# The &flashkard; Handbook

## Introduction

### What is FlashKard

&flashkard; is based on a rather old learning method used to teach children facts. The teacher presented a number of cards with questions on them, and the pupil wrote the answers on the back of the cards. These cards were then checked at the end of the round by the teacher. The cards with the correct answers were then removed from the pile and the incorrectly-answered questions were repeated over and over again, until the answer was drilled into the pupils memory.

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&flashkard; is an easy to use application for children, who can read and write words using a keyboard. Depending on the difficulty level of the questions, &flashkard; is suitable for adults as well. You really can drill words into your brain over and over again. The computer is the most patient teacher you will ever have.

## Usage

### Data Entry View

&flashkard; has two main views, the default data entry view and the quiz view. In the Data Entry view, the cards can be loaded by opening a `*.kvtml` file or by manually entering the content for the cards using the Add Card, Delete Card and Update Card buttons. These created cards can be saved into a `filename.kvtml`.

Data entry view Data entry view

### The Quiz View

The learning process contains a number of phases, which are reflected in &flashkard;. First of all the cards can be learned by flicking through them by Setting Quiz Mode Flash Cards . If these cards are memorized the actual quiz can start in either sequential or in ramdom order.

#### Quiz Mode: Flash Cards Front

Front of card Front of card

#### Quiz Mode: Flash Cards Back

Back of card Back of card

#### Quiz Mode: Quiz

Quiz mode Quiz mode

## The Menubar

### The File Menu

&Ctrl;N File New

- Creates a new document.

&Ctrl;O File Open...

- Opens an existing document.

&Ctrl;S File Save

- Saves the document.

File Save As...

- Saves the document under another name.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

- Exits &flashkard;.

### The Edit menu

The Edit menu is not implemented in the current version of &flashkard;.

### The Function menu

Function Data Entry

- Opens the Data Entry view of &flashkard;.

Function Quiz

- Opens the Quiz view of &flashkard; .

### The Settings menu

Settings Quiz mode Flash Cards

- Sets &flashkard; to card learning mode.

Settings Quiz mode Random Order Quiz

- Sets &flashkard; to random quiz mode.

Settings Quiz mode Ordered Quiz

- Sets &flashkard; to ordered quiz mode.

Settings Show Answer For

- Choose how long the answer is displayed for, when in Quiz mode. You can choose between one and five seconds, in one second increments.

Settings Reverse Front and Back

- Switch which entries on the cards are considered the front and the back. This lets you quiz yourself or your students back the other way.

### The Help menu

&help.menu.documentation;

## Credits and License

### Copyright

&underFDL; &underGPL;
&documentation.index;