RecallPlus Learning and Research Mode
You are in the standard Learning / Research Mode
This is the primary mode RecallPlus operates in. This mode gives you access to all other areas of RecallPlus and allows you to navigate through the program.
What can I do in Learning Mode?
Navigate through the chapters and cards.
Open Chapters you are Interested In.
Search through the chapters and cards.
Edit or Add Chapters and Cards
Move and rearrange the objects on a card
Change to other Modes... Most importantly test mode.
To see the function of any button in the function bar at the top of your screen, hold your mouse cursor over the button
and wait for a description of the button's function to appear.
To move any object you see on the screen, simply grab and drag it.
Navigating through the chapters and cards
To move between open chapters use the arrows either side of the top drop down box in the center of the function bar at the top of your screen.
To move between open cards use the arrows either side of the lower drop down box in the center of the function bar at the top of your screen.
Basic Chapter Related Functions
- To open existing chapters click one of the folder icons in the function bar.
- To open all chapters in the working directory click the top folder icon OR select File/Open All Chapters OR hold down the CTRL and L buttons on your keyboard
- To nominate which chapters you would like to open click the lower folder icon OR select File/Open Selected Chapters OR hold down the CTRL and O buttons on your keyboard.
When you open an existing chapter, a "Study Progress Report" will appear. This contains a graph displaying the revision
status of all the cards in the chapter(s) you have opened. This is related to the testing of the chapter and is explained
in more detail at RecallPlus Testing.
To create a new chapter click the "open book" icon in the function bar. You will be promted to give the new chapter a name then taken to the first card of that chapter.
Alternatively, select File/New Chapter OR hold down the CTRL and H buttons on your keyboard.
To rename the current chapter select Edit/Chapter/Rename.
Basic Card Related Functions
To select a particular card from an open chapter select the desired card from the lower drop down box in the center of the function bar.
To create a new card in the open chapter click the "page" icon in the function bar OR
select File/Add Card to End OR hold down theCTRL and A buttons on your keyboard.
New cards created will by default be added to the end of the chapter, bu you can add a card before or after the one you are viewing using the options in the file menu.
To insert a new card before the one you are viewing, select File/Insert new card before.
To add a new card after the one you are viewing, select File/Insert new card after this.
Advanced Chapter Related Functions
To make major chapter modifications click the icon to the left of the "Undo" button in the function bar OR select Edit/Chapter(s) and Cards.
- From the left box in the chapter modification screen you can:
- Renumber cards
- Delete cards
- Use the right box in the chapter modification screen to:
- Insert cards shown in the left box into the desired position of the chapter opened in the right box.
- Copy cards from one chapter to another.
When you have finished making your modifications, click "OK/FINISHED". RecallPlus will close all chapters with the modifications saved.
Moving Objects on a Card
To move a single textbox or a single graphic left click on it and move your mouse until the box is in the desired position.
- To move several textboxes, a complicated drawing or both select the area of screen including all the objects you want to move. How?
- Hold your mouse over one of the corners of the region you wish to select
- Drag your mouse until the entire region you wish to select is surrounded by the red line
- Let go of your mouse and you will see the selected area turn a light grey
- You can now move this area by dragging it with your mouse, or you can cut, copy or delete it.
Explanation of Right-Click Functions
Right click on the background of your card to access this list of functions
TEXT ADD - adds a new textbox to the current card with the top left corner of the textbox in the location you right clicked.
Paste - pastes any objects you have saved onto the current card
UNDO - undoes your last modification. Selecting multiple times will sequentially undo changes you have made starting from the most recent.
Print - prints the current card
Alter Background - enables you to change the color of the background of the entire card
Alter Weighting - changes the weighting of the card for testing purposes. For more details see Testing with RecallPlus
Move Relative Y/N - When you move a textbox, the graphics associated with it may also move. Use this function to elect whether or not you want this joint movement to occur.
