"How do you get the engine to spit out the value of a position (like numbers that represent pawn values and positive and negative signs to represent white or black)?"
Manual analysis - Easiest way is to just click on the "Analyze" button located on the Navigation Bar.
"How do you get the engine to spit out the top 3 moves?"
You need to activate the "Multi PV Mode". Right-click your mouse in the Engine Search Output window, click on "Multi PV Mode", then pick how many lines you want.
"How do you make a game that you just simply play yourself? I want to save a game in PGN form but I am always pitted against the engine itself."
Click on the Edit button on the Navigation bar, and you'll be able to move for both sides.
I just downloaded Arena 3.0 and Houdini 1.5 for it. I figured out a few things but there are still others that I am clueless on.
How do you get the engine to spit out the value of a position (like numbers that represent pawn values and positive and negative signs to represent white or black)?
How do you get the engine to spit out the top 3 moves?
How do you make a game that you just simply play yourself? I want to save a game in PGN form but I am always pitted against the engine itself.