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Contents 1 Getting Started 2 UI Walkthrough 3 Task-Based Tutorials 4 Third Party Products 5 Video Walkthroughs 6 How To 7 Requested Features or Bugs

Getting Started

Installation

• Downloading RaceTab
• Running the Installer
• Running RaceTab for the First Time

Startup Screen

• Creating a New Meet
• Open Existing Meet
• Download From MileSplit
• Import From Other Source
  • RaceTab RTQL File
  • Hytek Database

UI Walkthrough

Setup Tab

• Basic Settings - Meet Information and Additional Info
• Scoring Options
  • Scoring Options - Cross Country and Road Racing
  • Scoring Options - Track & Field
• Security and Sharing
• Divisions
• Groups
• Leagues
• Chips
• Waves
• Distribution List
• Classifications

Teams Tab

• Add a New Team
• Edit a Team
• Delete a Team
• Filtering Team List
• Merging Duplicate Teams
• Top Toolbar
  • Rosters
    • Import Rosters from Delimited File
    • Import Rosters from MileSplit
    • Import Rosters from Athletic.net
    • Import Rosters from Hytek Semicolon Delimited File
    • Import Rosters from Hytek Database
    • Import From PPL File
  • Entries
    • Import Entries from Delimited File
    • Import Entries from Hytek Semicolon Delimited File
    • Import Entries from EVT File
  • Export
    • AFL File

Athletes Tab

• Add a New Athlete
• Edit an Athlete
• Delete an Athlete
• Filtering Athlete List
• Merge Duplicate Athletes
• Top Toolbar
  • Assign Button
    • Assigning Bib Numbers
    • Assigning Chips
  • Export Button
    • Export Athletes to CSV File (see also Printing Athlete Labels)
    • PPL File
• Putting Athletes Into Events

Events Tab

• Add a New Event
• Edit an Event
• Delete an Event
• Reorder Event Numbers
• Manually Entering Results
• Scoring an Event
• Seeding Heats
• Top Toolbar
  • Import Results
    • From Delimited File...
    • From Excel File...
    • From Hytek Database...
    • From IPICO Log File...
    • From DAG File...
    • From ChampionChip ReadLite File...
    • From FAT System
  • Times
    • Import from Delimited File...
    • Import from Timing System File...
    • Import from Serial Port...
    • Import from RaceTab Timing Session...
    • Import from Lif File...
    • Import from xNote Stopwatch File...
  • Bibs
    • Edit...
    • Import...
    • Export...
  • Export
    • Export EVT File and SCH File
  • Stopwatch - Build-in hand timer.
  • Video - Opens built-in RaceTab Video Timing program.
  • Results - Shortcuts to generate a various results reports.
  • Team Scores - Shortcut to generate a results report with current team scores.
  • Photos

Publish Tab

• Canned Reports
• Custom Reports

Menu Bar

• File
• Export
• Preferences
• Advanced
• Interface
  • FinishLynx Interface
  • RaceTab Mobile
• Labels
• Help
• Mobile Site

Task-Based Tutorials

• Printing Athlete Labels
• Import from Delimited

Third Party Products

FAT Systems

• FinishLynx, FieldLynx, LynxPad
• EagleEye
• FlashTiming FAT

Timing Devices

• Sprint 8
• Timy
• Time Machine
• Ultrak L-Series
• DT800 Multilane Timer

Meet Management Software

• Hytek Meet Manager
• Sydex
• TrackMate
• Raceberry Jam
• RunScore
• ElfScore
• The Race Director
• Easy Meet Manager
• RaceAid
• RaceTrak (unknown)
• CCscore (inactive)
• RaceBuilder (unknown)
• Computomarx (inactive)
• Cross Country QuickScorer

Export of Results

• TFRRS CSV Format

Timing Software

• Perfect Timing Race Timer
• Sydex CC Timer

Chip Timing

• IPICO
• MyLaps - Merger of AMB IT and ChampionChip
• ChronoTrack
• Jaguar
• Winning Time
• RFID Race Timing Systems
• J-Chip

Scoreboards and Displays

• Daktronics

Video Walkthroughs

• Video:Typing Meet Results by Hand
• Custom Results Report
• Putting Athletes Into Events
• Video:Import Results
• Seeding Heats
• Uploading Results Live
• Video:Importing Entries from Spreadsheet
• Download From MileSplit
• Video:Entering a Field Series
• Video:Printing Field Score Sheet
• Video:Assigning Bib Numbers
• Video:Manually Adding Relay Entry and Legs
• FinishLynx Interface

How To

• Create a Road Race

Requested Features or Bugs

• Request a Feature
• Report a Bug