This is one of those things that really needs to be updated for Anki 2.0 because when Koichi originally wrote this it was with 1.0 in mind.  Importing was different back then because sub-decks didn’t exist.  When I started out with textfugu I’d import a deck, then drag it into a sort of master deck to make it a sub-deck and I could easily review everything collectively.

Now there are a couple of small problems with this approach.  One is that each deck you import will have its own settings, which will start to clutter up the list of settings after a while.  The other is that to a point Anki 2.0 will complain if there are too many decks, saying that too many is inefficient and could slow it down.  So this is my routine that I go through when I import a textfugu deck into Anki 2.0 (fair warning, it’s a bit lengthy):

1. Click the Import File, browse to the deck you want to import and click Open (seems obvious but I want to be thorough here)
2. After importing, click the gear icon on the right-hand side where the deck is listed and select Options.  You’ll see an options group dialog come up.
3. There will be a gear icon on the right-hand side of the name of the options deck.  Click that and select Delete (this will remove the settings group for that deck and assign it to the Default settings instead).  I don’t think you have to do this, but it keeps things tidy.
4. Click OK to close the options window
5. Now click the name of the deck and then click Browse.  The Browser window will come up.
6. In the left-hand side is a tree-view.  Near the top you’ll see Current Deck.  Click that. (why this doesn’t immediately default when you open the browser from a deck I don’t know, but maybe a future update will address that)
7. From the Edit menu, choose “Select All” or alternatively Ctl+A.
8. Click the Change Deck button that’s in the middle of the toolbar.
9. Select the deck you want to move the cards to and press Move Cards
10. Now that the cards have now been moved to the deck you want them in, close the browser, go back to the main Decks listing, and delete the now empty deck.

Someone may have a better, less complicated way but this works for me and while it seems like a bit of work it does keep the decks and settings from getting too cluttered.

As for how often, you’ll want to review on a daily basis if possible to keep from falling behind too much on reviews.  It’s important to pace yourself, too, so you don’t spend too much time on reviews.  30 minutes at a time seems to be a good rule-of-thumb there.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 10 months ago by  Jason.

@Albino Rhino: Good to see another fan of Steve Kaufman :) I get what he’s saying about not doing so many flash cards but it’s a difficult habit to get out of. I’m so used to doing them every day, and if I don’t they’ll just pile up and that would be awful :P

Have you seen any of Moses McCormick’s (laoshu505000) videos? He’s another of my favourite YouTube polyglots, really good.

Hi everyone.   I just joined and I hope all is well with you all.    Speaking of anki 2.0.  I am it more on a Note 8.0 tablet.  When setting up ‘My Passion list’  how do you get the letters to convert to hiragana.   I may be missing something but I travel and that is why I use my note alot.  Will I have to set on the desktop and then sync?