Reviewing and Adding Flashcards

· Press "k" or "x" to indicate whether you did or did not know the correct answer and proceed to the next card

· Your score will be tracked with green and red boxes on the scorecard

Press MENU key to:

· Take The Quiz or Study Mode: star score is recorded only when you Take The Quiz

· Show/Hide Multiple Choice: with multiple choice, three alternative answers are displayed with the correct one. Press the appropriate letter key to choose your answer.

· Show/Hide Help Text: hides the help text at the top of the screen

· Reverse Q&A: reverses the question and answer on the front and back of the cards

· Work With Subset...: select the % of the whole cardset to work with in this session

· Show Classic Cards: changes the background color of the cardset

· Maximize Screen: expands viewing area by hiding score and help panels

· Show Help: links to web based help information on the gWhiz site

· Cardset authors control availability of the Multiple Choice, Reverse Q&A, and Quiz settings on the source "-info" sheet. See the Creating Your Own Flashcards page for details.

Flashcard Library Menu Options:

· Get My Google Data...: access your Google account to download content you have created in Google Documents and also those documents that have been shared with you. Note, if your login is a "@gmail.com" login, you can leave off the "@gmail.com"

· Search gWhiz Catalog...: search our gWhiz Catalog for content of interest. Use a * for partial word searches

· Load from File: imports content files downloaded with BlackBerry Desktop Manager

· Hide/Show List Detail: lists only the title of the flashcards or reference guide vs. both the title and description

· View Set Info...: displays description and author information if provided in the content "-info" worksheet of the gWhiz Template

· Sort List...: rearranges the list of available content alphabetically, the order in which they were loaded (default), or by score

· Email Flashcards...: allows you to email cardsets to a friend with gFlash+
· Delete Selection: deletes selected content from the device

· Clear My Google Login: clears your login/password information from the application. You will need to re-enter for future access.

· Show Help...: will take you to web based instructions for using the application

· View Set as Reference: adds the content to the gRef library if both gRef and gFlash+ were downloaded together as part of the gWhiz suite

· Find data to study or add your own data.
· After selecting a data set, select "Export" at the bottom of the page.
· Scroll to the gFlash+ section for your mobile device (BlackBerry), enter your email address.
· Follow the "Via Email...:" steps in the next section.
· If you do not have a data plan or WiFi access and want to use the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to load your flashcard set, open your email and save the attachment to your computer. Ensure the filename has a .gts extension. Then follow the via BlackBerry Desktop Manager instructions from below, but start on step 2.

2) To add Content from the FlashcardExchange

· Establish a FlashcardExchange account. Full Membership is required.
· Search for a flashcard set in the Directory or make your own unique set.
· Select the "Export" menu button.
· Select the "Export to BlackBerry" button. An email will be sent to your FlashcardExchange email address.
· If this does not get sent to your BlackBerry, forward the email to your BlackBerry. Then follow the "Via Email...:" steps in the next section.
· If you do not have a data plan or WiFi access and want to use the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to load your flashcard set, open your email and save the attachment to your computer. Ensure the filename has a .gts extension. Then follow the via BlackBerry Desktop Manager instructions from below, but start on #2.

3) To add Content from Open Window Software's WinFlash Educator
· Export your Educator study files to the ready-to-upload .csv format using the Export Content tool on the Educator menu and selecting gFlash as the export format.
· Log into Google Docs
· Click Upload
· Select the .csv file you want to upload on your computer using the Browse button
· Click Upload File
· Select File|Save & Close

· Follow the instructions for adding content from Get My Google Data... in the section above.

Alternative Ways for Adding Flashcards

1) Via Email from the gWhiz Catalog or an email from a friend also running gWhiz

You'll notice the gWhiz Catalog search results include an option to email content directly from our website. Also if a friend running gWhiz has selected "Email Flashcards..." or "Email Reference...", this content can be loaded the same way.
· Open the email in your BlackBerry messaging application.
· Scroll to the attached .gts file, press the "MENU" key, and select "Save Card Set"
· Return to the BlackBerry main application menu and restart the destination gFlash+ or gRef application, the new content will be included in the list on the mainscreen.

2) Via BlackBerry Desktop Manager to your BlackBerry

The easiest way to add gWhiz data content to your phone for gFlash+ is to use the built in tools to access data from your Google and account or the gWhiz Catalog. This option is intended for users that do not have a data plan or WiFi on their BlackBerry, and need an alternative method of loading content. Select the title link above for detailed instructions or here.