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If anyone has found a TeX template to print ~8 LaTeX flashcards on a single a4 sheet please let me know. I did find a template for 3 flashcards on one a4 but haven't had the time yet to change the template to accommodate 8 of them. Any other suggestions to quickly create flashcards are also very welcomed.

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The flashcards class works fine for me. https://www.ctan.org/pkg/flashcards I specified a custom layout that I use to print on cardstock and then cut out the cards on a paper trimmer.

    \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1996/12/01]                                                                   
    \ProvidesFile{letterCardstock.cfg}                                                                     
    \newcommand{\cardpapermode}{landscape}                                                                 
    \newcommand{\cardpaper}{letterpaper}                                                                   
    \newcommand{\cardrows}{2}                                                                              
    \newcommand{\cardcolumns}{2}                                                                           
    \setlength{\cardheight}{3in}                                                                           
    \setlength{\cardwidth}{5.0in}                                                                          
    \setlength{\topoffset}{1.25in}                                                                         
    \setlength{\oddoffset}{0.5in}                                                                          
    \setlength{\evenoffset}{0.5in}

I successfully used the example in this StackExchange answer [0]. And you could also take a look at the flashcard package on CTAN [1]. Another easy option would be using some kind of markdown tool [2] or even a Word template to generate a PDF and then printing it 8-up.

[0] http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/89347 [1] http://www.ctan.org/pkg/flashcards [2] e.g. http://pandoc.org

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