The Home Screen

After having completed the tutorial, or when logged in, you will be presented with the Home Screen after having started Just Italian.

This is the main screen, from which you can start a learning session. When you are done learning, you can end the session, and you will be taken back to the Home Screen.

Screen Overview

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1. Account Button: Here you can login (if you are not already logged in) and log out.
2. Sync status: This cloud shows you the "sync status" of the app. If the app is loading something, or writing something to the server, it will show a revolving circle, otherwise a green checkbox. This is only relevant if you use Just Italian on more than one device (before using it on another device, make sure to check that you see the green checkmark, this indicates that everything has been uploaded), or if you plan to use the device offline (e.g. in a plane).
3. Tutorial Tasks: The tutorial tasks to guide new users. Here you receive a few tasks to perform, which show you all the basic functionality of the app.
4. Current Tutorial Task: The current task to perform.
5. Tutorial Task Help: This help button is available across the app. Every time you see it, you can tap it to view additional help. The help button here will show you help on your current tutorial task.
6. Learning Button: Tap this button to start your daily learning session.
7. Search / Word Lookup: Tap this magnifier symbol to look up a word. See Word Lookup Screen for details.
8. Own Cards: Tap this pencil symbol to create, view and edit your own cards.
9. Settings: Tap this cog symbol to change the app settings.
10. Today's Overview: This area shows an overview of your learning today.
11. Today's Learning Time: This progress bar shows the amount of time learned so far, and how much is missing until you have reached your goal for today.
12. Daily Learning Goal: Here you can view and change your daily learning goal. Tap the pencil to change the goal.
13. Your Numbers at a Glance: Here you can see your current learning statistics: the number of reviews learned today, the number of new cards learned today, as well as your current streak.
14. Learn Now: Tap this button to start your daily learning session.
15. Recent Activity: Here you can see your activity during the last days. Reviews are shown in blue, while new cards are green. Days with a 🔥 symbol are the days you have reached your daily goal (streak days). With the arrow button, you can also see more details about you activity history.
16. Topics List: This shows the topics (card collections) you are subscribed to. You can change these in the settings.

Tutorial Tasks

After you have completed the tutorial that lets you make the first steps through the app, Just Italian presents a few tasks to you. Each of these tasks guides you through a specific function of the app.

There are detailed descriptions of all the tasks in the appendix.