How to create a card with the + button
In the Keeplet app for Android and iPhone you create a card without starting from a note by using the + button (New card), the yellow button on the right of the bottom bar: choose the notebook, write the Question and the Answer and tap Save. The card is immediately among those to review.
Before you start
- The + button shows on the four tabs Today, Notebooks, Statistics and Profile. Inside a notebook the bottom bar is replaced by the notebook's own bar and there is no +: to create a card from there, see the section below.
- You need at least one notebook. Without an account the app uses General, which is created the first time you save.
- To make a card from a sentence in your notes instead, highlight the text: see How to create a card by highlighting text.
Steps
- Tap the + button on the right of the bottom bar.
- The New card screen opens. At the top, the Notebook row shows where the card will go: usually the last notebook you opened or used. To change it, tap the row and choose another notebook from the list, or tap New notebook.
- Write the Question. It is optional: the hint says "Optional: without a question the answer shows right away".
- Write the Answer. It is required.
- Tap Save.
After saving, the fields empty, the cursor returns to Question and for two seconds the button says Card saved: you can write the next card in the same notebook right away. When you are done, tap Done at the top.
If you tap Done with text written and not saved, the app asks "Discard the text you wrote?" with Discard and Cancel.
Where does the card go?
To the end of the chosen notebook, after the last item. In the Notes view it appears as a block with question and answer; in the Cards view as a row in the list. Since it is new and never reviewed, you find it already in Today, within your daily goal. See See cards in notes and the cards list.
Can I create a card while I'm inside a notebook?
Yes. Open the notebook, switch to the Cards view and tap New card (if there are no cards yet) or the empty space below the last one, which says "Tap to add a card…". The same screen opens with that notebook already chosen.
What happens the first time?
If you have no content of your own yet, tapping + makes the app offer the guide first: the "Want a guide?" sheet has Guide me and No, thanks. With No, thanks the New card screen opens normally and the guide is not offered again. See The guided first notebook.
Frequently asked questions
Can I create a card without a question?
Yes: it is a "prompt". In review it appears already flipped, with the answer in view. Without an answer, though, Save stays off.
How long can a card be?
The question and the answer can each have up to 1000 characters. Beyond 900 you see a counter; beyond 1000 "At most 1000 characters" appears and Save turns off. A notebook holds at most 250 items: if it is full you see "A notebook can hold at most 250 items, notes and cards together." See App limits.
What do I see if I have no notebook?
If you have an account with no notebooks, the screen says "You need a notebook to create a card." with the New notebook button. Without an account the app uses General.
How do I fix a card I already saved?
Tap its block in the notebook, or the Edit card pencil during review. To delete it, choose Delete card in the edit sheet.