NotesmakrHelp Guide

Study Settings

Configure default options for quizzes and flashcards to match your learning preferences

Study Settings is where you set your defaults for quizzes and flashcards, and also where you manage exit confirmation, study reminders, annotation colours and study-time tracking. Setting smart defaults saves time and keeps the study tools matched to how you like to learn.

Study Settings on iPad in landscape, showing the General, Quiz Settings and Reminders cards

Opening Study Settings

Open the Settings tab

Tap Settings, the fifth tab: it sits in the bottom bar on a phone and in the sidebar on iPad.

Go to Configuration

In the Configuration section, tap "Study Settings". The page opens full-screen with a back arrow at the top left.

Adjust your options

Scroll through the six cards: General, Quiz Settings, Reminders, Flashcard Settings, Annotation Colors and Study time. Remember to tap the Save button on the Quiz and Flashcard cards (see "Saving" below).

General

The General card has one switch:

  • Exit Confirmation — "Show a confirmation dialog when leaving a study session". It is off by default. Turn it on if you want a prompt before you leave a session. It saves as soon as you flip it.

Quiz Settings

Number of Questions

Use the slider, or read the number in the box beside it. The slider moves in four steps only: 5, 10, 15 or 20 questions. The default is 5.

Difficulty Level

Tap Easy, Medium or Hard. The default is Medium.

Start with Medium and adjust based on your results. Scoring 90% or more consistently? Try Hard. Scoring below 60%? Try Easy.

Question types

There is no question-type setting on this page.

Saving

Tap Save Quiz Settings to keep your changes. A "Quiz settings saved successfully" message confirms it.

Reminders

The Reminders card controls the study reminders that appear on your Study Desk. These save immediately, with no Save button.

  • Push reminders — Shows On, Off or Blocked. Tap the row to open your device's notification settings. Reminders arrive on the device you are using; to stop them, turn notifications off in your device settings.
  • Default time — The time new revision reminders are set for, 6:00 PM by default. Tap the row to change it. Existing reminders keep the time they were set with.
  • Rows on the desk — How many upcoming reminders your Study Desk lists before it shows "+ more". Use the minus and plus buttons to choose from 1 to 8; the default is 3.

Flashcard Settings

Number of Flashcards

Same four-step slider as quizzes: 5, 10, 15 or 20 cards. The default is 5.

  • Quick review: 5-10 cards
  • Standard session: 10-15 cards
  • Extended session: 15-20 cards

Difficulty Level

Tap Easy, Medium or Hard. The default is Medium.

Thinking Time

How long to think before you need help. Drag the slider anywhere from 1 to 10 seconds. The default is 4 seconds.

Saving

Tap Save Flashcard Settings to keep your changes. A "Flashcard settings saved successfully" message confirms it.

Annotation Colors

The Annotation Colors card lets you choose default highlight colours for each annotation type. There is no free colour picker: each type offers four colours — Yellow, Blue, Green and Pink. Tap a colour to select it; it saves right away.

  • Typed Note Color — default Yellow
  • Voice Note Color — default Blue
  • Handwritten Note Color — default Green

Study time

The Study time card controls whether Notesmakr records your study time.

  • Track my study time — When on, Notesmakr saves which material you studied, with its title, and for how long. The text you read or write is never saved. This choice applies to your whole account and saves immediately.
  • Delete my study history — Deletes your study-time records after you confirm in the "Delete study history?" dialog. Study time already added to your notes, and your Focus Timer history, are kept.

Saving and Applying Settings

What saves when

  • Needs a Save button: the Quiz Settings card and the Flashcard Settings card, each with its own button.
  • Saves as soon as you change it: Exit Confirmation, the Reminders settings, annotation colours and the study-time switch.

Where settings are kept

Your quiz settings, flashcard settings and exit-confirmation choice are stored with your account. Annotation colours, the default reminder time and the number of rows on the desk are kept on the device you change them on, so set them again on each device.

Doesn't affect existing content

Changing your defaults doesn't modify quizzes and flashcard decks you already made.

Study Settings Best Practices

Start simple

Begin with the defaults and adjust based on experience. Notice what feels too easy, too hard or not enough, and change one thing at a time.

Match settings to goals

For daily review: 5-10 flashcards per session and Medium difficulty quizzes.

For exam prep: 15-20 flashcards per session and Hard difficulty quizzes.

For long-term retention: 10-15 flashcards per session, Medium difficulty and a consistent daily habit.

Next Steps

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