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+When you first open Vail, you are using the "straight key". You can press the button labeled "Key" to send a beep, and you will hear a tone.
+
+When someone sends something back, you will hear a lower tone.
+
+Shortcuts
+---------
+
+* On a computer keyboard, you can press the enter key.
+* If you have a game controller, you can press A or B.
+* If you have a MIDI keyboard, you can play C in any octave.
+
+Practice Repeaters
+-----------------
+
+If you click on the arrow next to the repeater name (probably "General"), you will see a list of options.
+Some of these are "local" or "practice" repeaters:
+nothing you send will go to the Internet.
+
+* *Fortunes* - Sends a fortune cookie text every so often.
+* *Echo* - Will echo back whatever you enter, with a delay.
+* *Null* - Does absolutely nothing. Amateur radio operators call this a "dummy load".