# Selecting a deck **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 21, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443 "2025-04-21T05:46:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cheyrn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/cheyrn/32/28318_2.png) [@cheyrn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cheyrn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/1 "2025-04-21T05:46:13Z")
In the list of decks, a deck is selected. If I select another deck, it’s added to the selection. Is there a way to deselect the deck? What I’ve been doing is clicking on (studying) another deck then returning to the list of decks. I suppose that works, but is there a way to deselect a deck without doing that? ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/2 "2025-04-21T08:06:47Z")
Are you asking about the main Decks screen – [Studying - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/studying.html#decks) – or about the sidebar in the Browse window – [Browsing - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/browsing.html#sidebar) ? ---
**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/3 "2025-04-21T08:22:26Z")
Also, what exactly are you trying to do by deselecting the deck? ---
**Author:** ![cheyrn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/cheyrn/32/28318_2.png) [@cheyrn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cheyrn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/4 "2025-04-21T11:48:16Z")
Thanks both. I’m talking about the main Decks screen. Adding cards would be one reason I think I’m supposed to select a deck. Exporting would be another. I didn’t try adding a card when more than one deck is selected. If I went away for a day came back and saw 2 decks selected and didn’t remember what i was doing, that would be confusing. ---
**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/5 "2025-04-21T11:49:31Z")
In the main Decks screen, AFAIK it’s not possible to select two decks at the same time. Only one deck can be active at any given moment. ---
**Author:** ![cheyrn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/cheyrn/32/28318_2.png) [@cheyrn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cheyrn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/6 "2025-04-21T11:50:24Z")
It’s what happens for me if I click a deck other than the selected deck ---
**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/7 "2025-04-21T11:52:49Z")
When you select a particular deck, unless it is in a collapsed deck, the deck will be in a slightly darker shade than the background. Could you show a screenshot of what you mean when you say you have selected two decks? ---
**Author:** ![cheyrn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/cheyrn/32/28318_2.png) [@cheyrn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cheyrn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/8 "2025-04-21T12:01:58Z")
Heh. It’s not happening now. I was clicking to the right of the link to select the deck without studying it. So, I guess it was some weird state the program was in and this topic can be closed. ---
**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/9 "2025-04-21T12:03:51Z")
Just so you know, you’ll have to click on the name of the deck for it to be registered as your current deck. ---
**Author:** ![cheyrn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/cheyrn/32/28318_2.png) [@cheyrn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cheyrn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/10 "2025-04-21T12:41:28Z")
Ok. When I do that, It begins studying the deck. Maybe that doesn’t matter if the next thing I do is browse the deck or add cards. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/selecting-a-deck/59443/11 "2025-05-21T12:42:05Z")
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