How To...

 

The following is a list of common tasks in WinTD. Click on a topic to get step-by-step directions:

 

Managing Players

Add Players to a Tournament

Display a List of Players

Edit Player Info

Assign Byes

Check Players In or Out

Move a Player to a New Section

Remove a Player

Check a Player's Games

Handle No Shows

Make a Hit List

 

Working With Master Player and Team Files

Add/Edit Teams in a Team File

Add/Edit Players in a Master Player File

Update Players' US Chess Ratings

Update Players' FIDE Ratings

Manage a Master File

 

Setting Up and Running a Tournament

Create a Tournament

Assign Board Numbers

Pair a Round

Pair Players Manually

Display Games from this Round

Print a Pairing Sheet

Enter Game Results (Dialog Box)

Enter Game Results (Quick Entry Keys)

Change Game Results

Correct Pairings

Redo Pairings

Cross-Round Pairings

Correct Colors of a Game

Adjourn a Game

 

Reports

Wall Chart or Cross Table

Team Standings (Combined Tournament)

Prize Lists (Non-Monetary)

Prize Distributions (Monetary)

Post-Tournament Ratings

US Chess Rating Report

HTML (Web) Format Reports

Export Player Data from WinTD

FIDE Rating Report

FIDE Norm Information

Printed Team Rosters

 

Team Tournaments

Create a Team Tournament Section

Add Teams to a Team Section

Add Players to a Team

Enter Scores in Team Sections

List Individuals in a Team Section

Use Master Files for Team Tournaments

Change Board Orders of a Team

Print Team Standings (team tournament)

 

Importing Data

Import Tournament Entries

Import Master Player Data

Import Team Data

Import a Completed Cross Table

 

Bells and Whistles

Round Robin Tournaments

Tournaments with Multiple Games per Round

"Bughouse" Tournaments

Tournaments with Multiple Schedules

Re-enter a Player

Merge Sections

Use More than One Computer

Pair Across Sections

Create Additional Rated Games

Enter Non-matching Results

Use Seedings not Ratings

Input Tournament Pairings/Results Manually

Divide Players into Sections

 

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