#CHESSBASE ONLINE DATABASE HOW TO#
I never liked that format and the response time is usually slow.Īt, scroll down and you will find links under ChessBase 10 that direct you to various articles on how to use the product. The company has this:, but you need to fill in a bunch of stuff. All versions have the same graphic user interface, or GUI.Įven with that, ChessBase doe not offer a forum where people can post questions and get answers. So, there's my second contribution to helping others with ChessBase 10, 11 and Light Premium. You won't learn this little trick from going to the website. Steve Lopez has produced some excellent instruction videos and articles at Type the word workshop into the search window and you will find his videos and articles. The 4.5 million game online database is amazing and, I can add the newest games to my ChessBase database by going to: My first contribution in the way of support. What good is a program without the ability to save, edit and copy games, or create and edit databases?
I got answers the same day that I posted a question. The Sibelius team had a forum devoted to answering questions, where both the developers and the advanced users could help people new to the program. Reading the manual alone did not always help. Sibelius, a music program written for professional music publishing, was extremely difficult to learn that entire first year. When attempting to learn any new complex software written for the serious hobbyist or professional, it's almost always next to impossible to learn alone, and always frustrating no matter how much hand holding one receives.