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 Set the logging level,
 .I LEVEL
 may be set to DEBUG, INFO (the default), WARN or ERROR.
+.SH USING PROFANITY
+The
+.B Profanity 
+user interface contains 3 main elements.
+.PP
+The title bar at the top, shows various information about who you are chatting
+with, and your current status at the top right corner.
+.PP
+The status bar near the bottom, shows information about the user you are logged
+in as, and shows which windows are currently active, at the bottom right corner
+of the screen.
+.PP
+The input line, the last line, is where all user input goes, including commands
+starting with the "/" character and messages.
+.PP
+The main window holds a console window where information is given, press F1 to
+get back to the console window.  Up to 9 chat windows may be open at any one
+time, to access them use the F2-F10 keys.  When in a chat window, you do not
+need to use the "/msg" command.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .B Profanity
 itself has a lot of built\-in help. Check the /help command for more information.