Q: How does SuperMemo make you remember things?

A: it makes you review your learning material before you forget Q: How does SuperMemo know when you will forget? A: by understanding memory and by studying how your memory works Q: How can you make sure that you remember some fact? A: introduce it to SuperMemo Q: What is the name of a single piece of knowledge stored in SuperMemo? A: element (displayed in the element window) Q: How can you delete the currently displayed element (in SuperMemo)? A: press Del Q: How can you add a new element to SuperMemo? A: choose Add New (or press Alt+A) Q: How can you learn the elements stored in SuperMemo? A: choose Learn (or press Ctrl+L) Q: How can you find answers to all questions asked by users of SuperMemo? A: see SuperMemo Website (www.supermemo.com/help/faq/index.htm) or SuperMemo Wik i (wiki.supermemo.org) Q: How can you see the function of a given button in SuperMemo? A: stop the mouse pointer over the button Q: How can you see the function of a given menu item in SuperMemo? A: select it and its description will be displayed on the status bar Q: What is the name of a collection of elements in SuperMemo? A: SuperMemo collection Q: How can you make a copy of a SuperMemo collection? A: choose File : Copy collection (or press Ctrl+Shift+C) Q: How can you recover a SuperMemo collection in case its files were damaged? A: run File : Repair collection (or press Ctrl+F12) Q: How can you review your learning material in a SuperMemo collection? A: choose Learn (or press Ctrl+L) Q: How can you search for a given text in the entire SuperMemo collection? A: press Ctrl+F (shortcut for Search : Find elements) Q: How can you add a picture to a SuperMemo element? A: 1. copy the picture to the clipboard, 2. paste the picture with Ctrl+V or Shi ft+Ins in SuperMemo Q: How can I add a sound component to a SuperMemo element? A: 1. click sound button on the Compose toolbar, 2. click an empty area in the e lement window, 3. move the mouse and click the element again Q: How can I make sure that a given look of an element is used each time I choos e Add New? A: use Template : Save as default (Ctrl+Alt+M)(after creating a new look) Q: What is incremental reading?

A: SuperMemo technique for reading thousands of articles in parallel (www.superm emo.com/help/read.htm) Q: How can I add an article to SuperMemo for incremental reading? A: 1. copy the article to the clipboard, 2. paste it with Ctrl+Alt+N q: How can you introduce Question of the Day into the learning process in SuperM emo? a: choose 'Remember' q: How can you always bring up Question of the Day dialog? a: choose Help : Question of the Day q: What do you need SuperMemo for? a: to remember things