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To find answers to questions about SuperMemo do the following: | To find answers to questions about SuperMemo do the following: | ||
# See http://www. | # See http://www.super-memory.com/help/faq/index.htm | ||
# See collaborative FAQs below | # See collaborative FAQs below | ||
# Search Google for <keywords>+SuperMemo | # Search Google for <keywords>+SuperMemo | ||
# If you do not find an answer, you can add your question below in the '''New Questions''' category. | # If you do not find an answer, you can add your question below in the '''[[#New Questions|New Questions]]''' category. | ||
== FAQs == | == FAQs == | ||
# [[ABC]] | # [[ABC|ABC of SuperMemo]] | ||
# [[Learning]] | # [[Learning]] | ||
# [[Incremental reading (FAQs)|Incremental reading]] | # [[Incremental reading (FAQs)|Incremental reading]] | ||
# [[Formulating knowledge]] | # [[Formulating knowledge]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Algorithm SM-17 FAQs|The Algorithm]] | ||
# [[Installation]] | # [[Installation]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Shopping FAQ]] | ||
# [[Technical FAQs]] | # [[Technical FAQs]] | ||
# [[Problems, Errors and Bugs]] | # [[Problems, Errors and Bugs]] | ||
# [[Licensing SuperMemo Algorithm]] | # [[Licensing SuperMemo Algorithm]] | ||
# [[SuperMemo 2000-2012]] | # [[SuperMemo 2000-2012]] | ||
# [[ | # [[Import, Export and Data formats]] | ||
# [[Handhelds]] | |||
== FAQ Archive == | == FAQ Archive == | ||
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== New Questions == | == New Questions == | ||
# [[How to go from Cloze Deletions, Items and | |||
# [[Will using a sleep mask hinder free-running sleep?]] | |||
# [[SafeSuperMemo PowerShell script for Dropbox with automated backups]] | |||
# [[How can I use Supermemo for non-technical books?]] | |||
# [[Can images be edited outside of SuperMemo without issue?]] | |||
# [[Is there any harm to nesting categories?]] | |||
# [[What are the YouTube API changes that threaten incremental video in all versions of SuperMemo?]] | |||
# [[How exactly does Spread work?]] | |||
# [[Importing Wikipedia articles containing math]] | |||
# [[Keyboard shortcuts for subscript and superscript?]] | |||
# [[Keyboard shortcut to find images by name in registry?]] | |||
# [[How to postpone elements into a time window?]] | |||
# [[Impose template?]] | |||
# [[How to best learn synonyms in a foreign language?]] | |||
# [[How to best prepare for differential diagnosis with SM?]] | |||
# [[Various questions about general supermemo operation]] | |||
# [[How to join beta-testing of the new version?]] | |||
# [[Memorizing 10K+ pages]] | |||
# [[How to go from Cloze Deletions, Items and Topics to a Q&A template?]] | |||
# [[Invalid outstanding elements in collection]] | # [[Invalid outstanding elements in collection]] | ||
# [[Problems with incremental video]] | # [[Problems with incremental video]] | ||
# [[How to bring back cloze word highlights]] | # [[How to bring back cloze word highlights]] | ||
# [[Will deleting items hurt SM repetition scheduling]] | # [[Will deleting items hurt SM repetition scheduling]] | ||
# [[Combining two collections and learning data]] | # [[Combining two collections and learning data]] | ||
# [[Incremental reading: turning cloze statements into questions]] | # [[Incremental reading: turning cloze statements into questions]] | ||
# [[Categories - current category]] | # [[Categories - current category]] | ||
# [[Wikipedia pages are slow to load]] | # [[Wikipedia pages are slow to load]] | ||
# [[Problems with move to category]] | # [[Problems with move to category]] | ||
# [[Problems with pasting images]] | # [[Problems with pasting images]] | ||
# [[Getting sleep by just closing eyes]] | # [[Getting sleep by just closing eyes]] | ||
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# [[Wrong collection opens at restart]] | # [[Wrong collection opens at restart]] | ||
# [[Is large number of outstanding items require specific action?]] | # [[Is large number of outstanding items require specific action?]] | ||
# [[Why does Duplicate create a child?]] | # [[Why does Duplicate create a child?]] | ||
# [[Element window size change sometimes alter components size and sometimes not.]] | # [[Element window size change sometimes alter components size and sometimes not.]] | ||
# [[Additional text characters after pressing alt a]] | # [[Additional text characters after pressing alt a]] | ||
# [[How to propagate references after an articles has already been processed (extracts or clozes)]] | # [[How to propagate references after an articles has already been processed (extracts or clozes)]] | ||
# [[Nothing more to learn, but