Table of contents

Table of contents ............................................................................................ 1 1) Operating principles ...................................................................................... 1 2) Organizing the contest ................................................................................... 2 A) PRONOSTIC FILE ........................................................................................2 NAME / FIRST NAME ......................................................................................2 GROUPS STAGE ..........................................................................................2 FINALS STAGE ............................................................................................3 B) MANAGER FILE ..........................................................................................3 OPTIONS: BET / EARNING DISTRIBUTION ..................................................................3 OPTIONS: LINKS .........................................................................................3 OPTIONS: COLORS / LANGUAGES .........................................................................3 OPTIONS: POINTS SCALE FOR GROUP STAGE ...............................................................4 OPTIONS: POINTS SCALE FOR FINALS STAGE ...............................................................5 OPTIONS: IMPORT BETS ..................................................................................5 OPTIONS: TOOLS ........................................................................................6 MATCHS: MONITORING THE EURO ........................................................................7 RESULTS: CALCULATION OF POINTS .......................................................................8 CLASSEMENT : CLASSIFICATION OF PLAYERS ...............................................................9 STAT: DEVELOPMENT OF THE NUMBER OF POINTS .........................................................9 LOG: STATUS OF THE PROGNOSES IMPORT .............................................................. 10 3) Appendices.............................................................................................. 11 APPENDIX 1: EXCEL UPGRADE .......................................................................... 11 APPENDIX 2: ACTIVATION OF MACROS ................................................................... 12 APPENDIX 3: ORGANIZING A COMPETITION IN SEVERAL PHASES ........................................... 17

1) Operating principles Send the PRONOSTIC file to your friends. Set the schedule file MANAGER. Import the PRONOSTIC files in the MANAGER file. Send the MANAGER file to your friends.

A B C D

2) Organizing the contest A) PRONOSTIC FILE

The PRONOSTIC file must be sent to all participants to the contest, rename each file with a unique name to prevent them from being erased during files import stage. The PRONOSTIC file comes from the MANAGER file, some features are visible but invalidated (columns 1N2, import bets, eraser) The contest can be organized in one or more stages of prognosis such as a phase for the groups stage and a second phase for the finals (quarter, semi and final) stage. Refer to appendix 3 for more details.

NAME / FIRST NAME

Each participant must enter his Name / first name (between 1 and 20 characters) in the two fields in Matchs tab:

The results will be displayed in red if these two fields are not set properly and the PRONOSTIC file cannot be imported in MANAGER file.
GROUPS STAGE

During the GROUP stage (games 1 to 24) draws may occur in the ranking table. In this case it is necessary to manually adjust the ranking by choosing the team of your choice using the drop menu [1]. Meaning of alerts : Group A : switched to manual mode and no error detected. Group B : switched to manual mode but one or more errors are detected, Portugal team appears twice in the ranking. Poule C : two rows are empty. Poule D : no draw, automatic classification. Any abnormal situation in the classifications will block the prognoses and file import will be denied.

Euro manager follows criterias a), b) and c) of UEFA Regulations (page 9, chapter 8.07): http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/91/48/36/914836_DOWNLOA D.pdf

FINALS STAGE

In case of draw (as seen on opposite picture, game 25), it is necessary to input the penalty results in column S.A.G [1]. This score is only used to determine the winning team and is not part of the prognosis.

B)

MANAGER FILE

The file MANAGER manages the prognosis contest, it may accept until 100 players in different languages. It offers a complete schedule of points for each stage and a rating calculation for each team. Simply enter the score in the games tab, calculation of points and ranking is automatically set.
OPTIONS: BET / EARNING DISTRIBUTION

[1] Choose the unit value (, , pts). [2] Bet value per gambler. [3] Percentage distribution for the 10 first players, enter 0 in the empty fields. [4] The total must equal 100%.

OPTIONS: LINKS
[1] click on this link to review the program or suggest any idea for improvement. [2] To contact me. [3] Check available upgrades. [4] Link to UEFA.com. [5] Vote for this software on Logithque Site.

OPTIONS: COLORS / LANGUAGES

[1] Click on the colour of your choice to change the appearance of the sofware. [2] Click on the flag of your choice to change the language of the sofware (english, french or german).

OPTIONS: POINTS SCALE FOR GROUP STAGE

The points scale is fully customizable; all figures in blue can be changed. Set to 0 if you dont want to use options. See the examples below depending on the scale defined in the opposite figure.

