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Browsing cards
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Card preview
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.. versionadded:: 1.2.0
The main Dictionary view, where the records are edited, doesn't give enough impression how the cards would look in the study mode. Next to the main view, there is :guilabel:`Card preview` pane (at the left side by default). It shows the final look of the selected record.
.. figure:: images/browsing.png
Browsing a card with Card preview
The preview takes into account the current *card pack*, selected at the :guilabel:`Card packs` pane (above the Preview). In the example, the current pack is "English - Chinese, Pinyin", therefore the corresponsing fields are displayed in the preview in the specified order. Selecting another card pack will show how the card looks for that pack.
Here is another example, where the Preview pane clearly shows the selected card with correct fonts and colors, defined by the field styles:
.. figure:: images/browsing2.png
Card Preview shows field styles
Word drill
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In order to look all cards one-by-one in randmon order, Fresh Memory has *Word drill* mode. It shows all cards of the current *card pack* in a separate window exactly as they look during study. You can use this mode to preview all available cards and get familiar with them. Think about it as the classic random browsing of cards.
Start browsing with :menuselection:`Tools --> Word drill` |Word drill icon| (shortcut :kbd:`F5`). This will open a study window shown below.
.. |Word drill icon| image:: ../images/word-drill.png
.. figure:: images/word_drill.png
Word drill
The top of the study view has the card pack name ("English - Russian"). It describes what fields are used in this card pack.
The upper part of the card is the question, the lower is the answer. Pressing :guilabel:`Next` button shows the next card (shortcut :kbd:`Space` or :kbd:`Enter`). The cards are shown in random order.
.. note::
The random order of shown cards can be switched off in :menuselection:`Options --> Study settings`. Uncheck the :guilabel:`Show cards randomly` checkbox.
The number of the current card and the total number of all cards in the dictionary is shown under the answer. These numbers are illustrated also graphically with the progress bar.
It is possible to return to the previous card by pressing the :guilabel:`Back` button (shortcut :kbd:`←`). You can return back in the history as many cards as you like. To go forward in the history, press the :guilabel:`Forward` button (shortcut :kbd:`→`). In the history mode, the number of the current card is shown as normal, and the number of the last seen card is shown in parenthesis (), see figure below.
.. figure:: images/ss-word_drill_history.png
Browsing history
Pressing the :guilabel:`Next` button always shows the next new card, and the history mode is canceled.
When all cards in the dictionary are shown, the same cards will go on to the second round. This will be indicated with the |Cycle icon| icon and number of the cycle.
.. |Cycle icon| image:: icons/passes.png
.. figure:: images/ss-word_drill_second_cycle.png
Browsing in the second cycle
By default, both the question and the answer are shown. When the :guilabel:`Show answers` checkbox is unchecked (shortcut :kbd:`S`), only the question part is shown first. The user must press the :guilabel:`Show answer` button (:kbd:`A`) to open the answer.
The *Word drill* mode doesn't change the user's study history. The user can browse cards with Word drill, and it will not affect the study with *Spaced repetition*.
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