Is it possible to define specific card types only for a specific deck in Anki desktop?

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I want to create a specific set of card types for a specific deck on the Anki desktop. Is it possible?
I tried it, But Anki applies the new card types to all the available decks!

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This section of the manual might help you with the distinction between note, cards, note types and card types (which I suspect you don’t know).

Once you have read that: note types and decks are completely unrelated. If you create a new note type, it should not affect in any way existing material (no matter in which deck it belongs). I suspect you didn’t create a new note type, but created a new card type (also called card template sometimes) for a given note type, which does affect every note of that note type (again, no matter in which deck the cards are).

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Thank you! Based on these, I guess I can accomplish my goal by defining a new Note type! Am I right?

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Yes, I think.

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Yes, Because in each Note type, I can define a specific set of card types that don’t affect other decks based on another Note type! Example:

Note Type 1:

  • A specific set of card types
    • Deck1
    • Deck 2

Note Type 2:

  • Another set of card types
    • Deck 3
    • Deck 4

This kind of structure is achievable by defining different Note types.