Players Windows display lists of the players entered in a tournament. From a Players Window, you can edit player information, print a list of the players in a tournament, check players in and out, edit player information, assign byes, and more. Here is a sample Players Window:

 

 

This shows players in the "Element" section of our sample tournament. The window displays each player's name, team, prize group, rating, status (checked In or Out), and whether or not they have paid the entry fee.

 

The Edit>Change Layout operation allows you to customize the organization and appearance of Players windows to suit the task at hand. For example, the layout above is useful for simply finding out who has checked in and paid their fees, while the layout shown below is useful for checking current standings or correcting game results:
 

 

We've set this window up to display each player's name, prize group, current points, and a result from the first round. The list is sorted by current standings.
 

WinTD uses the following one-letter codes to denote results in the "rounds" columns: W=win, L=loss, D=draw, A=game in progress or adjourned, B=full-point bye, H=half-point bye, N=arranged zero point bye, Z=draw by forfeit, F=loss by forfeit, X=win by forfeit (the choice of Z for draw by forfeit is for compatibility with US Chess reports).

 

The number following the letter indicates the opponent played, according to the numbers displayed in the left hand column of the window. Note that the numbering depends on the way the window is currently sorted (controlled using Edit>Change Layout).

 

For example, you can see that Johnson beat Anderson, Martin got a first round (forced) bye due to the odd number of players, Bailey had arranged for 1/2 point byes for rounds one and two, etc.

 

 

Opening a Players Window

To open a Players Window, select a section or sections from the Sections Window and then do the Section>List Players, or click on the  icon (see below).

 

 

Double Clicking

Double-clicking anywhere except in a Rounds column brings up the Add/Edit a Player dialog box, which allows you to edit the information for the selected player. Double-clicking in a Rounds column brings up the Enter Game Results dialog box, which allows you to enter or change a game result.

 

 

Menu Operations

Except for Add a Player..., the operations on the Players menu are only enabled when a Players Window is open. Furthermore, most of the other operations are only enabled when you have selected one or more players from the active Players Window (since these operations are applied to the selected players).

 

Drag and Drop

Drag-and-drop is enabled for tournament Players Windows:

 

•You can move players from one section to another by dragging them from one Players Window and dropping them onto a Players Window for a different section, or dropping them onto a different section in the Sections Window.

•You can add players to a section by dragging from a Master Player Window and dropping on a Players Window.

•You can copy players from the tournament file to a master player file by dragging-and-dropping players from the tournament Players Window to a Master Player Window.

 

Note: a Players Window is only a target for drag and drop if it is the list for a single section. You cannot drop onto a "combined sections" list.
 

Keystrokes

In addition to cursor controls, if the window is sorted by name or by team (see Edit>Change Layout dialog box), typing in letters will cause a search for the first name (or team) that begins with the characters typed. For instance, if you type in "JO", the window will be positioned at the first name that start with JO (case is ignored). If you start to look for Johnson, and realize that you really wanted Smith, hit <Esc> (or click the mouse) to clear the keystroke buffer before you start to type SM.... Otherwise, WinTD will just keep adding letters to your old search string.

 

Toolbar Icons

When a Players Window is active, WinTD displays the following toolbar icons:

 

 

Export

You can use the File>Export operation to export information from a Players Window to a new file in comma- or tab-delimited text, WKS, Excel (XLS or XLSX) or HTML formats.

 

 

Cut/Copy/Paste/Clear

Use Edit>Cut or Edit>Clear to remove the selected players from a tournament. If you use Edit>Cut, then you can do Edit>Paste in another Players Window to move the players to the new section (this is an alternative to drag and drop).

 

You can also Edit>Copy from one Players Window, then Edit>Paste into another. This duplicates the player's entry in the other section (i.e. the player will appear in both sections). Note that WinTD has a number of specialized commands for putting players into more than one section (How To: Pair Across Sections, How To: Re-Enter Players) so use those if possible.

 

Finally, you can Edit>Cut or Edit>Copy players from a Players window and paste the information into another application. The data are copied to the clipboard in WK1 and DIF spreadsheet formats, as well as in tab-delimited text format. So, if you paste the information into a spreadsheet program, you will get a table of information with each piece of data (e.g., player names, ID's, ratings, etc.) in its own cell, allowing you to do your own sorts or formatted reports. Most applications also offer a Paste Special operation that allows you to choose the format. Or, paste into applications such as text-editors, word-processors, or e-mail programs for formatting and distributing reports, creating mailing lists, etc. See File>Export... for an alternative method of exporting information.

 

 

Notes

•To list players from more than one section in a single window, use the Section>List Players-Combined Sections operation.

•You can automatically close all open Players windows by selecting Window>Close Player Windows.

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