The most important command is used to join a channel. You can do so in the text line of any window. If you are in a channel and would like to join #QuiltCampus channel, just type /join #quiltcampus.

To log off the servers you type /quit in any window.

To leave a channel and not be logged of the sever, you use the part command and it is typed as /part.

You can play a sound by using the command /sound <file name>. In order for this to work the file must already be on your computer. To play the sound file moo.wav, you type /sound moo.wav. For the other chatters to here the sound, the sound file must be on their computer as well.

If some one plays a sound and you do not hear it, it could be that the sound file is not on your computer. You can steal sounds from other chatters so that you will hear them the next time. The command to steal a sound is !<nick> <file name>. To steal the sound file happy.wav from R0ver, you type !R0ver happy.wav.

The command for registering a nick is /nickserv register <e-mail address> <password>. The password you give is case sensitive. It must be at least 5 characters in length but no more than 32 characters in length.

Lets pretend we want to register the nick MsDesigns, use the password kitty and have a real e-mail address msd@city.com.

NOTE: You can not register the nick MsDesigns for it is already registered. This is just an example to show you how you would register the nick MsDesigns. In place of MsDesigns, put in the nick you would like to register.

Log onto a #QuiltCampus server. Do not go into any channel but stay in the status window. First change your nick to MsDesigns and then type /nickserv register msd@city.com kitty. After doing that you are half way there. You need to authorize the nick. Stay connected to the server and go check your e-mail. Look for one that is from Nickname Services. In the e-mail there will be a line that looks something like

2) /msg NickServ ACTIVATE 1134433770

You need to copy/paste /msg NickServ ACTIVATE 1134433770 into the text line of the status window (note: the line in your e-mail will be different than the one above. Use the one in your e-mail.). If all goes well nickserv should say Password for MsDesigns accepted and you have successfully registered your nick.

When you log onto a server, nickserv will tell you "This is a registered nick, please identify to NickServ now." You get 30 seconds to let nickserv know who you are. The nickserv identify command is written as /nickserv identify <password>. To identify nick MsDesigns that has a password kitty, you type /nickserv identify kitty. There is a short cut you can use too. It is /ns id <password>. If your mIRC #QuiltCampus script, does not automatically identify you when you log onto a sever, please contact MsDesigns to get it fixed.

Have you seen some of the chatters type in purple. It looks something like ... * MsDesigns loves to quilt. This is easy to do by using the /me command. If my nick is MsDesigns and I type /me loves to quilt, it will look like the line above.

If you like, you can change your nick while chatting. The command is /nick <new nick>. To change your nick to R0ver, you type /nick R0ver. If someone else has registered the new nick you picked, you will not be able to keep it.