How to Create Flashcards in Sowvia
The best flashcards are concise, topic-linked, and designed for fast recall during regular review sessions. This guide walks you through creating your first deck and building a habit of active review.
What you'll learn
- Create a deck and name it by subject
- Write clear front-and-back card pairs
- Link cards to notes for full context
- Review weak cards repeatedly with spaced repetition
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Open the Flashcards section
From the left sidebar, select Flashcards. This opens your deck library, showing all decks organized by subject. If you are starting fresh, the library will prompt you to create your first deck.
- Flashcards are accessible from the main navigation at all times
- Your decks are grouped automatically by subject once you assign one
- You can switch between decks without losing your place in a review session
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Create a new deck
Click the New Deck button in the top right corner of the library. Give the deck a clear name — ideally the topic or chapter you are studying. You can also assign it to a subject so it stays organized alongside your notes and quizzes for the same area.
- Name decks after specific topics rather than broad subjects for easier navigation
- Assign a subject so the deck links to related notes and quizzes automatically
- Decks can be renamed or reorganized at any time without losing cards
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Write your first card
Inside a deck, click Add Card. The front of the card holds your prompt — a question, a term, or an incomplete statement. The back holds the answer or explanation. Keep prompts short and specific. Avoid packing multiple ideas into a single card.
- Use questions on the front rather than statements — they force active retrieval
- One idea per card makes review faster and more targeted
- For definitions, put the term on the front and the explanation on the back
- For processes, create one card per step rather than one card for the full list
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Link cards to your notes
After writing a card, you can attach it to a note from the same subject. This gives you a quick way to jump from a card you got wrong back to the full context in your notes. It is especially useful for topics where one card tests a concept that depends on broader reading.
- Linked cards show a small note icon in the review panel
- Tapping the icon opens the relevant note section without leaving the review session
- Cards and notes stay connected even if you rename or move them
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Start a review session
From the deck view, click Review. Sowvia schedules your cards using spaced repetition — showing weak or new cards more often and reducing the frequency of cards you consistently answer correctly. Rate each card after the answer is revealed, and Sowvia adjusts your schedule automatically.
- Review sessions can be timed or untimed depending on your preference
- Cards you mark as hard will appear again later in the same session
- Your review streak and accuracy are tracked in Analytics
- Short daily sessions of 10 to 15 minutes outperform long cramming sessions