Help with Adding Kaplan Chapter Org to Coffin deck

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I have the MileDown’s MCAT Decks - Organized by Coffin and I have been using that for a while, along with khan academy and the kaplan books. I was wondering if there was a way I could organize current deck by the kaplan chapters without losing any of my progress I’ve already made. I am very new to anki and I’m not sure how I can combine the organized by kaplan and coffin decks. LMK what to do

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I’ll help you understand how to organize your MileDown’s MCAT deck by Kaplan chapters without losing your progress. Let me search for relevant information on this topic.

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Reading: 🏷️ Optional Tag Groups

Hi there! I understand you want to organize your MileDown’s MCAT Decks (organized by Coffin) according to Kaplan chapters without losing your study progress. This is definitely possible with Anki, and I have a solution that should work well for you.

Using Tags Instead of Reorganizing Decks

The best approach is to use Anki’s tagging system rather than creating new decks or moving cards between decks. This way, you maintain all your progress while gaining the organization you need.

Two Options for You:

Option 1: Use Tags Manually

  1. Go to the Browse function in Anki
  2. Select cards from specific topics that correspond to particular Kaplan chapters
  3. Add tags like Kaplan::Chapter1, Kaplan::Chapter2, etc.
  4. You can then use these tags to filter your studies without changing your deck structure

Option 2: Use Optional Tags in AnkiHub (Recommended)

If you’re using AnkiHub, you can take advantage of the Optional Tags feature:

  1. Create an optional tag group for Kaplan chapters
  2. Tag cards according to the Kaplan structure without affecting the original deck organization
  3. This lets you organize by Kaplan chapters while preserving both your progress and the original Coffin organization

To create optional tags in AnkiHub:

  • Go to AnkiHub and click “My Decks”
  • Click “Optional Tags” then “New Tag Group”
  • Name it something like “KaplanChapters”
  • Add tags in the format AnkiHub_Optional::KaplanChapters::Chapter1

Studying by Tags

Once you’ve tagged your cards, you can study by tags:

  1. In the Browse window, select the tags you want to study
  2. Create a filtered deck based on those tags (Tools → Create Filtered Deck)
  3. Use a search like tag:Kaplan::Chapter1 to study specific chapters

The main advantage of this approach is that you maintain all your progress (review history, scheduling information) while gaining the ability to organize and study by Kaplan chapters.

Would you like more specific instructions on setting up either of these options?

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Can you explain how I can add new tags to my anki deck

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Adding Tags to Your Anki Deck

You can easily add tags to your existing Anki deck without losing any of your study progress. Here’s how to do it:

Method 1: Adding Tags in the Browser

  1. Open Anki and click on Browse in the main window
  2. Select the cards you want to tag (you can use the search box to find specific cards)
  3. Click on Tags in the top menu bar
  4. Select Add Tags from the dropdown menu
  5. Type your new tag (for example: Kaplan::Chapter1::Biology)
  6. Click OK to apply the tags

You can select multiple cards at once to tag them all with the same tag. Hold Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) while clicking to select individual cards, or Shift to select a range.

Method 2: Creating a Hierarchical Tag Structure

For organizing by Kaplan chapters, a hierarchical structure works best:

Kaplan
├── Chapter1
│   ├── Biology
│   └── Chemistry
├── Chapter2
│   └── Physics
...and so on

To create this structure, use colons to separate levels:

  • Kaplan::Chapter1::Biology
  • Kaplan::Chapter2::Physics

Studying by Tags

Once you’ve added tags, you can:

  1. Create a filtered deck based on tags:

    • Tools → Create Filtered Deck
    • In the search field, enter: tag:Kaplan::Chapter1
    • This creates a temporary deck with just those cards

  2. Use the Browser to study specific content:

    • In the browser sidebar, click on your tags to see just those cards
    • You can combine tags with other search terms for more specific filtering

This approach lets you maintain your existing deck structure and progress while organizing content by Kaplan chapters.

Would you like me to provide more specific instructions for creating a filtered deck to study by chapters?

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Hello,

I would be happy to help. :slight_smile:

The current MCAT deck is already organized by chapter via tags, including via Kaplan chapters:

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If you want, you can also organize your local collection via subdecks, if that’s helpful. This tutorial can walk you through how to do that: How to Create Subdecks

The example used there is a different deck, but the same idea will suffice.

Please let me know if that answers your question, and if there’s anything else I can help with. :slight_smile: