Loading PGN Files

Under PGN arrow Load you can load a file in PGN format. First you can select a file from the well-known dialogue.

Then you see a list of games in that file. By double clicking on a line that game will then be loaded.

You can sort the list with a click on the topmost line. The list will be sorted by the column you clicked on.

If you search a player, you can type the name of him/her in the search line. The topmost entry of the list containing the name will be shown when the name was found.

If you have closed the list earlier, you may show it again with PGN / List.

You can jump from one game to another with the '+'- and '-' buttons on the tool bar. The keys Shift+Ctrl+F11 and Shift+Ctrl+F1 have the same effect, as the corresponding main menu items under PGN.

In the main menu PGN / Show with editor you can browse the PGN file with the editor set in the appearance dialogue.

The PGN file will be shown again after the next start of Arena, unless you close it with the 'close' button or close it in the PGN menu with 'close'.

The Load button loads the selected game

The Cancel button hides the list, but does not close the file.

The Close button closes the file.

With Load different PGN you can select a different file to view.

The button ELOStat starts ELOStat and performs an ELO calculation based on the games of the current PGN file.

The Options button leads you directly to the configuration dialogue for the PGN settings.

In this dialog (Options arrow Appearance under the tab 'PGN') you can determine the behaviour of Arena when loading a game. The PGN window can be closed or minimized after loading. You can also jump to a specified move. If you always want to go to the end of the game, just set a very high value here. You can determine if the PGN window remains on top of other windows, e.g. also on top of the Arena main window.