Right click on a textbox to access this list of functions
Connect to - click here to connect from another text box to this one.
Connect from - click here to connect from this text box to another.
Add Graphics - takes you to Add Graphics Mode.
Cut - removes the selected textbox and saves it. If you select paste this text box will be pasted in the new location.
Copy - saves a copy of the selected text box so it can be pasted in another location.
Delete - removes the selected textbox without saving a copy.
Edit connects - select to edit the properties of the connect coming into the textbox you have rightclicked on.
Put behind - puts the selected textbox at the behind any overlying textboxes.
Move All Graphics - enables you to move all the graphics associated with that text box. Will be prompted to indicate the new position for the centre of the graphics.
ReAssoc graphics - reassociates all graphics currently associated with that text box with another textbox of your choice (you will be prompted to indicate which textbox you wish to reassociate to).
Right click on a drawing to access this list of functions
Move - moves the drawing you have rightclicked on. Drawing will be repositioned to where you next left click.
Put Behind - puts this drawing behind any overlapping graphics.
Fill On/Off - toggles between fill on and fill off. Fill on colours in your drawing.
EDIT - takes you to a graphics edit box where you can alter the color and width. You may also "fill" a drawing from here, and add an arrowhead
Reassociate - reassociates just the object you have selected to another textbox, which you will be prompted to indicate.
!DELETE! - deletes that object only.
ALL DELETE - deletes all drawings associated with that textbox.
Right click on an image to access this list of functions
RESIZE
Put Behind
EDIT
!DELETE!
They all do as their name suggests.
Explanation of Function Bar Headings
From left to right across the top of the screen:
File
New Chapter enables you to create a new chapter.
Add Card to End adds a new card to the end of the chapter.
Insert New Card Before adds a new card before the one you are currently viewing.
Insert New Card After This adds a new card after the one you are currently viewing/
Open Selected Chapters, Open All Chapters enables you to open all the chapters in the working directory, or nominate which chapters you wish to open.
To open more than one chapter (but not all of them) hold down the CTRL button on your keyboard as you highlight the chapters you wish to open.
Save saves changes you have made. RecallPlus automatically saves changes periodically and when you exit, but this function can be used to save more often if desired.
Save Copy To... saves a copy to a location you nominate (good to use for backing up your chapters)
Print prints the current card.
Exit closes RecallPlus.
Edit
Refresh
Undo undoes your last change. You can undo many changes, from most recent backwards.
Redo reverses the most recent "undo" you have performed.
Cut/Paste/Del Cards takes you to the Major Chapter Modification Screen.
CHAPTER/Rename allows you to change the name of the open chapter.
CHAPTER/Renumber Cards takes you to the major modification screen where you can renumber the cards in a chapter.
CHAPTER/Delete all progress learning this chapter see RecallPlus Testing
CHAPTER/Create Publishable Preview Form of Chapter
CHAPTER/Combine Cards into One
CARD/Reposition enables you to change the position of a card within the open chapter
CARD/Modify cards weightsee Testing with RecallPlus
CARD/Set as if never seen beforesee Testing with RecallPlus
CARD/Renumber - jumps to the major modification screen where you can renumber cards.
CARD/Delete - jumps to the major modification screen where you can delete cards.
Options
Preferences - opens a box enabling you to change some of the default characteristics of RecallPlus
- Edit
- Modifications
- Ask to confirm modifications to cards - if on, the program will confirm any changes you make before implementing them.
- Automatically join last textbox to new textbox - if on, will automatically join each new textbox created to the previous textbox with an arrow.
- Default Text Properties - select your default text width
- Default Connect Properties - select the default width and color of your connects.
- Timing
- Time between breaks - change the time between breaks (the default time of 30 minutes is the ideal time for optimum learning)
- Interval multiplier/divider - see Testing with RecallPlus
- Minimum interval to test - see Testing with RecallPlus
Information on becoming an EDITOR or AUTHOR will take you a screen with this information
Tools
INTERNET RELATED FUNCTIONS (register etc) - for all options under this heading see RecallPlus Downloads
Display Progress Report - shows you the graph displaying which cards are due for testing.
