Buttons along the bottom or center are used to control game play.  The primary player presses the “Done” button, if necessary, to end their turn.  It may not be necessary to press “Done” if “Auto Done” is enabled.  Even with “Auto Done” enabled, if you select a tile before your turn, you will have to press “Done.”

The ”S” button sorts tiles by suit and the “L” button sorts tiles by like numbers. The “B” button shows a popup list of the best hands. The “H” button shows a “hint” of the best hand on the main table display.

Pressing the “Menu” button pops up the main menu.  The options available depend on the help level chosen.  The Menu options for “All” help level are:
• Setup (O) – Returns to Option setup display (pauses game)
• Best Groups (G) – Shows “Best Groups” popup
• Toggle Show Ranks (R) – Toggles showing computer tile rankings below each tile
• Scores – Shows the scores of any previous games
• Toggle Voice (V) – Toggles voice on and off (mute)
• Tile Status (T) – Shows a detailed tile status popup (Number discarded, exposed, left)
• Notes (N) – Game play rules and notes
• Play Again (P) – Starts a new game
• Save Game/ Setup – Saves the current game and returns to the Setup display (single player games only & only at your turn)
• Defense (D) – Shows opponent’s likely hands and tiles needed (described in Appendix B)
• Freeze – Keeps the recommended hand frozen, if possible. Only changes hands if the current recommended hand is not in the top hands stored. Unfreeze by selecting “Hint” again. Can also freeze by selecting the 1st tile in a hand from the “Best Hands” or “Best Groups” lists.

• Toggle Skip – Turns the auto-skip feature on and off during a game. Auto-skip is most useful for fast-playing Intermediate and Pro players selecting their hand manually.

• View Card – Displays the current card in use (Note: does not display standard NMLJ cards unless they have been entered using the card editor).

•Call Dead – Call another player’s hand dead.
•Quit (Q) – Quits the game (if the game does not quit, try <cntrl> Q).

• Clear (Space) – used to clear all tile selections, hint display, or the winning hand display at the end of a game (so you can see remain tiles in the wall).

•Win History – pops up the most recent hands won and the number of times each hand was won.

The other two help levels, “Basic” and “None,” eliminate some options.  The letters in parentheses can be used as shortcuts if a keyboard is available and if chat is not active. The space bar performs “Clear” and the enter key performs “Done.”