By default, Study adds cards you create to the Practice stack automatically. After you’ve answered a card, Study will then schedule it for review at a later time. When you need to review a card depends on how well you’ve mastered it.

Adding Cards Manually

You can add a card to the Practice stack manually:

When viewing cards in list view, you can also drag the cards and drop them on the Practice stack.

Changing How Cards Are Added Automatically

You can change how Study will add cards to the Practice stack automatically in the General preference pane:

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