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Tutorial

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Gallery

Following are a few documents that demonstrate some of the BridgeComposer capabilities.

You may click a thumbnail image to see how the document appears on-screen.

To see a document in BridgeComposer yourself:

  • If you haven't already, visit the Download page to download and install BridgeComposer (30-day free trial).
  • Click on the filename to the right of a thumbnail image below.
  • Choose to open the file in BridgeComposer.

 

1. Jacoby.pbnThe document created in Tutorial 1, above.
2. 2waygrandDemo.pbn Uses Larger fonts than the default, by using Format→Diagram Font and Format→Commentary Font.

See this document as a web page here.

3. dblsqueezeDemo.pbn The second board in the document shows an end-position diagram. Use Board→Edit to see how the hands were entered into the Deal field.

See this document as a web page here.

4. float8.pbnUses Format→Board Layout (General tab): Diagram Position: Float left.

The text is unrelated to bridge, it's just used to demonstrate the page layout.

5. float8-word.docA BridgeComposer hand diagram embedded in a Word document.

Note that you can edit the hand diagram by clicking it three times. See "OLE Support" in BridgeComposer Help→Help Topics for additional information.

The text is unrelated to bridge, it's just used to demonstrate the page layout.

5.1 float8.docxA BridgeComposer hand diagram pasted into a Word document (in HTML format). In the document float8.pbn (#4 above), BridgeComposer Board→Copy was followed by Word Paste. Then, the hand diagram Table Properties were adjusted: Table: Text wrapping: Around.

The text is unrelated to bridge, it's just used to demonstrate the page layout.

6. dda8pt.pbnShows eight boards per page.  This is accomplished by setting File→Page Layout: "As many as will fit (columns): 2" and Bottom margin 0.75 inch, and using Format→Diagram Font to select an 8-point font size.  The makeable contracts were added using Tools→Double Dummy All Boards.
7. AnalysisDemo.pbnShows eight boards per page with auction and commentary. Settings:
  • File→Page Layout: Layout: "As many as will fit (columns): 2"; reduced margins and gutters; draw gutter lines (horizontal and vertical)
  • Format→Event Font: Times New Roman 16-point
  • Format→Diagram Font: Times New Roman 8-point
  • Format→Commentary Font: Times New Roman 10-point
  • Format→Board Layout (General tab):
    • Use Event text for page headers
    • Space below Event text: 8 points
    • Diagram Position: Float left
    • Justify commentary text
8. 2006vanderbilt-f1.lin A Bridge Base Online format file, downloaded from the web.  The document contains 32 boards, each played in two different rooms.

The hand diagram on the BridgeComposer home page comes from this file.

9. Norge.pbnA hand diagram using the Format→Board Layout Translate tab to display in Norwegian.

See this document as a web page here.

Note to Microsoft Internet Explorer users: In order to see the Translate tab (1) be sure you are using BridgeComposer 5.25 or later OR (2) choose the Save option rather than the Open option when downloading this file, then double-click the downloaded file to open it.

10. handrecord.pbn16 boards in player-takehome hand record page layout.  Use File→Page Layout and click the "Hand record" Layout button.

See this document as a web page here, and as a PDF file here.

11. HiddenHandsDemo.pbnDiagrams with hidden hands. Use Board→Edit and click one or more "Hide" checkboxes in the Deal section.
12. ThreeColumnLayout.pbn Three-column layout. Settings:
  • File→Page Layout: Layout: "As many as will fit (columns): 3"; reduced margins and gutters
  • Format→Diagram Font: Times New Roman 10-point
13. FourColumnLayout.pbn Four-column layout. Settings:
  • File→Page Layout: Layout: "As many as will fit (columns): 4"; reduced margins and gutters; Landscape orientation; Draw gutter lines (vertical and horizontal)
  • Format→Diagram Font and Format→Commentary Font: Times New Roman 10-point
  • Format→Board Layout (General tab): Justify commentary text; Paragraph indent 0.14 inches

The text is unrelated to bridge, it's just used to demonstrate the page layout.

14. Balancing.pbnPage headers and footers. Settings:
  • File→Page Layout: One-column layout; reduced margins and gutters; Draw gutter lines
  • Format→Event Font: Trebuchet MS 14-point
  • Format→Hand Record Titles: Event and Date
  • Format→Page Footer: customized
  • Format→Board Layout (General tab): Use Event text for page headers; Space below Event text: 6 points
15. Curtain8.pbnCurtain Card page layout: Can be cut into strips or squares to give players a record of their own cards only.
  • File→Page Layout: Curtain Card; reduced margins and gutters; Draw gutter lines
  • Format→Board Layout: Use Event text for page headers; Space below Event text: 8 points
  • Format→Page Footer: customized

 

16. dblsqueeze2col.pbnA single write-up containing multiple hand diagrams. Modified document dblsqueezeDemo.pbn (see #3 above) as follows:
  • File→Page Layout: Layout: "As many as will fit (columns): 2"; reduced margins; reduced horizontal gutter size
  • Format→Board Layout (General tab): Use Event text for page headers; Space below Event text: 4 points; Justify commentary text
  • Format→Event Font: Trebuchet MS, 14 point
  • Format→Diagram Font: Times New Roman, 12 point
  • Format→Commentary Font: Times New Roman, 11 point
  • Create a third "board": Select the second board; use Board→New Blank Page; split the final commentary text between "boards" 2 and 3 (using cut/paste and/or drag/drop) so that the second diagram appears in the first column
17. VanSlides2.pbnTwenty-seven "slides" showing the bidding and play of the deal on the BridgeComposer home page. Use the Board→Next toolbar button to step through the slides. (Play concludes after only three tricks due to a claim.)

To create the slides, start with the single-board document VanSlides1.pbn and use the Board→Create Slides command.

Click here to see the slides saved as a web page.


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