    Help for the Main Menu (MAIN.HLP)  Zchess Version 1.x

    Using the Menus
    ---------------
    The main menu has four sections.  Any item can be selected by
    pressing the key corresponding to the capitalized letter in the
    description.  Hence, to start a new game as white, you will find
    the selection

    W  - start game as White

    You know that you can press 'W' to perform this function, since the
    W in White is capitalized.	Also, for the main menu only, the
    capitalized "Hot key" is also listed to the left of the description.
    For other menus such as the play menu, you will have to look for the
    capitalized letter.

    Starting Games
    --------------
    Games are started by pressing 'W' or 'B'.  Use 'W' to play the White
    pieces, or 'B' for Black.  After you start a game it will be available
    for Joining by another player.

    To Join a game started by someone else, press 'J'.  You will be
    assigned the color that is available in that game.

    If you wish to start a game with a specific player, press 'C' for
    Challenge.	You will automatically be assigned the black pieces for
    that game and the player you specify will be assigned the white pieces.

    You may start, Join or Challenge someone in as many games as your sysop
    will allow in each different section.  For unregistered doors, this
    limit will be two games.  To see the game limit imposed on your BBS,
    press 'I' for Information from the main menu, followed by 'S' for
    Settings.

    Accessing Games
    ---------------
    You may play the games you have started by pressing 'P' for Play
    from the main menu.  After reviewing the list of games you have, you
    may give a specific game number or just press Enter to go through all
    games you are playing and have a move.  To step through all games, be
    sure to press 'N' for Next from the play menu instead of the
    'Q' for quit, which returns you to the main menu.

    You may view any game that is finished or between two other players by
    pressing 'V' for View, and then specifying a game from the listing.  In
    view mode, you will be able to replay some or all moves, and enter
    notes that are retained as long as the game remains.

    If your sysop has configured more than one section, you may switch
    sections by using 'S' for section change.  There is a 100 game limit
    per section which cuts down on disk and memory burdens.

    To eXit the door
    ----------------
    To exit the BBS, press 'X' for eXit.

    Bulletins
    ---------
    Reviewing the Statistics and History You may access any of the
    following reports:

	Ratings List	  - USCF style ratings for the players. (Press 'R')

	Games in progress - A listing of all games in the current section
			    which may be viewed.		(Press 'G')

	Game History	  - A listing of all completed games.	(Press 'H')

	rEcords 	  - Player verses Player records shows the results
			    between two players.		(Press 'E')

    These listings are also available as bulletins.  The sysop may elect to
    run the maintenance program one or more times a day to update the
    Ratings, Game in Progress or Game History bulletins.

    Other Odds and Ends
    -------------------
    To see a demo, allowing you to see what the board looks like as well
    as the look and feel of the menu, press 'D' for the Demo game.

    For Help with the main menu, press '?'.  You will see this text.  A
    question mark will also display help specifically for the Play and the
    View menus, if press while viewing or playing a game.

    To change as settings which might be available, press '&' from the main
    menu.  At this time, the only configuration is whether to use ANSI or
    RIP pieces.

