Login Screen

• Nickname
  Enter the nickname or handle other users know you as. Keep in mind that this is the IRC nickname and your registered username on the bulletin board or reader review board does not apply here.  See the FAQ on registration of your IRC nickname.
   
• Password
  If you have a registered nickname, enter your password here.  If you do not have a registered nickname, leave this blank.
   
• Mute Sounds
  Check the box here to mute any sounds in the chat room.  This is useful if you do not want to disturb others near you with noises from the computer (i.e. you're at work).
   
• Login
  Press this button to login after you have filled in the above fields.

ZChat Room

• The center area shows the messages you have sent and received. The current topic for this room, if any, is shown near the top.
   
• The right list displays people currently in this chat room. If you select one or more names from the list then your messages (and sounds) will only go to those people. There are two special characters that precede some names:

  @ indicates an operator that issue commands to control the room.

  + indicates a user with "voice", only users with voice can speak in a moderated room.
   

• At the bottom is the input line for your messages.  The text "Enter text here..." will be there the first time you use it. You can send a message by typing it into this line.
  
  A few basic commands you can enter here are:

  /action message	Sends an action (red) message.
  /away message	Set yourself as "away from keyboard" and show message. Leave the message blank to turn this off.
  /me message	Same as /action.
  /msg nickname message	Whisper a message only to this nickname.
  /nick newname	Change your nickname to newname.
  /nickserv sidentify nickname password	If you change your nickname to another registered nickname, you must identify yourself with your password for the nickname.
  /nickserv info nickname	Get all available information on the nickname.
  /nickserv register password youremail	Register your nickname with password and youremail.
  /nickserv set contact email	Set your nickname's contact email address.
  /nickserv set password newpass	Change password to newpass.
  /nickserv set protect on|off	Protect your nickname from others using it by forcing the user to enter the password.
  /nickserv set url http://domain.com	Add or change the website address associated with your nickname.
  /query nickname	Open a window for a private chat with nickname. Double-clicking on the name will also cause the same effect.
  /quit	Leave the chat and disconnect from the server.
  /topic newtopic	Changes the topic (if allowed).
  /whois nickname	Shows you information about this nickname.