Quick Tutorial
Using Lotto Sorcerer's Apprentice is an easy process, with three steps:
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Setup at least one lottery.
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Enter numbers previously drawn (manually, through importing or online updating).
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Have Lotto Sorcerer's Apprentice generate suggested numbers to play.
Step One of Three: Setup a lottery
You need to setup at least one lottery. Do this from the Main Window. Choose Lotto Sorcerer's Apprentice's menu item "Lottery Structure > Lottery Setup Wizard" .
Step Two of Three: Enter, Import or Update Online Previously Drawn Numbers
You will need to enter, import or update online consecutive prior drawings into the lottery's database so that Lotto Sorcerer's Apprentice can calculate a meaningful analysis and extrapolate recommended numbers to play.
Entering Prior Draws Manually:
From the Main Window, select the lottery from the "Select Lottery" pull-down menu. Then click the "Drawing History" tab in the main window.
Enter a date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) in the "Date of Drawing" text box and enter the numbers drawn for that date in the Numbers Drawn " boxes, then click the "Enter" button to enter that drawing into the database.
Tip:
if you are going to be manually entering a lengthy series of prior drawings, start with the oldest drawing first. That way, Lotto Sorcerer will automatically set the date for the next drawing date, allowing for quick number-crunching.
Importing from Text Files:
If you want to import numbers, use the "Import Delimited Text File" function by using menu item "Lottery Data >"Import Delimited Text File" .
Updating Online through the Lottery Data Service:
This powerful feature lets you update your lottery databases online (using the Internet), with minimal or no effort on your part. Please note that not all lotteries can be updated in this fashion.
This feature is entirely optional, and is an extra-cost feature. To use it, click the "Update" button in the Drawing History tab in the Main Window.
Step Three of Three: Have Lotto Sorcerer's Apprentice Generate Suggestions to Play
After you have entered a sufficient number of previous drawings into the database, you can have Lotto Sorcerer's Apprentice recommend numbers to play for the next upcoming drawing. To do this, from the Main Window, click on the Parameters tab in the Main Window to set the parameters; then click the "Start" button in the Suggestions tab.
