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Cards are dealt when four players are seated.
When it is your turn to bid, your name displays with a green background, and
a bidding box (as shown below) pops up on the screen — vulnerability
is shown on the duplicate tray.
To bid, click in the Bidding Box on the call you want to make. OKwin
will not allow you to make an insufficient bid or to bid out of turn. Click
on the OK button to transmit the bid (or if an explanation is required,
click the OK+Alert button after typing the explanation).
 To
explain your bid, enter an explanation for your opponents. For example,
if your bid is a transfer, then you could enter the word "transfer"
in the explain area. Your partner will not see your explanation.
To alert your bid, press the OK+Alert button instead of the OK button
to transmit your bid. (If you want to type an explanation, do so before pressing
this button.) Your opponents are then notified that an alerted bid has been
made, but your partner does not see this information. If your opponents have
questions about the meaning of the bid, they can ask you privately.
One of the guiding principles in bridge bidding is full disclosure. Your opponents
are entitled to complete information about any bidding agreements that you
and your partner may have. Alerts are used to facilitate this process. Use
alerts to notify your opponents whenever a bid has occurred whose meaning might
vary from its most commonly accepted meaning.
The bidding history shows how the bidding progresses.
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