# What's the meaning of "Set due date uses the deck's configured starting ease"

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/whats-the-meaning-of-set-due-date-uses-the-decks-configured-starting-ease/11973 "2021-08-04T15:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![purequant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@purequant](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/purequant)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/whats-the-meaning-of-set-due-date-uses-the-decks-configured-starting-ease/11973/1 "2021-08-04T15:41:07Z")

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In the **Scheduling changes** of [Changes in 2.1.45](https://changes.ankiweb.net/changes/2.1.40-49.html#changes-in-2145), :

I can’t understand “Set due date uses the deck’s configured starting ease”, I need help 😂

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**Author:** ![purequant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@purequant](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/purequant)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/whats-the-meaning-of-set-due-date-uses-the-decks-configured-starting-ease/11973/2 "2021-08-04T15:52:44Z")

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I set due date for a card ,but its ease has not changed to deck’s starting ease.Is something wrong?

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/whats-the-meaning-of-set-due-date-uses-the-decks-configured-starting-ease/11973/3 "2021-08-05T08:51:35Z")

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The ease is only changed when used on a new card.

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**Author:** ![purequant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@purequant](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/purequant)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/whats-the-meaning-of-set-due-date-uses-the-decks-configured-starting-ease/11973/4 "2021-08-05T08:53:31Z")

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thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/whats-the-meaning-of-set-due-date-uses-the-decks-configured-starting-ease/11973/5 "2023-05-01T04:56:51Z")

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