The File submenu on the main
menu bar provides the following options:
- New collection - create a new empty collection. To
create the collection, type in its name (optionally you can provide it with the extension kno,
other extensions will be rejected)
- Open collection - open a new collection for use. The fastest way to open a file by typing its name is
to follow it with a dot and any character. For example, to open collection biology
type biology.x or biology.a
- Copy collection - copy the currently opened
collection to a new location. To copy a system, type in the destination system name
(provide it with extension KNO). If the destination system already exists, it will be
deleted before proceeding with the copying procedure. Note that Copy collection is
equivalent to Save As (the different name is used to indicate that the system is
not kept in computer memory but on the hard disk)
- Delete collection - delete the currently opened
collection after confirmation
- Repair collection - recover
from integrity problems in your collection (e.g. as a result of physical damage to collection files)
- Tools
- Import - import external files in various formats
- Export
- Learning process - store the learning process in a
text file. This way, you do not have to back up large systems such as Advanced English. It
is enough to save the learning process and restore it if necessary. The original
collection (e.g. Advanced English) can be taken and
provided with learning data restored from the text file. Along the text file, this
procedure will also produce two files with the same name as the text file and with
extensions lr1 and lr2. These are the user learning
profile (copy of info/sm8opt.dat) and the
repetition history (copy of info/reps.dat)
respectively. These files (lr1 and lr2) are optional. Deleting them will
deprive the learning process backup of information about the user profile and repetition
history; however, it will not prevent restoring the learning process (user profile will
have to be built anew)
- As text - export the entire collection as a text file
(elements, their position in the knowledge tree and all
components). Note that the user profile nor unused registry entries will not be
transferred. This file can later be imported to an another system with File : Tools :
Import : Text
- Subset as text - export a subset
as text. This option is the same as File : Tools : Export : As text with this
exception that only the elements belonging to a selected subset are exported. Read more: Using subsets
- Q&A text - export SuperMemo Q&A files by
using first question and first answer component of each element (if any)
- Translation - export translation file that, after
being modified, can be imported back with File : Tools : Import : Translation
- Lexicon - export the lexicon in the Q&A format
for import to SuperMemo. For example, Cross Country�s
Words collection has been generated using this option in conjunction with File
: Tools : Import : Q&A text
- Reset collection - delete all repetition spacing data
from the collection. In other words, make it look as it has not been used in the learning
process. File : Tools : Reset collection is useful if you would like to pass your
collection to another user, or even distribute it commercially. File : Tools : Reset
collection will remove all data pertaining to your learning process, and leave all
items in the pending (or dismissed) state. At the end of this procedure you will be asked
if you want to set the sequence of the pending queue
along the position of elements in the knowledge tree (yes
to Do you want to sort the pending queue by hierarchy?) or along the increasing
ordinal number of elements (yes to Do you want to sort the pending queue by
ordinals?)
- Reset parameters
- Repetition history - delete the file reps.dat that
contains the history of repetitions of all individual elements. Note that this file is not
used by Algorithm SM-8 and is optional. Important!
You should not delete this file manually. Apart from deleting the file, SuperMemo needs to
reset all pointers to this file from the entire collection
- Optimization matrices - reset only the optimization
matrices used in the learning process (RF, OF, etc.)
- Forgetting index
record - reset the record of repetition grades used in computing the measured forgetting index
- Average response time - reset the record of the
average time it takes to respond to questions in your collection
- Sort pending by ordinal - sort the pending queue for ordinals (lower ordinals first)
- Sort pending by contents - sort the pending queue for the position of individual elements in
the knowledge tree (in the contents window). You can determine the shape of the
knowledge tree with drag-and-drop operations. After sorting, the first child of the first
child of the first child ... will be put first in the pending queue. The last child of the
last child of the last child ... of the master node will be last
- Semi-copy - copy the currently opened collection
without its elements subfolder. This subfolder contains
multimedia objects such as video files, sound files, bitmaps, etc. In multimedia
collections, these files make up over 95% of the collection size. Semi-copy can be
used for fast back-ups of large collections whose multimedia objects have already been
backed up, or have not changed much since the last back-up. Additionally, you can use Semi-copy
to create a copy for another family member using the same collection on the same computer
(or over the same local network)
- Move collection - copy the currently opened
collection to a new location and delete the original
- Quick backup - make a quick backup of the current
collection in the backup subfolder. The
backup collection includes the date stamping in its name for easy review of your backups
- Garbage - delete selected files to reduce the size of
the collection (the saving might be the greatest in case you recorded lots of own
recordings in pronunciation training)
- View report - view any text file, esp. a SuperMemo
report file (by default: text files with extension txt from the
reports folder such as recover.txt, mercy.txt, etc.)
- Registration
- Request password - open dialog box that makes it
possible to send an e-mail to SuperMemo World with your registration data. In response you
will immediately receive payment instructions
- Input password - provide registration password. This
option is active only in unregistered SuperMemo and should be used to supply the
registration password received from SuperMemo
World upon registration. See: Registering SuperMemo
- Install icons - install SuperMemo icons on your
Windows desktop and on the Start menu
- Questionnaire - fill out a questionnaire which you
can send to us to be sure that future
versions of SuperMemo are more likely to reflect your needs!!!
- Unregister - remove registration data from the
currently used collection. You must use this option before redistributing your own
collections! Redistributing registered collections violates your user license and spreads
your registration data to other users
- Level - makes it possible to
choose between beginner, basic, middle and professional levels of difficulty. You can
start using SuperMemo on the basic level and gradually jump to higher levels as soon as
you master the functionality of a given level. This will make sure you learn SuperMemo
starting with most essential functions:
- Beginner - the difficulty level recommended for
complete beginners. It focuses on adding new material with Add new and
learning with Learn
- Basic - the difficulty level that builds upon the
beginner level and introduces learning management functions such as Forget,
Remember and Dismiss. It also introduces functions for editing
the knowledge tree: Add, Sibling, Insert,
etc.
- Middle - the level that introduces collection
management functions (Delete collection, Copy collection,
etc.), editing components, advanced search functions and browsing functions, Options,
Mercy and layout management
- Professional - the level that comprises full
functionality of SuperMemo with all advanced functions such as: import-export, reading list management, tasklists,
etc.
- Next level - jump to a higher level (Ctrl+Alt+F12).
Note that this function is circular and will let you jump back from Professional
to Beginner level
- Previous level - jump to a lower level (Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12)
- Exit - exit SuperMemo
- 1-10 - open one of the ten most recently opened collections
Frequently Asked Questions
SuperMemo was designed to
help you keep all your knowledge in just one collection!