sorry ... im new at making maps and i want to make a basic one so i can move on to more advanced ones so thanks for all the help but....
now i need to make a score board for players 2 3 4 5 6 and 8
and how do i make a custom score board???????????

The Leaderboard (Score) action. If you don't want comps to be included, use the Leaderboard computer players action and make it disabled.
i have no clue what that is
Do you know what an action is? It's the part of the trigger that executes once all of the conditions are met. To use this action, select it from the actions drop down list, then, set the score type to custom, which is what you want:
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This will create a score board displaying custom score of all players. If there are scores displayed for computer players, and you don't want that, then use this action:
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i still dont get it .....
i went
condition: always
action: LEADERBOARD (points)
but i want it so if i give blue a point it goes up to the topleft corner
im using a civi for 1 point and a medic for the 2 points
and i have no clue as to what i am to do
Ok, then just do this:
Blue commands at least 1 civ.
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Modify score for blue: add 1 custom.
Remove 1 civ for blue.
Preserve.
When blue gets 1 civ, he'll get 1 score and the civ will be removed. Is that what you want?
you kinda got it.
Conditions:
-aways(or whatever condition you want when it'll show)
Actions:
-show leaderboard (Show custom type points).
there's also a condition about leaderboard with computers. You can just add the condition to disable the use of computer players for the leaderboard.
I just explained that to him, complete with pictures. But he still doesn't get it.
Another example of people not reading the whole thing... :

i got just the snario editior and the scmdraft to make the maps is there a better program to make triggers with?
i would suggest the use of SCXE (Starcraft X-Tra Editor) it uses the same system as the orginal editor only it supports stacked units and special triggers.
this is the trigger you want
| Trigger |
| Players: |
| ¤ 2-8 |
| Conditions: |
| ¤ Always |
| Actions: |
¤ Set Leaderboard Labeled "label" for all "score type"
|
¤ remove computers in leaderboard calculations
|
| ¤ Perserve Trigger |