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How do I turn lecture slides into flashcards?

Upload a PDF or PowerPoint (.pptx) from your course. Passal makes flashcards from the lecture, plus quiz questions when the lecture supports them. Look them over, keep the ones you want, and edit or delete the rest. Your review set only includes cards you keep.

Text and Markdown files work too. Recorded lecture? Upload its transcript. More on slides to flashcards.

How does Passal know what I should study?

Passal uses spaced repetition to schedule your reviews, and the Today screen shows what’s due and your next exam date. If you keep missing the same question, Today can point you to it first, and Recovery keeps each card or question you miss until you recall it on a later day.

Link your calendar and tag an exam, and Passal moves reviews earlier so they land before it. Built-in Pomodoro, timer and stopwatch modes track your study time.

Use Today’s next step alongside your syllabus and what your instructors emphasize.

How do I check a card?

Every card Passal makes shows the line from your slide that it came from, with a link to that spot in the lecture. If Passal can’t match a card to your lecture, it leaves the card out. If you edit a card, Passal marks it, because your edit may no longer match the slide.

Does Passal replace my syllabus or a medical question bank?

No. Passal helps you practice material from your own lectures. A set of generated cards is not proof that every course objective or exam topic is covered, and repeated correct answers do not establish exam readiness. Use your syllabus and instructor guidance to decide what else to study; keep specialist question banks and other course resources where you need them.

Can I use ChatGPT or Claude to make more cards?

Yes, though you don’t need to: Passal makes cards on its own. For more, copy a prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot and paste the reply back, or use a supported Claude or ChatGPT connector. Connector availability and permissions depend on your assistant account. Passal keeps only the cards it can match to your slides and tells you how many it left out. Setup and requirements.

Can I bring my Anki deck?

Yes. Import Anki cards into a course and study them next to your lecture cards. You’ll see a preview before anything is added. Imported cards start on a fresh Passal schedule because Anki due dates don’t carry over, and your deck in Anki stays as it is. Passal and Anki.

Good to know

• Scanned slides need text. If you can’t select the text in your PDF, Passal can’t read it either. Upload the original PowerPoint or a text-based PDF instead.
• Recordings need a transcript. Upload the transcript along with the recording.
• Your slide is the source. A card matching your slide shows what the lecture said. It doesn’t guarantee the lecture is complete or current.
• Upload only material you’re allowed to use. Studying a file in Passal doesn’t give you permission to share it.

Passal is a study app — built for med school. Product guide by Passal, not medical review. Report a correction.

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