User Guide
TIP
Want a Pro to teach
you how to play Links
2003? You can take
interactive lessons
on aiming, swinging
(for all swing types),
chipping, putting,
and dropping. It’s like
going to the practice
green or driving range
with the Club Pro!
To take an
interactive lesson
On the Main Menu,
click Lessons, and
then click the lesson
you want.
–or–
During a round, click
the Menu tab in the
bottom-right corner,
click Lessons, and
then click the lesson
you want.
FYI
Click Help in any
screen to open the
Links Help Menu and
get context-sensitive
information, as well
as an index of almost
300 Help topics.
NOTE
The Options screen
is one of many setup
screens without a
Next, OK, or Finish
(or other command)
button. To exit the
screen, click Back.
S L 2003
This 2nd topic has the lowest handicap of all
18— ve quick clicks and you’re there! Or, if
you created a Links 2003 desktop icon during
installation, double-click it to get there in two!
To start Links 2003
1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to
Microsoft Games, and then point to Links 2003.
2. Click Links 2003. The Main Menu is displayed:
QUICK START—Begin play using default settings (see
topic 4).
PLAY GOLF—Customize settings before starting a new
round (see topic 5).
LINKS CAREER—Start a Links career (see topic 17).
ONLINE—Select an online play option (see topic 16).
OPTIONS—Select settings for Game, Graphics and
Sound (see next page).
LESSONS—Take an interactive lesson (see TIP).
CONNECTION—Select online connection settings.
Options
Click Options on the Main Menu to display the
Options screen, which is divided into three sections:
Miscellaneous, Stats, and Settings. The only options
important to getting started are under Settings:
GAME SETTINGS—Select options for yards vs.
meters, your scorecard, animations, hole previews,
and so on.
GRAPHIC SETTINGS—Select options for video
cards, display modes, course animations, dynamic
cameras, resolution vs. redraw speed, and so on.
SOUND SETTINGS—Select or edit sound scripts,
set volume and channels, turn on or off course,
crowd, and golfer sounds, and so on.
To select Game, Graphic, or
Sound settings
1. In the Main Menu screen, click Options.
2. In the Options screen, under Settings, click the
desired setting.
–or–
1. During a round, click the Menu tab in the
bottom-right corner of the screen, and then
click Preferences.
2. In the Preferences screen, click the desired
settings button.
Quintuple Point
Par 5 | Handicap 18