How to obtain help

 Dasher users:  You can find help in the Help menu. Dasher has a built-in help system that can answer most any question you have.  Additionally, you have access to HELP --> "Ask A Question" to have your question answered by the online help staff.
 

 BlitzIn users: You can find help in the Help menu.  Additionally, you have access to HELP --> "Ask A Question" to have your question answered by the online help staff.  You can also check out the ICC Guide, which covers the basics like starting and playing a game.
 

  ICC for Mac users:  Go to Live Help in the CHAT ROOMS section and ask your question.   To report a bug, visit the Help menu.
 

Additional help:  If you're using other chess software to connect, or need additional help,  you can ask a question on the chess server by going to the chat area and typing:  /tell 1

Advanced help

• Examining Games
• Playing "Wild" Chess Variants
• Playing in ICC Tournaments
• Using Busy and Away on ICC
• Playing Correspondence Chess on ICC
• Using Quietplay on ICC
• Searching ICC's GrandMaster Database
• Connecting to Different ICC Servers

Most common actions taken by ICC members are simply a matter of clicking a link or button on the software. In the server help files, you can browse through all the possible commands.  Some basic commands that can be typed:

• seeking looks for a game.
• say tells something to your opponent
• tell tells something to a specific player
• finger displays information about a player
• history lists your recent games
• observe allows you to watch games in progress ("observe *" to see the highest-rated game)
• follow follows around a player, watching his every game ("follow *" to follow the highest-rated)
• examine allows you to play over (post-mortem) games
• message leaves a message for a player who is not online, or lists your received messages.