RandoziPrintable Flashcards, Double-Sided
Type one card per line as question | answer. The page arranges the questions on the front of each sheet and the answers on the back, mirrored so that every answer lands behind its own question when you print double-sided. Cut along the dashed lines and you have a deck.
Sheets to print
1 sheet
In the print dialog choose two-sided printing, “flip on long edge”, A4 and “Actual size” (100 %). Portrait pages. Print one test sheet first.
Sheet 1 preview
Front (questions)
Back (answers, flipped on the long edge)
Where each card goes
| Card | Question | Sheet | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital of Australia | 1 | row 1, col 1 | row 1, col 2 |
| 2 | Chemical symbol for gold | 1 | row 1, col 2 | row 1, col 1 |
| 3 | Largest planet | 1 | row 2, col 1 | row 2, col 2 |
| 4 | Year the Berlin Wall fell | 1 | row 2, col 2 | row 2, col 1 |
| 5 | Square root of 144 | 1 | row 3, col 1 | row 3, col 2 |
| 6 | Author of 1984 | 1 | row 3, col 2 | row 3, col 1 |
Sheet 1 of 1 · front (questions)
Sheet 1 of 1 · back (answers)
Each card is one line: the question, a | or a tab, then the answer. Up to 300 cards and 200 characters per side. On the back, each answer sits in the mirror position of its question so it ends up behind it. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
How it works
- Paste or type your cards, one per line, with a | (or a tab) between the question and the answer.
- Choose how many cards fit on a sheet, whether your printer flips on the long or the short edge, and the paper size.
- Check the preview of the first sheet, front and back, and read how many sheets and pages you will print.
- Press Print and pick two-sided printing in the dialog. Use the plan to see where any card sits if a sheet comes out wrong.
What people use it for
Revision before an exam
Turn a vocabulary or formula list into a deck you can shuffle, carry and test yourself with.
A classroom set
Print a deck of terms and definitions for each pair of students without drawing a grid by hand.
Language practice
Put a word on one side and its translation on the other, 6 or 8 cards per page, and cut them out.
Questions
- How does the back of the sheet line up with the front?
- The front keeps the cards in reading order, left to right and top to bottom. On the back, each answer is placed in the mirror position of its question: columns are swapped when the page is flipped on the long edge, rows are swapped when it is flipped on the short edge. With 2 columns, the question in column 1 has its answer in column 2 of the back when the page is flipped on the long edge; on the short edge it stays in column 1 and only the row changes. The page is assumed to be in portrait orientation.
- Which flip edge should I choose?
- In your printer dialog, two-sided printing is usually called “flip on long edge” (like turning the page of a book) or “flip on short edge” (like a notepad). Pick the same choice here. If the answers come out upside down or behind the wrong card on a test sheet, switch to the other option and print one sheet again.
- What happens to the last sheet and to long texts?
- A last sheet that is not full is completed with empty dashed slots, on both sides, so the cutting grid stays the same. A face holds up to 200 characters and a deck up to 300 cards; beyond that the page asks you to shorten the text or split the list.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The cards are laid out in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere. Printer margins and paper feeding differ from one machine to another, so print a single test sheet before a whole deck.