Posted 2010-September-29, 10:16
I'll second, third, fourth & fifth the comment to use a Word or Excel template and NOT the WBF CCE. The CCE is worse for me than for some, because I've been a Mac person forever, but it causes problems for PC people too. And never produces a computer-readable document that can be edited (unless you have editing capability for a PDF).
The only thing to be aware of when you use the Word template from the Ecats site, is that it's done as a table on both sides of the page, so if you need extra lines, you have to add them to all 3 columns and that will end up messing up the pagination when you try to print - so then you have to delete a line from all 3 columns to get back to the right number of lines.
Peachy, I'm sending you a "Standard American" Word card you might be able to use as a start.
And I do agree with Frances that most people in the Pairs events won't pay much attention to your convention card. Be careful to put anything relevant in the "Special Bids that May Require Defense" section and to describe your leads and signals well, and you'll be fine. For the teams, it's more important to do a complete job with the card, since once you get to the KO, hopefully your convention cards will be available for your opponents the day before you play them. But even there, unless you're playing something unusual, few people will prepare in advance.
Jan Martel, who should probably state that she is not speaking on behalf of the USBF, the ACBL, the WBF Systems Committee, or any member of any Systems Committee or Laws Commission.