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{{Translated Help Article||Feb 17}}

Shows your current position on a map in realtime, a simplified version of the {{winlink|World Map}}.

* A yellow dot and a wedge of light indicate your current position and field of view.
* Zoom in or out by hovering your cursor over the {{win|Mini-Map}} and using your mouse's scroll wheel.

== Legend ==

Some objects and areas are color-coded:

{{UIref|1=<font color="#00FFFF">█</font> Cyan areas|2=Objects you own.}}
{{UIref|1=<font color="#FF00FF">█</font> Fuchsia areas|2=Objects your groups own.}}
{{UIref|1=<span style="color: #00FF00; font-weight: bold;">o</span>|2=A Resident at about the same height as your camera position.}}
{{UIref|1=<span style="color: #00FF00; font-weight: bold;">^</span> | 2=A Resident above your camera position, for example one flying or in a tall building.}}
{{UIref| 1=<span style="color: #00FF00; font-weight: bold;">v</span> | 2=A Resident below your camera position.}}
{{UIref|Green arrows|Residents above your camera's altitude show as up arrows, and Residents below your camera's altitude show as down arrows.}}
{{UIref|1=<span style="color: yellow; font-weight: bold;">o</span>|2=Nearby friends. To see and edit your Friends list, choose Communicate > My Friends.}}
{{UIref|Dark gray blocks| Objects owned by others. In a region with lots of buildings, you see lots of these.}}
{{UIref|Tiled dark blue| Areas beyond your vision. You can see them by moving closer, or by increasing your draw distance: go to Me > Preferences > Graphics and iadjust the Draw Distance slider.}}
{{UIref|1=<font color="red">█</font> Red areas| 2=Offline regions }}

== More options ==

Right-click to display these options:

{{UIref|Zoom Close|Zooms in the maximum level.}}
{{UIref|Zoom Medium|Zooms to a moderate level.}}
{{UIref|Zoom Far|Zooms out the maximum level.}}
{{UIref|Rotate Map|Makes the {{win|Mini-Map}} rotate with your field of view. Unchecking this option orients the {{win|Mini-Map}} north at all times.}}
{{UIref|Stop Tracking|Stops tracking any target defined on the {{Win|World Map}} and removes the associated beacon from view.}}
{{UIref|World Map|Opens the {{Winlink|World Map}}. You can also open the {{Win|World Map}} by double-clicking the {{win|Mini-Map}}.}}