"New to Kicad but had used Orcad for many years. Is there a more "US" like device library that uses resistor, ground, etc. symbols? Yhe square box resistors just don't look right!"
Yes they do ;) But if there are, you find them here: http://www.kicadlib.org/ - Anders Gustafsson Engineer, CNE6, ASE Pedago, The Aaland Islands (N60 E20) www.pedago.fi phone +358 18 12060 mobile +358 40506 7099 fax +358 18 14060
