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Once you have installed Anki, you can create your own decks and if you wish, you can publish them as shared decks. By clicking on the button “get shared”, you can go to [https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/ this page] to see and download shared decks made by other people. | Once you have installed Anki, you can create your own decks and if you wish, you can publish them as shared decks. By clicking on the button “get shared”, you can go to [https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/ this page] to see and download shared decks made by other people. | ||
==Deck selection criteria== | |||
Decks with these traits can be listed: | ➡ Decks with these traits can be listed: | ||
* Complete, including pronunciation, grammatical gender, irregular forms, etc. | * Complete, including pronunciation, grammatical gender, irregular forms, etc. | ||
* Brief, only keeping the essential information | * Brief, only keeping the essential information | ||
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* For a language book | * For a language book | ||
Decks listed must possess these traits: | |||
➡ Decks listed must possess these traits: | |||
* Few mistakes | * Few mistakes | ||
* Sufficient in quantity (800 or more for general vocabulary) | * Sufficient in quantity (800 or more for general vocabulary) | ||
* Not contained by any other deck or a series of decks, except when it's contained by a deck or series of decks with significantly larger quantity | * Not contained by any other deck or a series of decks, except when it's contained by a deck or series of decks with significantly larger quantity | ||
The last trait is so explained: The most important vocabulary are the most basic ones, then the intermediate ones. Basic ones can be practised well mainly through reading instead of flashcards. For this reason, it is recommended to have a deck of intermediate vocabulary and a deck of advanced vocabulary (over 15000) if it exists. As a result, the intermediate ones are twice practised. This also helps to spot it when one of the decks has a mistake on a word. | The last trait is so explained: The most important vocabulary are the most basic ones, then the intermediate ones. Basic ones can be practised well mainly through reading instead of flashcards. For this reason, it is recommended to have a deck of intermediate vocabulary and a deck of advanced vocabulary (over 15000) if it exists. As a result, the intermediate ones are twice practised. This also helps to spot it when one of the decks has a mistake on a word. | ||
Many decks show the foreign word on the front side and the meaning on the back. In this case, you can edit the card layout to reverse them. | Many decks show the foreign word on the front side and the meaning on the back. In this case, you can edit the card layout to reverse them. | ||
If you want to delete all media of a deck, you can delete the fields of media, so they become unused media. Then go to “Tools” -> “Check media” to delete them. | If you want to delete all media of a deck, you can delete the fields of media, so they become unused media. Then go to “Tools” -> “Check media” to delete them. | ||
Some decks have double cards for each note: front to back and back to front. If you want to save time on this, you can go to the card browser, open preview and see which card type has foreign words on the front side, then use “search” to select and disable them. | Some decks have double cards for each note: front to back and back to front. If you want to save time on this, you can go to the card browser, open preview and see which card type has foreign words on the front side, then use “search” to select and disable them. | ||
Sometimes the comment will tell you about the deck's quality. The commenters can make mistakes as well, such as not knowing the idiom and calling the translation wrong. | Sometimes the comment will tell you about the deck's quality. The commenters can make mistakes as well, such as not knowing the idiom and calling the translation wrong. | ||
Keep in mind that the list is dynamic. It is common that when you have almost finished learning a deck, a new better one is available. | Keep in mind that the list is dynamic. It is common that when you have almost finished learning a deck, a new better one is available. | ||
If you have think a deck or a series of decks are better than a currently listed one, feel free to leave a comment. | If you have think a deck or a series of decks are better than a currently listed one, feel free to leave a comment. | ||
In progress. | In progress. |