there are still outstanding elements.]] | # [[Nothing more to learn, but there are still outstanding elements.]] | ||
# [[I keep getting Nothing more to learn while Workload shows outstanding items]] | # [[I keep getting Nothing more to learn while Workload shows outstanding items]] | ||
# [[SuperMemo error: The device name is already used as an alias for this application. Use a unique alias.]] | # [[SuperMemo error: The device name is already used as an alias for this application. Use a unique alias.]] | ||
# [[Priority bias in Alertness (H)]] | # [[Priority bias in Alertness (H)]] | ||
# [[Pasting images into an HTML component does not always work]] | # [[Pasting images into an HTML component does not always work]] | ||
# [[Is there a limit to the amount of text you can put in one topic?]] | # [[Is there a limit to the amount of text you can put in one topic?]] | ||
# [[Problem memorizing freshly imported items]] | # [[Problem memorizing freshly imported items]] | ||
# [[Localizing images across the entire collection]] | # [[Localizing images across the entire collection]] | ||
# [[SuperMemo and Medical School]] | # [[SuperMemo and Medical School]] | ||
# [[Media junkies vs SuperMemo]] | # [[Media junkies vs SuperMemo]] | ||
# [[Copy collection vs Quick backup]] | # [[Copy collection vs Quick backup]] | ||
# [[How do breaks in learning affect the repetition schedule and priority queue in SuperMemo?]] | # [[How do breaks in learning affect the repetition schedule and priority queue in SuperMemo?]] | ||
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# [[Reference problem when editing items]] | # [[Reference problem when editing items]] | ||
# [[Wrong value in the first grade graph]] | # [[Wrong value in the first grade graph]] | ||
# [[Problems after deleting a background image]] | # [[Problems after deleting a background image]] | ||
# [[After impose template, font change still affects many elements]] | # [[After impose template, font change still affects many elements]] | ||
# [[How to transfer my notes to iPad?]] | # [[How to transfer my notes to iPad?]] | ||
# [[How do I convert a group of items into tasks?]] | # [[How do I convert a group of items into tasks?]] | ||
# [[Version compatibility]] | # [[Version compatibility]] | ||
# [[Can I use incremental listening on MP3 files?]] | # [[Can I use incremental listening on MP3 files?]] | ||
# [[What is the difference between "local pages (elements hold whole web pages)" and "local pages with local images" in Wikipedia import?]] | # [[What is the difference between "local pages (elements hold whole web pages)" and "local pages with local images" in Wikipedia import?]] | ||
# [[Strange behavior in occlusion test]] | # [[Strange behavior in occlusion test]] | ||
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# [[Converting a branch into category does not convert all descendants]] | # [[Converting a branch into category does not convert all descendants]] | ||
# [[What is the best encoding for saving a Q&A text file when editing it in Notepad2?]] | # [[What is the best encoding for saving a Q&A text file when editing it in Notepad2?]] | ||
# [[Graphic cloze deletion changes size]] | # [[Graphic cloze deletion changes size]] | ||
# [[Newly made questions are going straight to final drill without giving me the chance to rate their recall? confused]] | # [[Newly made questions are going straight to final drill without giving me the chance to rate their recall? confused]] | ||
# [[When I add new items they are immediately memorized]] | # [[When I add new items they are immediately memorized]] | ||
# [[Is there any possible way to automatically import all the wikipedia articles of a given language into Supermemo at once?]] | # [[Is there any possible way to automatically import all the wikipedia articles of a given language into Supermemo at once?]] | ||
# [[Duplicates show immediately after originals]] | |||
# [[What do you suggest writing in the title bar for extracts of extracts converted to cloze deletions?]] | |||
# [[After converting a SuperMemo16 collection into SuperMemo17, the Buttons 'Answer' and 'Display At' are greyed out.]] | |||
# [[Mature learning after long absence in SM 17]] | |||
# [[Process Branch applied same template to items and topics]] | |||
# [[Categories vs Concepts]] | |||
== New questions (dynamic list) == | == New questions (dynamic list) == |
Revision as of 08:55, 1 December 2017
Instructions
To find answers to questions about SuperMemo do the following:
- See http://www.super-memory.com/help/faq/index.htm
- See collaborative FAQs below
- Search Google for <keywords>+SuperMemo
- If you do not find an answer, you can add your question below in the New Questions category.
