You will also need a computer running Windows™ or MacOS™ with approximately
5.2 MB of free hard drive space to install PlayMaker Football™.
Before you can register, you must obtain a key code. PlayMaker Software, Inc. will send a Key Code after receiving valid order information and payment from you. For details on sending your order information to PlayMaker, Inc., please see the last chapter, About Keyware.
Along with the Key Code, your User Name and a Personal ID will be sent to the address you provide.
IMPORTANT - WRITE DOWN YOUR USER NAME, PERSONAL ID, AND KEY CODE EXACTLY AS THEY APPEAR, YOU WILL NEED ALL OF THESE ITEMS TO REGISTER OR RE-REGISTER PLAYMAKER FOOTBALL™.
When you are ready to register PlayMaker Football™ select the Register PMFB... menu item under the PlayMaker Football menu on the main form. The following dialog will appear:
You will need to type in a User Name. This User Name is the name that
the registration process will stamp onto your copy of PlayMaker Football™.
After you type in your name, the dialog will produce a Personal ID.
Your Personal ID is your confirmation that you are typing in your User
Name exactly as we have it recorded. Be sure the Personal ID matches
the one sent to you by PlayMaker Software, Inc.
Once you have typed in your Key Code tap Register and you will be ready
to play!
To jump right into PlayMaker Football™ and start playing, perform the following steps:
Tap on the PMFB icon. At the title screen, select Game from the PlayMaker Football menu.
Tap on the helmets to select two teams.
Tap the OK button to start the game.
For more details about the various game options, please refer to the
section Playing a Game in the chapter The Game.
STYLUS: The small pen-like stick used to "point" at things on the screen.
TAPPING: Tapping refers to the action of moving the stylus over a portion of the screen and pressing and releasing stylus from the screen.
BUTTONS OR ICONS: These are circles or rounded rectangles with labels. You "tap" on a button when you want to perform the action described by the label.
SELECT: You select a menu item or icon by pointing at it and tapping.
MENU BAR: This is the strip across the top of the screen. Open a menu by pointing at a title and tapping. While holding down the stylus, move the it down to the specific menu item you want to select. When the choice you want is highlighted, release the stylus.
WINDOWS AND DIALOG BOXES: Often when you make a choice from a menu, a dialog box or window will appear on the screen. Some dialog boxes allow you to tap on various buttons to change things. When you are done with a dialog box, tap OK to continue. Some dialog boxes allow you to tap Cancel to void the choices you just made.