Well ranked team in the group: PROGNOSIS France England Sweden Ukraine Bonus group found : PROGNOSIS France England Sweden Ukraine PROGNOSIS France England Sweden Ukraine Winner found or draw: PROGNOSIS Team 1 Team 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 RESULT Team 1 Team 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 POINTS Number of points : 3 3 0 0 RESULT France Sweden England Ukraine RESULT France England Sweden Ukraine POINTS 0 RESULT France Sweden England Ukraine POINTS 2 0 0 2

POINTS 3

Correct score per team: PROGNOSIS Team 1 Team 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 RESULT Team 1 Team 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 POINTS Number of points : 1 2 1 0

Correct score per game: PROGNOSIS Team 1 Team 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 RESULT Team 1 Team 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 POINTS Number of points : 2 2 0 0

 Gap of goals: PROGNOSIS Team 1 Team 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 RESULT Team 1 Team 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 5 1 4 1 POINTS Number of points : 1 1 1 10 0

OPTIONS: POINTS SCALE FOR FINALS STAGE

During the final games (quarter, semi and finals) following options: - Winner found or draw - Correct score per game - Gap of goals will only apply if both teams of the game are correct. See example below according to the scale defined in the opposite figure. Team found: PROGNOSIS Team 1 Team 2 France England Germany Italy Greece Spain Portugal Russia Game found: PROGNOSIS Team 1 Team 2 France England Germany Italy Greece Spain Portugal Russia RESULT Team 1 Team 2 Germany Italy England France Denmark Poland Portugal Ireland POINTS Number of points : 3 3 0 0 RESULT Team 1 Team 2 Germany Italy England France Denmark Poland Portugal Ireland POINTS Number of points : 5+5 5+5 0 5

OPTIONS: IMPORT BETS

The import of prognosis is fully automated. You must place all PRONOSTIC files in the same directory prior to the import.

Click on IMPORT BETS to open the file explorer :

Browse the directory to find the PRONOSTIC files and click on [OK] The import starts from the first game not played yet in Games tab of file MANAGER. Then the sofware switches directly to the Log tab to keep you informed of the progress of the import (see log section for more information). Prognoses are copied in the Results tab (see Results chapter for further explanations).

The path to the PRONOSTIC files is saved and appears below the information block. This allows the file browser to directly open the right directory the next time you click on IMPORT BETS. This cell can be modified or erased.

OPTIONS: TOOLS

The Eraser [1] erases all bets in the Results tab. The padlock is used to lock the settings of the software (scales, earning distribution, prognoses, ). It also blocks import of PRONOSTIC files. You can then send the file MANAGER to all participants without worrying about accidental changes. As you first lock of MANAGER file, you will be asked to enter a password between 4 and 12 characters. The chosen password must be entered twice for validation:

If the password has been set correctly, MANAGER will ask for a secret question. This question will asked to you if you forget your password, i.e. after failing 3 times in unlocking. Find a question whose answer in known only by you, then enter the answer to your secret question.

MATCHS: MONITORING THE EURO

This tab is used to monitor the competition, it allows calculation of ratings based on the players'bets and set the ratings.

MATCHS: RATING SCALE

This second scale is calculated from your participants'bets. It will be added to the first scale of points defined in the Options tab. Calculation of ratings can be done only after completion of prognoses import.

Column [1] indicates the percentage of participants having played: 1 : win from the first team (for example : Poland wins first game). D : draw. 2 : win from the second team. The second section 1N2 [4] allows the setting of a second scale of points based on ratings. This can be done in two ways: Option 1 : free ratings (if fields [4] are completed, erase them with eraser), you can set your own points, e.g. those of the bookmakers Option 2: ratings calculated by MANAGER according to prognoses from all participants. In this case press [3] to import ratings in columns [4]. You can apply a multiplier [2] to adjust the point values in the column [4]. The calculation rule is as follows: (100/(percentage of participants having bet 1 or N or 2)) X multiplier [2]. You can set parameters for each stage of the competition (groups, quarter, semi and finals).

RESULTS: CALCULATION OF POINTS

This tab includes all the players. It calculates points following the two scales of points. It can hold a maximum of 100 players, they are all grouped in 4 levels of 25 grids.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

: summary of the results of the Euro. : clickable links allowing access to one of the players'grid. : column of points (defined in the Options tab) : column of ratings (points calculated in the games tab : Total number of points.

