How to Make Flash Cards Online
Flash cards can be an important learning tool in various educational settings. Individuals can use flash cards to memorize data or images. Commercial companies offer sets of flash cards for sale. However, custom flash cards can be very expensive. Learn how to make flash cards online to save money and give yourself flexibility regarding the content of your flash cards.
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Instructions
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Sketch out your proposed flash card designs on a piece of paper. This is especially important if you are creating graphic-based flash cards (e.g. flash cards focused on an image). Plan out the complete set of flash cards before you begin designing them online. In this way, you have a full understanding of what you wish to make and what it involves before sitting down at a computer.
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Obtain any graphic image files that you need for your flash cards. Skip this step if you are creating text-based flash cards (like flash cards for memorizing terms or names). Graphic images may be obtained from a digital camera if you are a photographer, or from an online database. Various websites offer free images under the Creative Commons license. Examples include Wikimedia Commons and Flickr (links in the Resources section).
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Launch Google Docs, a free web-based software suite released by the search engine Google. In the Google Docs screen, click "New" in the top left-hand side of the screen. Select "Presentation" from the drop-down menu.
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Create your flash cards. Each slide in the presentation will be one flash card. Click the plus sign in the lower right-hand corner of the screen to add a new slide. If they are text-based flash cards, simply type your text within the Google Docs Presentation interface. If you are making image-based flash cards, insert the appropriate images for each flash card. Click "Insert" in the top menu, and select "Image" from the drop-down menu.
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Review each of the slides to ensure that your flash card text and images are correct.
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Click "File" and select "Print." In the dialog box that appears, choose "4 Slides" in the drop-down menu displayed under "Layout." Click "Print" and print on thick card stock. Four slides will be printed on each page. Cut each page into fourths, shuffle and use as flash cards.
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