Study modes
Review, Cram, and Test, and what each one records.
Study on a deck starts a scheduled Review. The menu beside it holds two practice modes, Cram and Test, which never change your schedule.
Review
Review shows the cards that are due. Each grade updates that card's schedule.
Ctrl+Z undoes the last grade, and pressing it again steps back through earlier cards, restoring each one's previous schedule. E opens the card editor without leaving the session.
Cram
Cram runs through a deck's due cards, or all of them, without touching the schedule. Use it before an exam or to warm up on a deck you have not seen for a while.
Test
Test is typed practice. Type your answer, reveal the correct one, and grade yourself Missed, Close, or Got it. Close counts as half. The score screen compares the result with your last attempt and your best, and offers a retake of the cards you missed.
Keyboard shortcuts
On macOS, read Ctrl as Cmd. All shortcuts can be remapped in Settings under Keyboard.
| In Review | Does |
|---|---|
Space | Reveal the answer, or grade Good |
1 to 4 | Again, Hard, Good, Easy |
E | Edit the current card |
Ctrl+Z | Undo the last grade |
Escape | Leave the session |
| In Test | Does |
|---|---|
Enter | Reveal, then Got it |
1 / 2 / 3 | Missed, Close, Got it |
E | Edit the current card |
Ctrl+Z | Undo the last grade |
Escape | Leave the test |
What counts where
All three modes count toward study activity (cards seen, minutes studied). Only Review changes scheduling and retention.
Related
- Keyboard shortcuts covers remapping.
- How scheduling works covers what a Review grade does.