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This contains miscellaneous topics that do not fit in the other categories of this FAQ.

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VTrain comes with too few vocabulary files.
VTrain cannot open a document.
VTrain cannot open a document when I double click on it.
I would like a printed version of the manual.
   
                 
               
   
VTrain comes with too few vocabulary files.
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      VTrain comes with some sample files, but it is not meant to be a course in any specific language, but a "learning engine" you can feed with almost any type of information. And as such an engine, VTrain is unmatched.

Take into account that creating your own Question/answer pairs (cards) may seem
awkward, but it is just the opposite of a waste of time. This is why:

The words you look up when trying to express yourself in your target language are much easier to retain than a wordlist devised by someone else.

This assertion is supported by evidence from cognitive science: relating words with other
words and with situations you experienced personally greatly increases the number of
neuronal connections and thus improves recallability. 

Anyway, there are additional Decks of
vocabulary cards in 40 languages available for download from our online Language Database. For issues, see FAQ: Language Database.
   
                 
               
   
VTrain cannot open a document.
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      The old version VTrain 4.5 had the following limitation: it could only open files located in the so-called Working Directory of the program. You could customize the location of the Working Directory from the Tools menu.

This has been fixed in
VTrain 5.0. Now it is technically possible to open files placed anywhere on your hard disk, although using a Working Directory is still convenient, because a centralized location makes it easier to backup your documents.
   
                 
               
   
VTrain cannot open a document when I double click on it.
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      If you double-click from Windows Explorer on a file associated to VTrain (e.g. a Deck of flashcards), and an error occurs, it is because VTrain is not already running. Start VTrain and try again.    
                 
                 
   
I would like a printed version of the manual.
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      If you would like to be able to read in bed and scribble on your copy of the Help file, you can convert the Help file to PDF and print it out afterwards.

For example, you could try the following program:

ABC Amber HLP Converter -Shareware (US$20). Works with "Windows Help"-based Help file (VTrain 5.2 and earlier).
Please note that we have not tried nor endorse this software.
   
   

 

           
                 
   
     
   
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