CLASSEMENT : CLASSIFICATION OF PLAYERS

This tab creates a ranking of the bettors according to the points won. In case of equal number of points, participants ranking is decided on the number of exact games found. Then if the participants still show the same number of points, earnings are divided.

[1] Earning distribution, in case of equal number of points and number of exact games, sharing is recalculated. [2] Number of exact games found (score found) [3] For each bettor, number of points won per game.

STAT: DEVELOPMENT OF THE NUMBER OF POINTS

The Stat tab allows monitoring the development of points for each participant. It is possible to display up to 10 players simultaneously:

[1] : Click on the dropdown menus to select a player. [2] : Axis of points. [3] : Axis of games.

LOG: STATUS OF THE PROGNOSES IMPORT

This tab keeps you informed about the import of PRONOSTIC files runs smoothly or not. Status of the import of the PRONOSTIC files : It is advisable to check the error log !! because some PRONOSTIC files might be improperly completed (duplicate names, wrong groups ranking, name / first name forgotten, ). As soon as an error occurs, the import of the relevant file stops.

[1] [2] [3] [4]

: Number of warnings in the column ! : Number of errors in the column ! : History of processed files. : For each file processed : list of actions performed and any errors or warnings.

Status of the importation of players: Also check the status of all players on the right hand side of the tab; it indicates the games which each participant bet on. It is thus easy to detect omissions as in the example below where the first two participants predicted only the first 24 games, the 10th stopped at the 23rd game. This kind of error doesnt generate any warning on the left hand side of the tab.

[1] [2] [3] [4]

: List of players. : List of games. : Games already played for which the import is not possible (can be modified in the Games tab), appear in grey. : Games not played yet; in green : prognosis done, in white : no prognosis done.

3) Appendices
This file has been written with Excel 2003 and is compatible with higher versions of Excel (2007 and 2010). In order to fully enjoy all the features it is advisable to regulary update your version of Excel. It is essential to enable macros to run this program.

APPENDIX 1: EXCEL UPGRADE You will find below official links to upgrade your version of Office.
Excel 2003 Service pack3 Excel 2007 Service pack1 Service pack2 Service pack3 Excel 2010 Service pack 32 bits edition Service pack 64 bits edition

APPENDIX 2: ACTIVATION OF MACROS

Macros contained in this file are digitally certified and signed CBEXL. Once the certificate is accepted, all macros written by CBEXL will be automatically run without any security warning. You will find below the procedure to accept macros from EURO MANAGER.

EXCEL 2003
Click on [tools][options] to lower the security level as follows:

When opening the file, validate the CBEXL digital certificate:

EXCEL 2007
Click on [tools][options] to lower the security level as follows:

When opening the file, validate the CBEXL digital certificate:

EXCEL 2010
When opening the file, click on file :

Then Activate content / advanced options:

Then accept the CBEXL certificate .

APPENDIX 3: ORGANIZING A COMPETITION IN SEVERAL PHASES

It is possible to organize your competition in different ways: In a single phase : the participants place their bets on all the games at once until the final. This method is easier to manage: less mails exchanges, a single import. The participants have to find a maximum of teams in quarter finals to hope to finish in the top rankings. With this method, team found points scale will apply. In several phases: a first phase of prognoses for the group games (1 to 24) and one more for the finals (quarterfinal, semi-final and final). This method is heavier and requires more mail exchanges, several imports. Moreover, time between each phase is very short (2 to 3 days), the participants have to be present and involved. With this method, team found points scale in quarter-finals is not so valuable. Example of organization in several phases: 1/ Send PRONOSTIC files asking the participants to fill in only games 1 to 24. 2/ Import PRONOSTIC files in the MANAGER file, the Games tab must be empty. 3/ At the end of the group games on June 19th, send a new PRONOSTIC file containing all first 24 games with the actual scores (it is possible to copy / paste results from MANAGER file). Dont forget to manually adjust team rankings in groups if necessary. 4/ The MANAGER file ( Games tab) should only contain the score of games 1 to 24, all other results cells must be empty. Import PRONOSTIC files in the MANAGER. Import will start from the first game not played yet, i.e. at the 25th game and will stop at the first game not played in the file PRONOSTIC.
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Translated by Nicolas Chauvel