Common Questions & Answers about Using the Play Designer Series (All Sports):   I just bought the software - where do I start? We like to think our software is easy to use and we usually start providing our customers with four tips! Right click on the field to add players or use Options - Quick Add. Right click on each player to add/edit/change options for that player Watch our videos on our "demo & help" site to see the software in use. Read these questions as they are common questions that our other customers have asked. How do I add players to the play? You can right click on the field and choose add players to add one at a time.  You can use the quick set (in the options menu) to add multiple players at one time.  Once you have added players, simply drag and drop the players to where you want them on the play.   How do I draw a route (for any type of sport or route)? It is very simple to draw a route - right click on the player and left click on the type of route you want.  Then left click the points of the route - right click to end. Does the Base Package of the Play Designer print plays? Yes!  It has all of the editing and printing functionality you would expect.  The PDF playbook add-on is an extension to the printing functionality of the software that allows you to 1) compile plays into a playbook, 2) create the playbook in different formats, 3) allows you to print and share with your coaches and team.  The printing functionality of the general software allows you to print one-play at a time.  The PDF Add-On is used by over 75% of our customers and is a great feature.    I just created a formation and drew a play - I don't want to have to do that again - What do I do? Creating formations are very easy (should take 20-30 seconds), but why repeat your steps!  You can extract a formation from any play in your library, simply by clicking File -> Open as Formation and the formation will instantly be on your field.  This is one of the many ways you can save time using our software.  What does the sequences function do / how do I use them? The sequence function (http://sequences.wheelbarrowsoftware.com) allows you to be as flexible as you want with our designer.  All plays can be drawn in frames using our software.  For all sports, this adds a tremendous amount of flexibility to how your draw, and ultimately teach the play.  Simply draw you first part of the play, and just make sure you mark somebody to start the sequence and end the sequence with the ball (it can be the same person).  Click the arrow to start a new sequence and continue to draw.  Great for motion in football, multiple movement plays in basketball, etc - The software can compile the play into one picture for your playbooks (using the group icon) - and can also show every frame split up.  A great tool for creation, drawing, teaching and learning.  The are videos on our demo and help site that show the sequence function.  For illustrations and more on sequences, please go to http://sequences.wheelbarrowsoftware.com How Do I Show Passes / Handoffs? In our software, you do not need to draw "passes" or movement of the ball.  Just mark the player that starts with the ball, and then mark the player that ends.  The software is smart enough to take care of the rest!  The passes will draw from the end of the route of the "starting" player to the end of the route of the "ending" player.   How Do I Name the Positions? First off, we have some positions with labels already there - However, most of our customers are looking for complete flexibility.  Simply add a generic graphic (with no label) to the screen, right click on the player and choose player properties.  You can add a customer label for the player and the route (up to five characters) - type anything you would like.  Names, positions, labels, use your own vocabulary.   How Do I Save a Play and Why when I print does it ask for a filename? When you want to save the play, click File -> Save as or Save (if a name already exists).  This will allow you to save and thus reopen the play in our software.  It will be a fpd, bpd, spb, lpd, or hpd file depending on which sport you are using.  This file can be opened and re-edited/change using the designer.  This is the most important command to click to save your play.  It is important to mention that your software will print plays to PDF files.  We do this so you can send the plays to people that do not have our software and they can see the plays.  Do not confuse the PDF files with the regular Play Designer files.  You cannot reopen these PDF file back in our software for editing, they are simply an on screen printout that anybody with Adobe Reader (free software) can view.