| 1. The "Bracket Data" worksheet is the master data sheet for the tournament. Any and all changes must be made | |||||||||||
| on this worksheet. All the other worksheets are populated from this master data sheet. Double check this data!!! | |||||||||||
| A. All changes and corrections must be made on the "Bracket Data" worksheet before any bracketing can begin. | |||||||||||
| Changes will include new signups, weight changes, and "2nd chance" registrations. After weigh-ins are complete | |||||||||||
| make the necessary changes which will include removing the "no shows", combining classes with small numbers. | |||||||||||
| and eliminating all single wrestler brackets. (move up a weight & or age) | |||||||||||
| B. After all the changes are complete, push the "Sort, Page Break" button to insert page breaks between each weight. | |||||||||||
| 2. The "Wrestlers -Match" worksheet will automatically populate from the "Bracket Data" worksheet. | |||||||||||
| A. Update the "Tornament Name" by placing the correct text in cells B1,G1, & T1. | |||||||||||
| B. The only cells that are unprotected are the cells used for assigning mats. | |||||||||||
| C. Select the number of mats that will be used during the tournament in cell U38. | |||||||||||
| D. Increase the number of matches per mat for the 6 yrs olds and decrease the 18 yrs old age when scheduling mats. | |||||||||||
| E. Note: Most 2-man round robin brackets will not have to wrestle all 3 matches. (scheduled mats accordingly) | |||||||||||
| 3. The "Match Summary"" worksheet will automatically populate using data after the mats are assigned. | |||||||||||
| A. Push the "Sort Mat Button" to sort data and apply page breaks automatically. | |||||||||||
| B. The data is sorted in the following order: Mat ( B2 Ascending) - Bracket Size (E2 Descending) - Weight (C2 Ascending) | |||||||||||
| Note: Change E2 Descending to Ascending if small brackets wrestle first. (Tools->macro->edit) | |||||||||||
| C. After the data is sorted, copy & paste each group (by mat number) on the "mat locator" worksheet. | |||||||||||
| D. Note: To reset page breaks - Place the cursor in cell B1 > Insert menu > Reset all page breaks | |||||||||||
| 4. The "Mat Locater" worksheet should be used to determine the size and order of the brackets on each mat. | |||||||||||
| Copy and past the data from the "Match Summary" worksheet to the correct cells on this worksheet. | |||||||||||
| The first bout number of each round will automatically populate on this worksheet.. Print a copy of the "mat locator" | |||||||||||
| and use it for numbering each bracket. (Place the numbers in the header row of the correct bracket) | |||||||||||
| 5. The "Wall Printout" worksheet will automatically populate using data after the mats are assigned. Several copies of | |||||||||||
| this worksheet should be printed and posted for wrestlers to determine which mat they will use during the tournament. | |||||||||||
| 6. The "Completed Matches" worksheet should be used during the tournament for recording score clock numbers each hour. | |||||||||||
| It will automatically list the remaining matches for each mat. A"match move" sheet is included for announcement purposes. | |||||||||||
| 7. The "Placers" worksheet should be used for final results of each bracket. Copy and paste the bracket data onto this worksheet. | |||||||||||
| and remove the "points" column. As brackets are completed, enter the results for the winning wrestlers. Delete the nonplacing | |||||||||||
| wrestlers from each age / weight group. After completing the worksheet, sort by age - weight - place (ascending) | |||||||||||
| To turn on or off page break preview ( large page number) in the middle of pages. | |||||||||||
| View, "Normal" instead of "Page Break Preview" to turn off page break preview | |||||||||||
| View, "Page Break Preview" to turn on preview and see large page number | |||||||||||
| To Reset Page Breaks | |||||||||||
| Select all cells (Ctrl+A) Insert menu --> Reset all Page Breaks | |||||||||||
| To turn off the Display of Page Break lines once you've been in Print Preview: | |||||||||||
| Tools --> Options --> View --> (uncheck) Page Breaks, | |||||||||||
| To apply "page breaks" on bracket data worksheet | |||||||||||
| Tools --> Macro --> Macros --> Bracketdatapagebreak -->Run | |||||||||||
| To "sort mats" on match summary worksheet | |||||||||||
| Tools --> Macro --> Macros --> Matchsummarysortmats -->Run | |||||||||||
| Note: If formulas or calculations don’t seem to work check "calculation" setting. | |||||||||||
| Tools --> Options --> Calculations --> Automatic | |||||||||||
| Note: If "page break preview" wont add pages, | |||||||||||
| File --> Page setup --> Sheet --> Increase row numbers | |||||||||||
| Note: If a worksheet fails to open and displays a dialoge box "File not found" | |||||||||||
| Click on the worksheet --> Ctrl+F find and search for the text file listed in the "file not found" dialoge box. | |||||||||||
| Note: | If a range of cells has been formatted as text and is sorted incorrectly, apply a numeric format to the values, | ||||||||||
| and then convert the text to numbers by using the Paste Special command (Edit menu). | |||||||||||
| In a blank cell, enter the number 1. Copy the cell that contains the number 1. | Select the cells for which you | ||||||||||
| changed the format. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special. Then under Operation, click Multiply. | |||||||||||
| Note: | If the bracket data seems wrong or not updated after entering a new wrestler, click the "sort data" button | ||||||||||
| and the "fix columns" button. | |||||||||||