Setting Flash Cards Options

There are two customization screens; the first includes display times, language, media, and pronunciation. The second panel includes randomizing, exclusions, duplicates, and looping.

Option

Description

Display Options

To change the times, click the small up or down arrow. You may set the wait-before-name-is-displayed option and you may also set the wait-before-next item-is-displayed option. image\qflasdelay.gif

Language

Click Common Name, Scientific Name, or Both. The name(s) displays after the lapse time you specify in Display Options.

Media

Click the type of media you want presented for each item.The options are Picture, Picture and Sound, Sound, or Video.
Click whether you want the
Best picture or a Random Selection. You can also show a mnemonic if available. A mnemonic is something that might help you remember that bird’s song.

Pronunciation

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This option is available for a bird quiz that uses sound as a choice for the Media option above. It uses Petey the Parrot to fly in, perch on the quiz window, and pronounce the common, scientific, or both names of each flashed quiz item.

To continue with the quiz setup, click Next>> to display the second options panel.

Option

Description

Shuffling

Click Yes to randomize the quiz list of species. Click No to present them in taxonomic order.

Observed

If you have logged any sightings, you can choose to exclude them from the quiz by clicking Yes. If you do this, you must then click an observer from the list.

Item Frequency

You can adjust the number of duplicate items in the quiz from none to all by clicking the slide bar to move it to the desired point.

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The percentage on the right adjusts to show the chance that a specific item will appear more than once. The total number shows the new number of items that will be in the quiz.

Looping

Click Yes to loop the quiz back to the beginning each time it finishes. Click No to end the quiz at the first finish. This is a handy feature for retail stores. Looping abides by the Shuffling option.

To make further option changes, use this screen or click <<Back to return to the previous options panel.

To begin the quiz with these settings, click Run Quiz.

For Help on taking the quiz, see the topic Taking a Flash Cards Quiz.