Study tips - displays study tips which are based on educational research and learning techniques.
Have a break
Uninstall RecallPlus deletes RecallPlus from your computer.
Help
Help
Acknowledgements
About RecallPlus
Explanation of Function Bar Buttons
Icons from left to right across the function bar (and top to bottom where two levels of icons appear):
Back jumps back to the previous screen
Search allows you to search open chapters in RecallPlus using key terms.
For more information on the search function see RecallPlus Search
Create new chapter (of cards) - opens a new chapter.
Print card - prints current card.
Open all chapters in working directory - opens all chapters
Open chapter(s) - asks you to select the chapters you would like opened. Hold down the CTRL button on your keyboard to select more than one chapter.
The central area of the function bar is for
- Chapter navigation
- left arrow = move to previous chapter of those that are open.
- central drop down box to list the open chapters.
- right arrow = move to next chapter of those that are open.
- Card navigation
- left arrow = move to previous card of the current chapter.
- central drop down box to list the cards in the current chapter.
- right arrow = move to next card of the current chapter.
Create new card (in a chapter) - creates a new card in the current chapter.
Create new textbox (on this card) - adds a new textbox to the current card. You will be prompted to select the position for the top left corner of the new textbox.
Create new MCQ (in a chapter) - MCQ is "muliple choice question". Click here and a new card with an MCQ template will be created. Fill in all required fields and click OKAY.
Make some major modifications to the chapter Incl renumber, delete, insert cards, etc - jumps to the "major modification screen" where you can renumber or delete cards, and copy cards from one chapter to another.
Online - will jump to the RecallPlus homepage where online functions are available. For more information see RecallPlus Downloads
Undo - undoes your last modification. Clicking here multiple times will sequentially undo your most recent changes.
Display study progress report - displays the graph outlining the status of the cards in the open chapters with respect to testing.
Redo - reverses the most recent "undo" you have performed.
Auto - automatically moves through each card in a chapter, revealing textboxes sequentially
Test Mode - takes you into test mode! For more information see Testing with RecallPlus
Next Test - opens the next card you are to be tested on in test mode. For more information see Testing with RecallPlus
Help - since you have made it here, you have worked out the function of this button.... opens a page of relevant help and information.
Breaks and Tips
Studies have shown that the most effective learning occurs before and after a break. For this reason, RecallPlus offers
you a break every 30 minutes (by default).
This break interval can be changed from OPTIONS / Preferences / Timing . Simply type in your
desired Time between breaks.
For most efficient learning, we recommend you leave this 30 minute break interval in place
When you enter a break, a STUDY TIP will appear.
These tips are based on the information gathered during the author's extensive research into study techniques, and are worth a read! Applying their messages to your study can make your study and your use of RecallPlus more efficient and effective.
To access the study tips without having to wait for a break, go to Tools / Study Tips
To return to studying after your break (a 5 minute break is optimal) click "OKAY"
To Access Other Modes within RecallPlus
Edit - left click on the text in any textbox or create a new textbox to enter edit mode.
Search - click the "search" icon in the row of function buttons.
Test Mode - to test the card you have open, click the "test mode" icon, or to be tested on the next card the program has determined you are to be tested on click on "Next Text".
Demonstration mode - click on the "Demo" icon.
Connections to other help pages
Introduction
see RecallPlus Introduction
Editing in RecallPlus
see RecallPlus Text Editing
Adding graphics
see RecallPlus Add Graphics
Testing yourself
see RecallPlus Testing
Searching RecallPlus
see RecallPlus Search
Legal Notices You Must Be Aware Of
Licence
Disclaimer
Registration and Privacy Policy
RecallPlus Website
EvolutionCode Website (The company that produces this software)