FAQs
- ABC of SuperMemo
- Learning
- Incremental reading
- Formulating knowledge
- The Algorithm
- Installation
- Shopping FAQ
- Technical FAQs
- Problems, Errors and Bugs
- Licensing SuperMemo Algorithm
- SuperMemo 2000-2012
- Import, Export and Data formats
- Handhelds
FAQ Archive
Most often asked questions about most often asked questions
- Why don't you answer my e-mails?
- I have been waiting for 2 weeks for my answer to be posted at this site
- You forgot to paste the answer
- How do I post a follow-up to the answer that does not fully answer my question
New Questions
- Will using a sleep mask hinder free-running sleep?
- SafeSuperMemo PowerShell script for Dropbox with automated backups
- How can I use Supermemo for non-technical books?
- Can images be edited outside of SuperMemo without issue?
- Is there any harm to nesting categories?
- What are the YouTube API changes that threaten incremental video in all versions of SuperMemo?
- How exactly does Spread work?
- Importing Wikipedia articles containing math
- Keyboard shortcuts for subscript and superscript?
- Keyboard shortcut to find images by name in registry?
- How to postpone elements into a time window?
- Impose template?
- How to best learn synonyms in a foreign language?
- How to best prepare for differential diagnosis with SM?
- Various questions about general supermemo operation
- How to join beta-testing of the new version?
- Memorizing 10K+ pages
- How to go from Cloze Deletions, Items and Topics to a Q&A template?
- Invalid outstanding elements in collection
- Problems with incremental video
- How to bring back cloze word highlights
- Will deleting items hurt SM repetition scheduling
- Combining two collections and learning data
- Incremental reading: turning cloze statements into questions
- Categories - current category
- Wikipedia pages are slow to load
- Problems with move to category
- Problems with pasting images
- Getting sleep by just closing eyes
- How to learn elements in a specific sequence?
- Deleting many sounds files an once
- Problems with the folder structure in the elements folder
- What burden parameter really means?
- Wrong collection opens at restart
- Is large number of outstanding items require specific action?
- Why does Duplicate create a child?
- Element window size change sometimes alter components size and sometimes not.
- Additional text characters after pressing alt a
- How to propagate references after an articles has already been processed (extracts or clozes)
- Nothing more to learn, but there are still outstanding elements.
- I keep getting Nothing more to learn while Workload shows outstanding items
- SuperMemo error: The device name is already used as an alias for this application. Use a unique alias.
- Priority bias in Alertness (H)
- Pasting images into an HTML component does not always work
- Is there a limit to the amount of text you can put in one topic?
- Problem memorizing freshly imported items
- Localizing images across the entire collection
- SuperMemo and Medical School
- Media junkies vs SuperMemo
- Copy collection vs Quick backup
- How do breaks in learning affect the repetition schedule and priority queue in SuperMemo?
- Switching my learning process to SuperMemo
- What extension can be imported with files and folders import?
- How to select many elements in the browser?
- Reference problem when editing items
- Wrong value in the first grade graph
- Problems after deleting a background image
- After impose template, font change still affects many elements
- How to transfer my notes to iPad?
- How do I convert a group of items into tasks?
- Version compatibility
- Can I use incremental listening on MP3 files?
- What is the difference between "local pages (elements hold whole web pages)" and "local pages with local images" in Wikipedia import?
- Strange behavior in occlusion test
- Cloze deletions in nested extracts
- Wrong data in Workload
- Item title editing inconsistency?
- Converting a branch into category does not convert all descendants
- What is the best encoding for saving a Q&A text file when editing it in Notepad2?
- Graphic cloze deletion changes size
- Newly made questions are going straight to final drill without giving me the chance to rate their recall? confused
- When I add new items they are immediately memorized
- Is there any possible way to automatically import all the wikipedia articles of a given language into Supermemo at once?
- Duplicates show immediately after originals
- What do you suggest writing in the title bar for extracts of extracts converted to cloze deletions?
- After converting a SuperMemo16 collection into SuperMemo17, the Buttons 'Answer' and 'Display At' are greyed out.
- Mature learning after long absence in SM 17
- Process Branch applied same template to items and topics
- Categories vs Concepts
New questions (dynamic list)
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