Need to Reverse All Cards

[Rooster86]

I realized that my anki deck would be better if they are all reversed. Doing them the basic way does not seem to be that helpful. How do I reverse all the cards in the deck? Also if do reverse all the cards, can I add new cards in the basic format or should I change the format?

[blue]

I cannot add a link to my post, but there is a youtube video titled “Anki 2: Switching Card Order” which describes this. Also, in the manual, under “Card Generation” there is a topic called “Reverse Cards”

[LadyGodiva2]

If you’re asking what I think you’re asking (“I want to take all my cards and change what is on the front and what is on the back”), I think the easiest way would be to edit the “Card” itself. I’m not an advanced user, but I see two avenues that would be relatively painless:

1. Create a new card type. Benefits: you won’t change what the “Basic” card format looks like. Drawbacks: more steps (also, I’m assuming when you say you want to reverse all cards, you mean ALL basic cards).
   step 1: Add > Type > Manage > Add
   step 2: Clone: Basic (call this whatever you want)
   step 3: Browse > search: " note:basic "
   step 4: select all cards
   step 5: right click > Notes > Change Note Type
   step 6: select your basic clone from the drop down > Save
   step 7: select any of your cards in the Browse window
   step 8: now do option #2 (below)

2. Just edit the Card/Note type
   step 1: Browse > select any card
   step 2: “Cards…”
   step 3: Cut/Paste the text from “Front Template” into “Back Template”
   step 4: Cut/Paste the (original!) text from “Back Template” into “Front Tempalte”
   step 5: Save

tada