Creating Interactives by Hand

AI generation is convenient, but Interact works great with zero AI. Manual interactives are unlimited on every plan, and writing your own material is itself a powerful way to learn. Formulating a good question forces you to understand the answer.

The Create page

Open the Create page and pick the type you want to make. Every interactive belongs to a subject, so choose the subject first or create one on the spot.

What you can create

Flashcards. A front and a back. The classic. Keep the front focused on a single idea so grading yourself stays honest.

Clozes. A sentence with one or more words blanked out. You pick the missing word from a set of options. Great for vocabulary, definitions, and anything with a precise phrasing worth remembering.

Quizzes. A multiple choice question with one correct answer. Good for concepts where recognizing the right answer among plausible wrong ones is the skill.

Typed answers. A sentence with a blank you fill by typing the answer yourself. The strictest form of recall, and the closest to a real test.

Image occlusions. Upload an image and mask regions of it. Reviews reveal the masks one at a time. See the Image Occlusion guide for a walkthrough.

Tips for material that sticks

• One idea per interactive. If a card is hard to grade, split it.
• Write questions in your own words. Copying someone else's phrasing skips the understanding step.
• Prefer typed answers and clozes for exact facts, flashcards for explanations, and quizzes for tricky distinctions.
• Don't aim for complete coverage on day one. Add material as you study and your collection will grow naturally.

Editing later

Everything you create can be edited from its subject page. If a review keeps annoying you because the wording is off, fix it right then. Small edits keep your collection healthy.