confusing at first.
• Answer modes and review setsUnderstand the differences between Self rating, Typed answer, and Multiple choice, and between scheduled reviews, random practice, all words, new words, recent material, and incorrect answers. Learn how practice affects FSRS progress and how to use keyboard shortcuts on a computer.
• Effective vocabulary learningBuild a sustainable vocabulary study routine: choose a manageable number of new cards, recall answers before revealing them, make use of short study sessions, and learn from mistakes. This guide connects these ideas to the app’s settings so you can put them into practice each day.
• FSRS and review timingLearn how FSRS schedules reviews through the app’s settings and behavior, without working through formulas. See how answer history determines the next review, how desired retention affects your workload, and why practice sessions such as random review leave the schedule unchanged.
• Install on your phone or computerAdd Flashcards to your home screen or app list using Chrome on Android, Safari on iPhone, or a computer browser, and learn how updates work. Data is stored separately for each device and browser without automatic sync; use backups to transfer it.
• Create flashcards with CSV and AILearn what CSV is, how the front, back, tags, and example columns work, and where to get a template. Follow four steps to ask an AI tool such as ChatGPT for a CSV file and import it into a deck, and check how duplicate and blank rows are handled.