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diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index b0b21c66..ff8b54f1 100644
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -1153,7 +1153,9 @@ an individual callsign or to one of the 'bulletin' addresses.
 
 SEND <call> on its own acts as though you had typed SEND PRIVATE, that is
 it will mark the message as personal and send it to the cluster node that
-that callsign is connected to.
+that callsign is connected to. If the <call> you have specified is in fact
+a known bulletin category on your node (eg: ALL) then the message should
+automatically become a bulletin.
 
 You can have more than one callsign in all of the SEND commands.
 
@@ -1167,6 +1169,51 @@ receive a read receipt when they have read the message.
 SB is an alias for SEND NOPRIVATE (or send a bulletin in BBS speak)
 SP is an alias for SEND PRIVATE
 
+The system will ask you for a subject. Conventionally this should be 
+no longer than 29 characters for compatibility. Most modern cluster
+software should accept more.
+
+You will now be prompted to start entering your text. 
+
+You finish the message by entering '/EX' on a new line. For instance:
+
+  ...
+  bye then Jim
+  73 Dirk
+  /ex
+
+If you have started a message and you don't want to keep it then you
+can abandon the message with '/ABORT' on a new line, like:-
+
+  line 1
+  line 2
+  oh I just can't be bothered with this
+  /abort
+
+If you abort the message it will NOT be sent.
+
+When you are entering the text of your message, most normal output (such
+as DX announcements and so on are suppressed and stored for latter display
+(upto 20 such lines are stored, as new ones come along, so the oldest
+lines are dropped).
+
+Also, you can enter normal commands commands (and get the output 
+immediately) whilst in the middle of a message. You do this by typing
+the command preceeded by a '/' character on a new line, so:-
+
+  /dx g1tlh 144010 strong signal
+
+Will issue a dx annoucement to the rest of the cluster. 
+
+Also, you can add the output of a command to your message by preceeding 
+the command with '//', thus :-
+
+  //sh/vhftable
+
+This will show YOU the output from SH/VHFTABLE and also store it in the
+message. 
+
+You can carry on with the message until you are ready to send it. 
 === 0^SET/ADDRESS <your address>^Record your postal address
 
 === 0^SET/ANNOUNCE^Allow announce messages to come out on your terminal
@@ -2045,6 +2092,15 @@ To leave talk mode type:
    
    /EX
 
+If you are in 'Talk' mode, there is an extention to the '/' command which
+allows you to send the output to all the people you are talking to. You do 
+with the '//' command. For example:-
+
+  //sh/hftable
+
+will send the hftable as you have it to all the people you are currently 
+talking to.
+
 === 0^TYPE <filearea>/<name>^Look at the contents of a file in one of the fileareas
 Type out the contents of a file in a filearea. So, for example, in 
 filearea 'bulletins' you want to look at file 'arld051' you would