How to use Quizlet - Official tutorial for new users

A beginner's guide to using Quizlet for students and teachers. This tutorial will show you how to get started.
Quizlet is a compact, easy-to-use way to practice material you need to learn. Using Quizlet's features can help you take your academics to new heights. But for new Quizlet users, it can be easy to become overwhelmed with all the new study tools at your disposal.
We don’t want that, so we’ve written this guide covering the ins and outs of the free version of Quizlet.
Before you begin studying
The first thing new Quizlet users should do is gather the content they need to learn. On Quizlet, you can use this information to create study sets, which are essentially a bunch of terms and definitions. Think digital flashcards.
There are two ways to get study sets on Quizlet:
Make one yourself.
Find a set someone else has made.
Most of the information in a biology class, for example, doesn’t change from year to year. So using someone else’s study set is a great way to save time, and Quizlet has some robust sets available from past students and teachers. If your material is more specific, however, then making your own may be the best choice.
How to make a study set
To make a study set, click “Home” on the Quizlet site, and then the “Create” tab in the top left corner of the screen. Select “Study set” from the drop-down menu and follow the prompts. You can type in your terms and definitions, or import your content.
All Quizlet users can make text flashcards and add images from Quizlet’s free image library. However, Quizlet Plus users can also make diagram study sets, which have interactive images that display information when you click different points on them. These study sets are great for studying geography or anatomy, among other things. (Want to see some examples? Check out these sets.)
Types of study modes
Once you have a study set, you’re ready to start learning. On Quizlet, there are seven different study modes to choose from: Flashcards, Learn, Write, Spell, Test, Match and Gravity.
Each of these study modes presents the material in different ways. Try out a few (or all of them!) to see which ones work best for you. Here are the four most popular:
Flashcards
Flashcards are the classic study method on Quizlet and are great for basic or quick material review sessions. Users can zoom in on images, and click the card to see the associated term or definition.
You can also click “Play” and Quizlet will slowly run through the study set, switching between term and definition at a leisurely pace. To mix things up, you can easily shuffle the terms in the study set, or turn on audio and listen to the information. And if there are terms that need more review, Quizlet allows you to star them so that you remember to return to them later.
Learn
Learn mode creates an adaptive study plan that guides students from basic review to mastery. To complete a Learn session, a user must correctly answer every term in a set twice.
Learn presents the information in various ways, including multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank options. When you answer correctly, Learn moves that card to the “familiar” column. Otherwise, it stays in the “remaining” column.
Throughout the session, Learn will repeat the cards. When you get a card right twice, it will be moved to the “known well” column, and won’t be presented again.
This study mode harnesses progress checkpoints, spaced repetition and machine learning to help you master the material you need to know.
Test
Test mode is a great way to simulate an exam or quiz. This mode offers fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, matching and true/false questions to help you prepare for your exam.
As with a real test, you don’t get to see your results in real time. You must complete the entire test before seeing your score. You can also choose specific questions from your set to better simulate your test day.
A new version of the test will be created from your study set each time, ensuring you get maximum exposure to all the material. Using Test after Learn or Flashcards is a great way to quiz yourself and see your progress.
Match
Finally, Match falls under the “Play” category. In this mode, a mix of terms and definitions will appear on screen and your job is to match the pairs as quickly as possible.
A timer will be running and you can check your score on the leaderboard. This is a great feature for those who love a little competition.
Curious about our other three study modes? Learn more about Write, Spell and Gravity here.
Boost your studying with Quizlet today
Studying can be challenging, but Quizlet is designed to help you sort your content and start learning or reviewing more effectively. We hope this guide helped you better understand some of Quizlet's features.
Happy studying!

[@kobecabintoy9755]

this is so helpful for people like me who doesnt have patience

[@lisaamante5384]

Las Vegas, NV: This was awesome, thanks!!

[@Chanie787878]

Thank you so much for this tutorial.

[@BabyandLittleGuy]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you....fom a grownup studying for a Praxis exam!! You explained this and laid it out in a very professional, fun, and easy-to-understand manner. It's obvious you're a great teacher! 😊😊

[@wilswheels2879]

The other circle is distracting, everything else is great.

[@jasonrogue711]

I agree

[@TIMU7997]

This app is the greatest. Very helpful

[@anushkamondal2614]

Thank you ,I love this app features

[@learningwisdom5161]

Very helpful video, thanks.

[@felixkidd7963]

Thanks. This was helpful.

[@cebuano101]

Can you help us Teachers? We have been requesting, emailing, commenting on FB and Twitter. We've been asking to bring back the original Print features. Now, we cannot print flashcards, cannot sort our list etc. Please help me reach our sentiments to whoever is behind Quizlet. Thank you in advance.

[@kuzivaj.z]

I'm having problems with understanding the function of classes and folders. How can I put my sets into different folders or should I be using classes for that? Because I have different subjects for which each needs it's sets put together, maybe that's not part of the free version?

[@macysmith7247]

This is awesome!!!

[@gilburcolston1479]

Very helpful!

