This document provides instructions for installing Mnemosyne 1.2.2 on a computer and importing a vocabulary file to use with the program. It explains how to download and install Mnemosyne from a wiki, import the AS vocab new.XML file from the desktop, activate vocabulary categories for study, and use the basic features of the program to study terms and provide grades for flashcards. The goal is to help the user get set up with Mnemosyne and ready for their first study session.

1. How to install Mnemosyne 1.2.2
and import our vocabulary
on your computer
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2. Download these 2 files from our WIKI
to your desktop
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3. double-click the setup.exe file on your desktop
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4. Allow to install on your computer
(You could also install it on a USB stick)
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5. After the installation process click on Finish
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6. Mnemosyne doesn’t automatically create a desktop icon,
so you have to go to: START → All Programs → Mnemosyne
to start the program
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7. This is Mnemosynes welcome screen.
You can read the introduction later.
Now close the introduction window with Cancel
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8. To import our vocab ( AS vocab new.XML) into the program,
click on File
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9. From the dropdown menu choose Import
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10. Click on Browse to find your XML file on your desktop
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11. Find your desktop and double -click our AS vocab new.XML file
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12. You will come back to this window below.
Click OK and wait a minute.
The Mnemosyne window will come up ready for
your fist session.
Congratulations! You’re almost there!
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13. As you can see, our vocab sets are available now,
but to activate a certain set you will have to go one step further:
Click on Deck
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14. From the drop down menu choose Activate categories
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15. A list with all sets of vocab comes up,
and you can choose the topic you want to study.
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16. You can hold down CTRL key to activate several topics at once
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17. To increase the font size, Configure Mnemosyne in Settings
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18. I have chosen 18pt font size.
It’s more comfortable to read than the original size.
Now you are all set for your first study session.
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19. The program will show you a term and you have to think of the answer,
or even better, say it out loud.
After clicking on Show the answer, the correct term will be revealed .
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20. Now you can give your card a grade from 0 to 5,
depending on how well you knew the answer
0 and 1 if you didn’t know or remember the term at all
4 and 5 if you knew straight away
2 and 3 choose if it takes significant effort to remember the answer
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21. Cards you graded 1 and 0
come up during the same session and the next day
repeatedly until you gan give them a higher grade
Cards you graded 2 and 3
come up in shorter intervals
(days, until you can grade them a 4 or 5)
Cards you graded 4 and 5
take longer to show up again
(weeks or even months, after a certain amount of shorter intervals)
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22. You can improve your learning by editing
cards you have problems remembering, or
consider very important, by adding
example sentences, pictures or even
sound.
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23. I hope these instructions were helpful .
If you encounter problems, don’t hesitate to ask and
I’ll see what I can do.
Last but not least:
Have fun studying and revising!
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