Coach's Office is pleased to announce a new series of online video tutorials for our Coach's Office software. As new ones are developed, we'll list them here. Of course, you still have your traditional PDF tutorials on our Web site and your program CD.

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Desktop		Chalkboard Module		Playbook Module Quickstart More Features (w/text boxes) Cust. Templates (Pro only)
Script Module		Copy Files		West Coast Offense Download & Installation Instructions

Video Tutorials Content Outlines

Desktop
This video tutorial is a tour of the Coach's Office program desktop. The tutorial demonstrates how to launch and quit Coach's Office properly, where to find the program version number, and identifies the module icons.

Chalkboard
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Chalkboard Intro: All Plays Start with the Chalkboard The Offensive Formation

Move a Player & Align a Row Hide & Retrieve a Player Change a Player Symbol

Save a Formation or Play Delete a Formation Working with File Names

Naming convention Group File Names

The Defense: Fronts & Coverages

Fronts Coverages Refresh the Screen Save a Formation: Front & Coverage

The Drawing Tools: Introduction The Drawing Tools: Predefined Routes Adjust a Predefined Route The Drawing Tools: Connect-the-Dot Route Adjust a Connect-the-Dot Route The Drawing Tools: Complex Routes The Drawing Tools: Editing Tools

Edit a Route Save a Play

The Drawing Tools: Blocks

Rotate a Block Copy & Paste

Load a Play Change the Player Label Font Flip Offense, Defense, or Player Print a Playcard

Playbook - QuickStart
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Introduction Playbook Environment

Playbook Tools Left Column - TOC Right Column - Page Template

Chapters & Pages

Insert a Chapter & Name It Insert a Page & Choose Page Layout Template

Defining the Boxes

Word Processing Box Play Box

Naming the Page Entering Plays Editing Plays

Edit a Play in the Chalkboard - from the Playbook

Enter Text: Word Processing Edit Text: Word Boxes Printing Playbook

Entire Playbook One chapter One Page Table of Contents

More Playbook Features Many Features Not Covered In QuickStart

Playbook - More Features
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Introduction Editing the Box Type

Changing Word & Play Boxes

Increasing the Play Size

Positioning a Play Zoom is Remembered

The Text Box

Introduction Resizing & Moving Replicating/Duplicating Deleting Managing Multiple Text Boxes

Playbook - Custom Page Templates
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Introduction Insert Template Method

Adjusting the Box Outlines

Saving a Template Copy & Paste Method Reverting to the Original Coloring a Box Outline

Editing the Template Grouped Boxes

Removing a Box Removing a Template Return to Playbook

Script
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Introduction Define the Schedule

Week Day Practice Period Run/Pass Number of Plays Insert a Row and Add a Row Delete a Row

Create a New Week The Practice Script

Play Number: P# Down & Distance: D&D Special Personnel: Pers Hash Mark Location: H Offense, Front, and Coverage Play Name Run/Pass Play

Edit a Play: the Chalkboard Module Select Week Select Plays in Week Edit the Practice Script

Edit Rows Resize Rows Edit/Resize Columns

Remove Week

Impact on Dropdown Lists

Print Script and Play Cards

Page Width Print Options: Intro Print Options: Reports Print Options: Play Card Options Print Options: Direction of the Ball Print Options: Script Options Print Options: Set Plays/Page Print Options: Title Print Options: Copies & Range Print Options: Slideshow

Copy Files
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Introduction

Why Copy the Files How Often to Copy

Database File Names Where to Copy the Files: Media Options

External Drive E-Mail CD Methods Import/Export Utility Microsoft Windows Explore

File Location Import/Export Utility: Export

Name a Folder (Optional) The Import/Export Utility

Import/Export Utility: Import

The Import/Export Utility

Microsoft Explore: Copy

Explore Overview Name a Folder (Optional) Copy & Paste the Formation File

Microsoft Explore: Transfer Copy

Explore Copy & Paste the Formation File The Next Copy

Windows Vista

The Vista computer does not have a Program Files folder - everything is saved to the Local Drive C root directory. For Coach's Office, the folder location is: Local Drive C/coachsoffice.