How Do You Find Your Way Around?

Whether you're a newcomer or longtime Resident, your Second Life experience will benefit from using the maps. I always keep my mini-map open. Not only do I find it useful to navigate the mainland, I also use it to determine where avatars congregate and as a gauge to how busy a place is. It's also invaluable for finding friends when I've gone in-world shopping and we get separated in big stores.

To view the Mini-Map, select World > Mini-Map or click the button in your toolbar. 

Tip: Just hold your cursor over the mini or world map, and scroll forward and backward to zoom in and out by nice little increments. Also, the World Map doesn't rotate: North is always up.

The world map helps you explore Second Life by finding other Residents, land sales, and points of interest. 

• You can check "Land for Sale" to show that on the map.
• You can click "Teleport", or you can Double-click on the map to travel.

While viewing a location profile, you may learn more about the location, make a Slurl, landmark, or create a pick.  Select World > Location Profile.

Teleport using the SRurls on a website or social networks? If you aren't logged in, clicking on a SLurl will start your viewer and log you in at that location. 

To make a new SLurl for a website:

1. Move your avatar to where you want to create the SLurl.
2. Click the place name in the location bar (near the top of the Viewer window) to convert it to a SLurl. It'll look like http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Dennis/185/183/25
3. Right-click and Copy the SLurl while it's selected, or use Ctrl+V.
4. Paste the SLurl where you want it.

Converting a landmark to a SLurl (and vice-versa)

1. Select Me > Places.
2. Right-click a landmark and select Copy SLurl.
3. Paste the Slurl where you want it.
4. Click or otherwise use the SLurl to get to its location.
5. Select World > Landmark This Place. The landmark is saved to your inventory.

So go on get out, explore, and have fun!