[@umsaoda2866]

Thanks a lot ❤ I really needed this explanation... I'm a teacher and also a student at postgraduate studies. It's definitely going to be a big help for me as well as for my students 👍🙂

[@solutioninn]

Very useful video. Especially for first-time Quizlet users.

[@lewisshen5012]

I have been using Quizlet for some time for my studies in college. This video helped clarified the experience of using Quizlet. Thanks to Rory Yabukov for making this video.

[@annalarare750]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@mariachi7340]

to create a new study set i need to have the upgraded version? I am using the free version and I am not finding the way of creating a new set

[@YourWifesRealBoyfriend]

It seems like Quizlet is only good for "terms and definitions" type questions. Can it be uses for "Questions and answer" type questions?

[@hgokmendev]

quizlet is really awsome program

[@jamesfishmanyeet1157]

This plus button does not exist on my main account which is a very old account but has Quizlet plus. When I go to the class, there is no plus button, and when I go to a set and go to add to the class, it says "you do not have permission to add sets to any of your current classes" and I know four people who have had this issue please fix this. This is no small issue, and it prevents people from helping others out

[@lindsaygoodwin3140]

Clear, concise for the amount of information, and all the info was useful. Thanks for the great video!

[@stevenl3157]

Can we please be able to switch the background color? I would love to be able to have a black / gray backdrop instead of the purple:/

[@nerd9992]

Great App in my life.

[@nyabutowilliam5563]

This was very helpful, thanks!

[@carmenrosapinedoguerra1075]

Amazing and Useful. Thank you so much

[@francescocilento7010]

Hello, I have question: is it possible modifying a new study set after it’s created and saved?(maybe I see an error afterwards). Thanks

[@cricasia8271]

Does it provide direct question from the tutor/expert?

[@carla-annefazi1024]

This was very helpful, thanks! One question - when you are in the "learn" mode how do you get quizlet to shuffle the cards? When I do "learn" with my study set it goes in order but I need it go be mixed-up. Any advice?

[@fj3571]

go to settings in learn mode and there should be the option

[@mdmoinuddin6168]

thank you🙏🌹❤🌹🙏🌹

[@johnclune5177]

If I print out the practice test will it print out an answer key as well? Thanks

[@user-tp1ui4zt9p]

Is there an option to only one answer from multiple meanings? Ex: cookie / biscuit

[@beardlessbaldy5461]

I have a question, when I used quizlet plus, and uploaded my powerpoints, it generated an outline, but now I cant seem to find the outlines created. Do you have any idea how to locate?

[@islam4633]

Can we have access to some of the flashcards you made for your students?

[@ytpremiumnyafff]

does it automatically generate the othe options for multiple choice??

[@depholade]

why did you guys get rid of spaced repetition? This would have been by go-to app.

[@anjelrhadamaeestoesta2990]

Is Answer with Term/Definition removed?? I cannot see it anymore in the options...

[@johnnyxthemacnifient5333]

nice video but you did not explain how to convert plain text to a card, i have a lot of ext files and i can't find a sutable step by step explaination how to do this .

[@appleapple2838]

A bit upset . As a Plus user Quizlet does not allow me to create magic notes . I get this message , Thanks for your interest in magic notes, what is that about?

[@muhammadshujaat1553]

This is awesome. Do you you also create these videos using Quiz-let? Any particular software? Thanks

[@kavinegi800]

I have a query, if u want ur students to access your content then how is it possible for them to do. do they have to make an account?

[@silpico]

Hi, Thanks a lot for the tutorial. Do you know if is it still the option to print the glossary? I can't find it now, but it was possible time ago.

[@fj3571]

the dots on the main page of the study set

[@nicolakerimov3049]

Thanks a lot of. Could you turn on automatic subtitles please.

[@joshuacang8370]

How do you type superscripts on quizlet?

[@andrewkim9503]

Big question. Who owns the IP of the quiz material?

[@kevinfreeley4358]

No More Gravity! Their site said they eliminated it because it wasn't used much. I used it with my adult ESL students. I think this was a bad choice on their part and left Quizlet a comment on this.

[@michaeldhe6264]

When is Quizlet going to update their API

[@adimardev1550]

that magnifier stuff really annoyses me. thanks for the explaination by the way!

[@whatabouttheearth]

Why can't you save save other sets cards to a new set you made? That would make creating a custom set very easy

[@fj3571]

you can combine sets it's one of the options

[@beverleygrant7446]

How can I contact Quizlet customer I was charged twice for the same year

[@mdnurddin602]

When I wanna upload a picture On description in android phone,it wants payment ...😏 how do I wanna freely upload?

[@kalman_farkas]

hi, could you update this video please? with quizlet's latest version, you can't make classes like you used to. I'm kinda stuck at this step, it used to be really easy, now there's no button for that on my home page or anywhere else I could find. thanks!

[@kalman_farkas]

okay, so clicking around randomly sometimes does pay: they added a new button called "Generate" to the bottom left corner (I'm using the desktop version from a Windows PC and I have a Plus subscription) and that is where you can create (and not generate, which sounds totally out of place in this context) new classes.

