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At Nationals when Bany does this, I believe he copies the list of names and pastes them into a new sheet. Row 1 contains the first name, row 2 contains the 2nd, etc.

This is a basic question, but it caught me off-guard the first time I used the tournament tracker...

Did you set it all up, choose the type and number of rounds, and then click "Start"? I don't remember table numbers, but I haven't used it in awhile since I can't use macros on my laptop...

I have never noticed "table numbers" or "seat assignments." However, the Tracker rarely works for me, on either of my computers. I usually do the tracking by hand. Are there really assigned seats for multiplayer?

Yes. Since seating arrangement can make a difference, based on who's drawing souls for whom (that is, the person to my left has the first shot at the souls I draw) seating arrangements should be kept as best as possible.

If you're not using tracker, I believe the order is as follows in a clockwise direction: Lowest ranked (fewest points thus far in the tourney) player--->Highest ranked player. That could be the exact opposite way though.

I'm guessing there is fairly little overall effect in maintaining the order, and I don't know if it's mandated in the tournament guide or not (the one tourney I hosted we didn't have T1 multi, and there was only one round of each T2 multi and Booster draft) but hopefully other more experienced hosts could comment.

I'm not real familiar with the recent versions of the spreadsheet, but it's possible the table and seat numbers are only intended for multiplayer

I hadn't thought of that.  I had not yet gotten to testing a multi-player game in the Tournament Tracker yet.  That IS what those columns are for.

For 2-player games, I want those columns unlocked (specifically the table number column--seat number is irrelevant) so I can send the current standing to the second monitor that will face the players, and be able to announce: "Current standings are now posted.  You have ___ minutes to see your next pairing and report to your assigned table."  This is the smoothest round transition I have ever seen, and lets players know where they stand each round, which I have found most players really appreciate.

My Excel skills don't go there.  Anyone know how to go about getting those columns unlocked for 2-player games?  I only know how to unlock the entire sheet, but would prefer to keep the protection on all the other cells.