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Contents window

The contents window in SuperMemo displays the knowledge tree (for the current collection).

These are the most prominent components of the contents window:

All branches in the tree are marked with small icons that indicate the status and type of a given element in the learning process:

Note that:

The plus sign to the left of the element indicates that the element has children. You can see the children when you click the plus sign. The minus sign to the left of the element indicates that the element with children can be collapsed. When you click the minus sign, all children will disappear from view and the minus sign will be replaced with a plus sign


Professional level

The contents window provides also a number of advanced options on its contents menu. To open the contents menu right-click over the contents window or press Alt+F10.


FAQ


You can use View to see the current element in the element window
To have a template applied with Add new, you must select the appropriate category
You can make repetitions in a single branch

You can move elements with drag&drop


You can use View to see the current element in the element window
(Noel Clary, USA, Sep 18, 1998)
Question:
When I double click an element without children, I get to view it in the element window. However, when it has children, its branch opens or closes. How can I easily view contents elements with children in the element window?
Answer:
Click View at the bottom of the contents window


To have a template applied with Add new, you must select the appropriate category
(Vidar Garlie, Norway, Mar 18, 1999)
Question:
When I go to the contents window, select a category branch and press Alt+A, the template of this category is not used! Can you help?
Answer:
To use a category template, you have to first choose the category in the category combo box on the Tools toolbar. Selecting branches in the contents window does not affect the current category selection


You can move elements with drag&drop
(facep2b, Mon, Jun 11, 2001 23:03)

Question:
How can I move the presenting order of items within a branch? Say, I want to move an item from the 95th place in the category to the 3rd place
Answer:
You can use drag&drop operations in Contents in Replace target mode. If the branch contains lots of elements, you can open a second Contents window and drag&drop between the two. See: Building the knowledge tree


You can make repetitions in a single branch
(Patrik Nilsson, Tue, Aug 21, 2001 11:24)
Question:
Is it possible to have different priorities of items in the pending queue? E.g. if I first want to memorize what about school and then all kinds of hobbies?
Answer:
Pending queue is linear but can be sorted by various criteria. However, the recommended solution in your case is to keep school and hobby material in different branches or different categories. Then you will be able to use branch learning. For example, select School branch in the contents window and click Learn (or choose Ctrl+Alt+L)