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Setting dates with BallStat/BallScore is now easier than ever. A date consists of the day, month and year. The day of the week will be changed automatically as you change any of the other three items. To set the game date with the RLM press ALT+D.

How to set the  date with your mouse:

Click on the down arrow in the date control and a calendar will appear.
If the correct month and year are already displayed simply click on the correct day.
To go to the previous month click the left arrow button or use the up arrow on the keyboard.
To go to the next month click on the right arrow button or use the down arrow on the keyboard.
Use the up, down, right and left arrows on the keyboard to change the day of the month.
To select the month click on the month and select from the list that appears.
To select the year click on the year and enter the correct year or use the up and down arrows.


How to set the date with the keyboard:

Use the right and left arrow keys to rotate between the day, month and year.
Use the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the values of the highlighted item.
When an item is highlighted you can also simply enter its value using the keyboard.

You can select any date from the year 1752 to the year 9999.

(Alt+1 or Set conditions button)

For sky and wind conditions type in your condition or select a condition from the list.
Enter the current game time temperature.
Use the drop down lists to set the start time of the game.
When the game is over use the drop down list to set the elapsed time of the game.
Enter the official attendance.

Click Done when all your conditions have been selected.

(Alt+2 or Set umpires button)

You can type in the name of each umpire or select a previously entered umpire from the list. Note that the first umpire in each list is blank if you need to reset an umpire to a blank line. Click Done when you have finished selecting all your umpires.

1. Press ALT+M and enter the name of the team you are going to create.
2. Press ALT+Y  or click the Add player button to add your first player. Fill out all requested information for the player then press the Add button.
3. The Save Roster dialog box appears so you can assign a filename for this team. Type a filename for your team making sure it ends with the .ros extension ( Ex: My Team.ros ). Click Save.
4. Repeat step 2 until all your players have been added to the roster.

Creating a lineup

Creating a lineup is as simple as selecting each player, his fielding position,  then inserting him in the correct spot in the lineup. If you have created lineups before than you can load a lineup by pressing Alt+N or clicking the Load Lineup button.  To remove a player from the lineup select the player in the lineup  then press Alt+R or click the Remove selected player button. To create a new lineup follow the steps below.

1. Press Alt+P then use the arrow keys to select the player you want.
2. Press Alt+S then use the arrow keys to select the position the player will play.
3. Press Alt+L then use the arrow keys to select the spot in the lineup to insert the selected player.
4. Press Alt+A or click the Place selected player button to insert the player in the lineup.
5. Repeat until all players are inserted into the lineup.

Sometimes it is quicker to load a previous lineup, then remove unwanted players and insert new ones. You will be notified if you try to place the same player in the lineup more than once. You can save the current lineup for future use by pressing Alt+I or clicking the Save lineup button. You will also be notified if the exact same lineup was already saved.

If you are using a mouse you can double click any of the 3 lists to insert the selected player at the selected position into the selected spot in the lineup.