[@Chanie787878]

For me the true/false questions did not work correctly. They were not formatted as true/false statements. Also that section did not react to me no matter what I clicked on.

[@richardkealey7592]

How do you ASSIGN specific sets of vocabulary terms? Thanks!

[@kieraxelldelacruz7798]

how to give my friend an permission to edit this set in quizlet?

[@humester]

"Create" is not an option that I see.

[@thecreativelulu4225]

My Quizlet is only visible to me and it won't let me change it Can you please help me

[@derekstento6172]

At 4:11 she says the number of terms or cards you can enter is endless, but this is not true. Quizlet only allows 2,000 cards per set.

[@badrng2.094]

But whos using 2,000?

[@Zenab-hs1ky]

How do you remove a study set you no longer use

[@elliephan4559]

cool🤩

[@farzadyaari5850]

Can we together two sets?

[@scottdungan316]

Why do you have music playing while the teacher is talking? It's very difficult to hear her voice.

[@jamesstephenbrown]

Does anyone know of a flash cards app on iOS that reads out your flash cards, leaves a pause and then reads the answer. I had one on my android phone but on my iPhone I can’t find one, doing revision while I’m driving is very useful, I’m surprised this is not a feature of every flash cards app

[@navjotsingh2251]

Honestly, I don’t think there is one. I’ve had an iPad for 5 years and have used a handful of flash card apps yet I have not found one that does this.

[@jamesstephenbrown]

@@navjotsingh2251 Thanks, yeah I ended up getting Quizlet, which has a sort of read functionality, but it only leaves about a second before reading the answer :/ so only really suitable for very short answers. It would be so useful for testing while commuting.

[@MrOtter1234]

QUIZLET, WHERE IS YOUR GRAVITY GAMEEEEEEE, it was soooo good, where is it now?????????????????????????????????????

[@moviesfanatic4897]

And how u as a teacher can make money on Quizlet?

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

Why cant I choose in my quizlet what was correct wront?

[@egekeskin646]

did u find any soluiton for this

[@egekeskin646]

I found it you should change the card sorting option

[@mehriebrahimi5262]

Thanks for uploading the video but you speak very stressfully. I had to pause several times in the middle of the video because of your rapid explanation!

[@xkasoz7777]

Upside: you find a whole load of things you can learn made by other people Downside: you find a whole load of things you can learn made by other people... it's basically the math version of Wikipedia

[@lfong4564]

Does anyone know how to increase font size?

[@OaktownGirl]

I think you can only do that with the paid plans in Quizlet.

[@navjotsingh2251]

@@OaktownGirl how fucking stupid, you have to pay to increase the font. What’s next, you have to pay to scroll down in Quizlet?

[@Skilix3]

I can’t see the button and my Spanish teacher is gonna give everyone a test if we can’t and I am gonna screw everyone up 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@__sooth.rosie__]

What if I install it? Instead of going on the website..

[@fj3571]

you mean the mobile app. it is good but has limited functionality

[@fj3571]

only use it when you can use the online version ie you are out

[@sevenani]

Content is great but that magnifying circle is very distracting.

[@greenkimchi_]

Miss Yakubov I am a student from the philippines and I want to tell you that you're Gorgeous!!

[@humester]

That big blue circle covers up way too much. I can't tell what is going on. Far better to turn your cursor into a little colored circle and use that to highlight. Then, at least, you can see the context.

[@ohplease587]

Setting your Flashcards to PRIVATE is very important. If you are copying material from a course for study (making flashcards) there is the potential for you being flagged for copy rite violations if it is set to PUBLIC! Legally this is public distribution and can get you in hot water. Quizlet does not automatically set your flashcards/study cards to private which is incredibly irresponsible and opens any student or teacher to legal problems. How do I know? I forgot to set a study set to private and two months later received a notification of "copy rite violation." Upsetting? You bet! I had simply saved all of my quizzes and made them into flash cards. This is not cheating and a common practice to save all of your exams and quizzes for study BUT if it set to Public then you are publicly distributing someone elses work. That was certainly NEVER my intention.

[@ttbene7959]

I'm sorry, but I can no longer watch the video. The constantly wobbling magnifying glass makes me sick. Your content is great. It really is😄👍

[@vaultdweller8920]

Did they just removed the identification test mod

[@luvhyvn569]

ITS 2022 WHERE IS GRAVITY AT

[@dhilannath6798]

EXACTLY they removed it

[@bhorstkotte]

That magnifying glass is really annoying

[@laplacedoge]

Content is great, clipping is bad 😢

[@BlueTigerNoobTM]

quizlet learn is so fked up now

[@E.C.01]

We all know why we use quizlet.

[@dmitriysmoligovets329]

It's not that good to pay for it! Memorization was free of charge. Now you have 5 rounds which is nothing and then you have to pay. There is no writing option which was very helpful. So this app is useless if you want to use it free of charge.

[@dhilannath6798]

I was wondering where gravity went

[@sayeedsiddiqui9748]

First learn to create a video, too much distraction