This page has essential information about how to write word sets and add them to the word groups you create.
Terminology
A word group is a collection of word sets on a particular topic such as Animals.
A word set is one entry in the word group. Each word group can have many word sets.
Word set items
Each word set consists of four items:
word*
definition or translation*
example sentence
extra information
* The word and definition or translation are required in each word set. The example sentence and extra information are optional.
Note that the app was not designed for the acquisition of general subject knowledge. [But read this More: As long as the answer is a single word or phrase, it is possible to replace the definition/translation item with a question. For example, Question: What is the modality that is associated with the expression of possibility (for example 'may' in 'You may be right')? - Word (answer) = epistemic
You are recommended to write the word sets in an external app so that you can easily keep a back-up copy.
Word set items: Requirements and restrictions
Each of the word set items (word/definition or translation/example sentence/extra information) needs to follow a set of rules. If this is not the case, the word set will not be added to the word group.
Maximum lengths
To ensure a sensible experience when browsing, updating or quizzing yourself on the words, there is a limit to the number of characters you can have in each field.
word: 50
definition/translation: 200
example sentence: 300
extra information: 1000
Disallowed characters
The red characters below are reserved for the operation of the app. These cannot be used in the word set fields.
word: ^ ~ # { } < > *
definition/translation: ^ ~ # { } < > *
example sentence: ^ ~ # { } < >
extra information: ^ ~ # { } *
Watch a video explanation (3.46) of the requirements and restrictions.
Adding HTML tags
If you know html you can format text and insert links to web pages and images.
Important 1: If you add a or img tags, you must surround the attributes with apostrophes not double quotes
Important 2: This functionality is restricted to the Extra Information field.
Adding word sets
There are two ways to add word sets to the word group:
One-by-one in the Update tab
Multiple import in the Manage tab.
The one-by-one adding process is self-explanatory in the Update tab.
Note: Even if you use this method it is a good idea to write the word sets elsewhere and then copy the items into the input boxes. In this way you have a backup file and will not have to rewrite the entries if the Add Word Set process fails for any reason.
The multiple import is more complex and will fail if these steps are not followed:
Open a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
Write your word sets as shown in the image below. The first two columns must contain entries. If you do not need an example sentence or extra information, then leave those cells or columns empty.
Highlight the word sets you want to import and copy to the clip board.
Open the Manage tab in spaced-repetition app and click Import for the word group you want to add words to:
Paste the clipboard copy into the box and click Import.
Note: The import will fail if the word sets do not follow the requirements and restrictions listed above.
Watch a video explanation (3.32) for an alternative way to understand this process.
A final reminder: If you use the Add Word Sets method in the Update tab, it is a good idea to write write the word sets first in another app so that you can keep a running backup.
