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* Installation *
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This program requires MS Windows (tm) 3.1x or higher and approximately
1 Mb of free disk space.
To install, execute bbsetup.exe from Windows (tm).
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* Contents *
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ScoreBook Help
Teams & Rosters
Lineups
Creating Games
Game Play
Scoring an At Bat
Scoring Legend
Statistics
Batting, Running, & Fielding Statistics
Pitcher Statistics
Current Pitcher/Inning Statistics
Sound
Printing
Accessing ScoreBook Home Page
Removing the Program
Registration
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* Fixed It! ScoreBook Help Utility *
************************************
Thank you for your interest in Fixed It! ScoreBook. We hope the information
provided in our on-line help utility will answer most of your questions about
our product.
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* Teams & Rosters *
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Before you can use ScoreBook to score a game, you must first create at least
two team files.
To create a team file:
- Select Team from the File Menu
- Select New
- Enter a Team Name, Coach, and Manager in the fields provided
- Select the Edit Roster Button.
- To add a player, enter player information in the Name, Position, Batting
Order, and Uniform Number fields, then select the Add Player Button.
Repeat this for each player on the team, then select the OK Button to
return to the Edit Team Dialog. As you enter players into the Batting
Order, the Check Boxes on the field in the lower left will indicate what
fielding positions are covered in the Starting Lineup. NOTE: Do not
enter a Batting Order number for a pitcher if your team uses a designated
hitter. When the game Start Button is selected, you will be prompted to
select a starting pitcher.
- Select the OK Button again, then enter a file name for your team.
To edit a team file:
- Select Team from the File Menu
- Select Edit
- Select a team from the list of *.TEM files provided
- Change any Team fields (Team Name, Coach, or Manager) if desired.
- Select the Edit Roster Button if you wish to add, delete or change any
player in the roster.
- To Add a player, enter player information in the Name, Position, Batting
Order, and Uniform Number fields, then select the Add Player Button.
- To Remove a player from the roster, click on the player's name in the
Current Roster List Box, then select the Delete Button.
- To Edit a player in the roster, click on the player's name in the Current
Roster List Box, then change the Name, Position, Batting Order, and Uniform
Number fields as desired. For these changes to take affect, either select
the OK Button or click on any player name in the Current Roster List Box.
See also:
Lineups
Games
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* Lineups *
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Lineups can be changed in four ways:
1) When creating or editing a Team, a default Batting Order can be defined
for any player in the roster. Whenever a game is created using this team,
the game will use this Lineup information by default. It is not necessary
to explicitly define all or any Batting Order information in the Team Roster,
because the entire Lineup can be modified when creating a game.
2) When creating a game, all team information, including the Roster and
Lineup can be changed. Note that team changes made here, such as the Starting
Pitcher, apply only to this game and are not saved to the Team File. Permanent
team changes, such as new players, should be made via the Team Dialog prior to
creating a game. NOTE: Ensure that the Starting Lineup is complete prior to
starting a game. If you begin a game with 8 batters, ScoreBook will assume
for the duration of that game that your team uses 8 batters!
3) To substitute a player during a game:
- Select Substitute Player from the Lineup Change Menu. Note: This menu
item is only active while a game is in progress.
- Select the Player to Remove from the Substitute Combo Box
- Select the Substitute from the With Combo Box
- If the Position of the Substitute is incorrect, select the appropriate
position from the Position Combo Box
- Select OK
4) To swap two Players during a game (i.e. Both players stay in game, but
swap positions):
- Select Swap Players from the Lineup Change Menu. Note: This menu item
is only active while a game is in progress.
- From the Swap Combo Box, select a player from the current lineup
- From the With Combo Box, select another player from the current lineup
- Select OK
See also:
Teams & Rosters
Games
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* Creating Games *
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After creating two Teams with complete Rosters, a new game can begin.
To create a new game:
- Select Game from the Main Menu
- Select New for the Edit Game Information Dialog.
- Input the game information. (i.e. Date, Time, etc.)
- Select the Home Team Select Team Button and choose one of the Team
files (.TEM)
- Make any necessary Home Team Roster and Starting Lineup changes by
selecting the Edit Roster Button
- Select the Visiting Team Select Team Button and choose a different
Team files (.TEM)
- Make any necessary Visiting Team Roster and Starting Lineup changes
by selecting the Edit Roster Button
- Select the Start Button if you wish to begin scoring. Otherwise
select OK to save any changes or select Cancel to abort changes to the
Game file.
See also:
Game Play
Teams & Rosters
Lineups
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* Game Play *
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Games are scored by entering data into score boxes for each At Bat
during a game.
Once play has begun, the scorer uses the Next Player and Previous
Player Buttons to navigate between batters during an inning.
When the batting team reaches three outs, upon confirmation, ScoreBook
advances the game one-half inning. It is also possible to end an inning
prior to three outs by manually pressing the Next Inning Button.
Navigating between innings can be accomplished by using the Next Inning
and Previous Inning Buttons or by double-clicking on any existing At Bat
in the main window.
Once an inning is complete, no At Bats can be added to or deleted from it.
However, the information in any At Bat can be modified if needed.
ScoreBook does not consider a game complete until the Stop Game Button has
been selected, the user chooses to Save the game, and the user then indicates
that the game is over.
Shareware Note: Printing Games or Stats is not allowed in the Shareware Version.
When a game is over, the user is prompted to select Winning, Losing, and
Saving Pitchers from three drop down lists. Because the rules for crediting
pitchers with Wins, Losses, and Saves are subjective in nature, these decisions
must be made by the scorer (See your league's rule book on the subject).
See also:
Creating Games
Teams & Rosters
Lineups
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* Scoring An At Bat *
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ScoreBook uses a standardized Scoring Box to capture all the events for every
at bat during a game. Each scoring box is meant to show:
- The Ball and Strike count when the runner got out or on base
- How the batter got on base
- How many runs were driven in by the batter
- How and how far the runner advanced while on base
- If the player scored or not or
- How the batter got out
- The out number that inning
- The fielders involved in getting the batter/runner out
ScoreBook uses a blown up image of the Scoring Box and the following buttons
to capture this data:
- Strike - Out
- Ball - Advance
- Foul - RBI
- On Base - Clear All
The options associated with the On Base, Out, and Advance Buttons are listed
in the Scoring Box Section.
Many of the On Base and Out options for an At Bat will automatically update