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The Preferences dialog box can be accessed by selecting Edit/Preferences from the main menu or by clicking the Preferences button on the toolbar.
Use the preferences on this dialog box to customize how you want BallScore to behave. All preferences are explained below.
Display Undo Action
Checking this box will remind you which action is being undone when you click the Undo button. When unchecked the undo will occur without notification.
Use Laptop Mode
Check this box to display more innings and players on the screen at one time. Depending on your screen resolution, cells may be a little more difficult to read in laptop mode.
Use Colored Balls and Strikes
Check this box to use colored coded balls and strikes. If this box if unchecked then all balls and strikes will show as gray blocks. When using colored strikes all strikes will be dark blue unless the very first pitch was a strike in which case they will all be light blue.
Use Small Balls and Strike Scoring Blocks
Check this box to make the balls and strikes blocks appear smaller. This will free up more cell space for scoring descriptions.
Prompt For Intentional Base On Balls
Check this box to be prompted if a walk is intentional or not. If this box is unchecked you will have to edit the cell to change a walk to an intentional walk.
Use Players First Initial in Reports
Check this box to include all players first name initial in reports.
Use Runner Advancement Description
Check this box to have BallScore place descriptions for how a runner advanced to each base in all cells. To comply with MLB rules you should keep this box checked.
Use RTF Box scores
If you want your Box scores created in Rich Text Format then check this box. RTF allows you to changes colors, fonts and other attributes of your text. You must use an RTF compliant editor to use this feature. WordPad is one such editor as is BallScores own built-in editor.
Use Bold Headers in RTF Box scores
Checking this box will use a bold font for certain headers in box score reports when using the RTF option above.
Use BallStat/BallScore Editor for Reports
Check this box to use BallScores built-in editor for all reports. If this box is left unchecked then you may have to tell BallScore which editor to use by selecting Edit/External viewer from the main menu.
AutoDetect End of Game
When checked, this will allow BallScore to automatically detect when a game is over. For this to work properly you must set Normal Game Length below.
Strikes for Strikeouts
Select how many strikes are needed before a strikeout occurs. The default is 3. If you are not interested in tracking balls and strikes then you may want to set this value to 1.
Balls For Walk
Select how many balls are needed before a walk occurs. The default is 4. If you are not interested in tracking balls and strikes then you may want to set this value to 1.
Innings to Display
Select how many innings you want to display on the scoresheet beyond the current inning. Setting this number to a low number will dramatically improve the speed in which BallScore redraws the scoresheet. This number may have to be increased if you have a large number of bat-arounds.
Normal Game Length
Select the normal length of a game in your league. This setting will be used to calculate certain stats in BallScore
Return to Top of Inning
Select the usual number of batters in a lineup in your league. This setting will determine when the cursor returns to the top of the lineup.
Click Save to save any changes you have made on this screen.