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GOLF TOURNAMENT SCOREKEEPER
BY
BRUCE LANE
++INTRODUCING GOLF TOURNAMENT SCOREKEEPER++
Golf Tournament Scorekeeper calculates gross and net scores
with a choice of handicap systems for up to 200 golfers.
Leader board results can be displayed to screen or printer
with up to 10 separate flights. Team play is supported
including Best Ball scoring.
Golf Tournament Scorekeeper can utilize established
handicaps or provide a handicap for the unhandicapped
using the Callaway system.
Golf Tournament Scorekeeper reduces the time spent
calculating final standings from hours to minutes.
Fast and accurate results are delivered to the golfers
ensuring a more successful tournament.
Tournament organizers will give the impression of being
orderly and efficient and will have more time to socialize
with friends and business associates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Installation...........................2
Getting Started........................3
General Overview - Quick Tour..........5
File Menu..............................7
Edit Menu..............................8
Reports Menu..........................10
Callaway Handicap System..............11
Frequently Asked Questions............12
Definition of Shareware...............12
License and Warranty..................13
Registration..........................14
Support...............................15
Files List............................15
page 2
++INSTALLATION++
Before doing anything else, we recommend that you make a
backup copy of the distribution disk. There are several
methods to make a backup copy of a diskette. We'll give
instructions here for using the DISKCOPY command at the
DOS prompt.
To make a back-up using DISKCOPY:
1. At the DOS prompt, type DISKCOPY A: A:
2. Follow the instructions DISKCOPY gives you. The
'Source Diskette' is your Golf Tournament Scorekeeper
diskette which you place in drive A:. The 'Target
Diskette' should be a blank diskette.
3. When the DISKCOPY program finishes, the 'Target
Diskette' will be a duplicate of the distribution
diskette.
4. Place the original Golf Tournament Scorekeeper disk
in a safe place. Use the back-up copy instead.
Running Golf Tournament Scorekeeper from your floppy disk.
1. Place the floppy disk into your disk drive.
2. Log onto the floppy disk by typing A: [enter].
3. Type GOLFTS [enter].
Installing Golf Tournament Scorekeeper on your hard disk.
1. Place the floppy disk into your disk drive.
2. Log onto the floppy disk by typing A: [enter].
3. Type INSTALL [enter].
After the program files are copied to your hard disk you
can run the program as follows:
1. C: [enter].
2. CD C:\GOLFTS [enter].
3. GOLFTS [enter].
page 3
++GETTING STARTED++
CHOOSING COMMANDS
Commands are items on menus or buttons that you choose
to tell Golf Tournament Scorekeeper what you want to do.
You can choose commands with either the mouse or the
keyboard. Both methods give the same results.
To choose a menu command
Using the mouse
1. Click the menu name.
GOLFTS opens the menu.
2. Click the command name.
Using the keyboard
1. Press the ALT key
GOLFTS activates the menu bar and displays one highlighted
letter in each menu name.
2. Press the highlighted letter in the name of the menu
you want to open.
The menu drops down and you see the command names.
3. Press the highlighted letter in the name of the
command you want to choose.
If a command does not apply to what you are doing, the
command name won't have a highlighted letter and you
won't be able to use it.
To close a menu
Using the mouse
Before choosing a command, click anywhere outside the
menu.
Using the keyboard
Press [ESC]
COMMAND BUTTONS +--------+
| Cancel |
+--------+
After you input any required information, or select the
desired options, you choose a button to carry out the
command.
Using the mouse
Click the button you want.
Using the keyboard
Hold down the ALT key and press the highlighted letter of
the button you want.
page 4
OPTION BOX ( ) Visa
(*) Check
( ) Cash
A mark beside an option means that is the selected option
in the box. You can have only one selected at a time.
Using the mouse
Click the option you want.
Using the keyboard
Hold down the ALT key and press the highlighted letter of
the option that you want.
CHECK BOX [X] Bold
[X] Underline
[ ] Italic
A check box can be either on or off. An X in the box means
that the option is turned on. A blank means that the
option is turned off.
Using the mouse
Click the option you want to change.
Using the keyboard
Hold down the ALT key and press the highlighted letter of
the option you want.
LIST BOX
The selected item in a list box is indicated by a
highlight. If there are more items than you can see at one
time, you can scroll to see the rest.
Using the mouse
Click the name you want to select. If there are more names
than fit in the box, click the down scroll arrow to see all
available names.
Using the keyboard
Press DOWN, UP, HOME, END, PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN.
To select the next name in the list that begins with a
particular letter, press the letter you want.
When a selection is made, use the option buttons to carry
out the desired action on the selected name.
HELP
Online help is available by selecting the Help menu. [Alt-H]
Context sensitive help may also be available using [F1]
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++GENERAL OVERVIEW - QUICK TOUR++
STARTING THE PROGRAM
Move to the directory in which GOLFTS is installed.
e.g. C: [enter]
CD C:\GOLFTS [enter]
Type GOLFTS [enter].
CREATING A NEW FILE
Hold down the Alt key to access the menu and select 'File'.
Select 'Create New File' from the file menu.
TOURNAMENT OPTIONS
Tournament Name
The tournament name is for reference only and appears on
leader board printouts.
Flights
A tournament can have up to 10 flights for which you provide
a description. Flights are used to separate golfers into
competitive groups. The reports menu will only show flights
for which a d