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# Understand score entry modes

> You choose how you enter scores in your own Judge Setup. There are two independent settings that create four possible combinations.

## Setting 1: Execution Score Format

| Mode            | What You Enter                     | How It Works                                                                                  |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Final Score** | The final execution score directly | You enter the judge's execution mark (e.g., **8.5**).                                         |
| **Deductions**  | Individual deductions from 10.0    | You enter each deduction (e.g., **0.3**, **0.5**, **0.1**). The app subtracts them from 10.0. |

## Setting 2: Difficulty Score Format

| Mode            | What You Enter                      | How It Works                                                                     |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Start Value** | The total start value as one number | You enter the combined D score + any SV bonus (e.g., **5.4**).                   |
| **D Score**     | The difficulty value separately     | You enter the raw difficulty (e.g., **4.9**), and bonuses go in separate fields. |

## The Four Combinations

| # | Execution Format | Difficulty Format | Typical Use                                         |
| - | ---------------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Final Score      | Start Value       | Simplest - two numbers only                         |
| 2 | Final Score      | D Score           | Execution as mark, difficulty split into components |
| 3 | Deductions       | Start Value       | Deductions from 10.0, single start value            |
| 4 | Deductions       | D Score           | Most detailed - full FIG competition style          |

You set both of these yourself in **Judge Setup** (the "Score Entry Mode" and "Score Format" options) when you start judging, so pick whichever matches how your panel works. For a FIG multi-judge session, the panel follows the FIG standard so every judge enters scores the same way.

For worked examples of each combination, see [Score entry mode examples](/judges-companion/index/score-entry-mode-examples.md).

## Next Steps

* [Score entry mode examples](/judges-companion/index/score-entry-mode-examples.md)
* [Enter scores - single tablet](/judges-companion/index/enter-scores-single-tablet.md)
* [Enter scores - multiple judges](/judges-companion/index/enter-scores-multi-judge.md)

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