MOO Quick Start--for 1st time MOOers (print or minimize this for easy reference while you MOO)

Communicating--Speaking out loud in the same room

SAY-- To speak to someone, type the word SAY before your words (or use a quote mark ").  You can also click the "say" button to shift to the "say" mode for extended conversations.   Examples:

You type:
Say Hello  -or-  " Hello

You see:
You say, "Hello"

Others in the room see:
John says, "Hello."

TO--To direct your speech at a specific individual in the room, often as a reply, type the word to then the name of the person you are talking to, and finally the text of your message:

You type:
To Erin Hi

You and others in the room see:
John [to Erin]: Hi

EMOTE--To express emotion, feelings, or non-verbal actions (cues).  Type the word emote or a colon followed by the text (or you can click the emote button).

You type:
emote smiles  -or-  :smiles

You and others in the room see:
John smiles

Communicating--Private Speech

PAGE--To speak privately to someone so that no one can hear except the individual paged (this works across the MOO), type page, their name, and the text of your message.  Example:   page John Hello

WHISPER--To speak privately to someone in the same room:  whisper <text> to <name>

You type: 
whisper "Hi" to John

You see:
You whisper, "HI" to John.

Other person sees:
John whispers, "HI"

Movement/Navigation

LOOK--Type LOOK or click the LOOK button to see a general description of where you are.  LOOK also serves as a BACK button.  When you click on an object to open and examine it, you can click or type LOOK to return to the room where the object lives.

MOVING AROUND--entering and exiting rooms

1st Way-- Click the navigation links in the right hand side of the MOO screen (Below LINKS:)
2nd Way-- Teleport with the @GO command.  Type: @go <room name>

WHO'S in the MOO?
Type @WHO or click the WHO button to see who is in the MOO and where they are.  You can join a person by clicking on their location link or typing @join <name>
.

@EXAMINE --Gives you a list of the "verbs" or commands that operate that particular object.   @examine works on any object in the MOO.   Type: @examine <object name>

Other Useful Commands

@QUIT-- To exit the MOO, type @quit or click the QUIT button.

HELP-- Listed below are all the ways to get help in the MOO.

The Help Kiosk-- Available from the entrance room for the MOO.
Lightbulbs--Look at the viewing window and if you see the lightbulb icon, you can click on it for help.
Xpress Help Button-- You can also click on the HELP button in the Xpress button bar.
@Help-- Type @help and you will gain access to all the help catalogued in the textual side of the MOO. 
Help <object or verb name>-- Type this to see specific help materials.

@URL--To share a web page with a whole room type the @url command followed by the web address.  Everyone in the room will see this web page.  Type:  @url <webaddress>

For a more complete guide to MOOing, see the Complete EnCore MOO Guide.

Created by Lennie Irvin for the EnCore MOO Open Source Documentation Project, August 2001.