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Anki is a flashcard application that uses spaced-repetition algorithms to decrease studying time and increase memory fidelity.

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Is there an assumption you've learnt something before putting it on Anki?

I'm putting vocabulary on Anki, using the "Add" option, and I just add the material without trying to memorise it first. (I'm using the deck created for "Fluent Forever") When I go to study it with "Study Now", it tests me on material without…
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Cloze card design for root/suffix verb conjugation?

I'd like an Anki cloze card design to learn verb conjugations where I have multiple card fields for: Infinitive Root Suffix: Singular 1st person Suffix: Singular 2nd familiar person Suffix: Singular 3rd person Suffix: Plural 1st person Suffix:…
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Anki: How can I mark the cards that I already know in an imported deck?

I'm trying out Anki for myself and I have imported various deck about non-Latin writings systems, some of which I have at least already partly learnt. When importing an external card deck, Anki will present me with at most N (according with my…
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Card template problem in Anki, with missing field, but the field isn't missing

I have an error on one of my old cards due to the newest update. The preview is telling me "there is no field named..." I do have that field actually. But for whatever reason, I'm still getting that error. I deleted the part in the template as the…
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How does Anki structure when to show new words? Ex. it seems to often show words that are related in certain ways

I have been using Anki for learning a language. The deck i'm using seems to often present new words that are "thematically" related together ex. monitor, keyboard, desktop,printer. However, not all words are together like that. For example, the…
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Make existing custom Anki cards reversible

I have had a long discussion with the Anki support asking how I can make some of my existing cards reversible but I have still not been able to do exactly what I want. I have an existing deck where I want to make some cards reversible. I followed…
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Strange, unpredictable behaviour of unsuspended cards in AnkiDroid

Could you explain me the following strange and unpredictable behaviour of unsuspended cards in AnkiDroid? For a very long time I didn't block my "leeches", because I considered it annoying. Finaly, after many years I realised that they are actually…
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Why is my anki importing a word twice?

I have imported a csv file as follows into my…
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Anki: Confused about what review ahead is

I am learning how to use Anki to learn Japanese. I want to check that I understand review ahead clearly, since I am getting confused by the manual. Let's say you review ahead by 1 week and you review ahead on the date 7/20. Card A is due on 7/21 and…
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Anki: Color cards by tag?

I know how to change the background color of all cards in an Anki deck. What I want to do, however, is to color the cards with a given tag differently from the rest. Does anyone know how one could do this? Of course, the ideal would be if the color…
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How to set a card's state as learning?

I have an Anki deck, called ASL-Browser, which I downloaded from the Anki shared decks. I have the deck options set so that it doesn't show any new cards; instead, when I learn new words, I go into the browser, look for the note, and then…
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How can I best create a second (variant) Anki deck from an existing deck

I have a set of language learning cards, English on the front, French on the back. I'd like to create (as deck that can be independently studied and shared) a set of cards that are almost, but not quite, a reversal of the existing cards/deck. More…
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How do I mark an Anki card wrong if I accidentally marked it right?

My keyboard is old and it caused me to accidentally mark an Anki card right when I actually got it wrong. I don't want to "forget" the card; I just want to change today's result to "wrong" and let the SRS algorithm put it where it belongs. Is this…
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Does not appear all the cards in the deck

I export a deck (without schedule) with 45 cards and then I delete it from Anki. However, if I import it again there are only 20 new cards. I can find all the 45 in the browser though. The funny thing is if I import on my MacBook (older version of…
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Anki: How to get a single deck to show me the back of cards first. Reverse all cards in only one deck

I want to take a deck that is already made, and simply have it show me the back of the card first. Basically reverse every card in the deck. If I go to make the basic card type into a reverse card type, then I think that will that change all basic…
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