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| {{UIref|Yellow dots|Nearby friends. To see and edit your Friends list, choose Communicate > My Friends.}} | | {{UIref|Yellow dots|Nearby friends. To see and edit your Friends list, choose Communicate > My Friends.}} |
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| {{UIref|Green dots|Other Residents. The icon will change shape depending on the height of the avatar relative to you: | | {{UIref|Green dots|Other Residents. The shape of the icon shows the height of the avatar relative to you: |
| * '''o''' - An avatar at about the same height as your camera viewpoint; for example, if you're standing next to them.
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| * '''^''' - An avatar above your camera position, perhaps one flying or in a tall building.
| | <br> '''^''' - An avatar above your camera position, perhaps one flying or in a tall building. |
| * '''v''' - An avatar below your camera position.
| | <br> '''v''' - An avatar below your camera position. |
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Shows your current position on a map in realtime, a simplified version of the 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 Mini-Map and using your mouse's scroll wheel.
Legend
Some objects and areas are color-coded:
| █ Cyan areas
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Objects you own.
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| █ Fuchsia areas
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Objects your groups own.
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| Green dots
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Other Residents at the same altitude as your camera.
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| Green arrows
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Residents above your camera's altitude show as up arrows, and Residents below your camera's altitude show as down arrows.
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| Yellow dots
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Nearby friends. To see and edit your Friends list, choose Communicate > My Friends.
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| Green dots
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Other Residents. The shape of the icon shows the height of the avatar relative to you:
o - An avatar at about the same height as your camera viewpoint; for example, if you're standing next to them.
^ - An avatar above your camera position, perhaps one flying or in a tall building.
v - An avatar below your camera position.
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| Dark gray blocks
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Objects owned by others. In a region with lots of buildings, you see lots of these.
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| Cyan blocks
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Objects you own in the area. For instance, a house on land you own. Useful for finding lost objects. For example, if you accidentally jump out of your vehicle and it keeps moving, you can tell where it's going by following the light blue.
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| Fuchsia blocks
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Objects deeded to (owned by) a group you're in. For more information, see Group-owned land.
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| Tiled dark blue
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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.
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| Red areas
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Offline regions
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More options
Right-click to display these options:
| Zoom Close
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Zooms in the maximum level.
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| Zoom Medium
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Zooms to a moderate level.
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| Zoom Far
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Zooms out the maximum level.
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| Rotate Map
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Makes the Mini-Map rotate with your field of view. Unchecking this option orients the Mini-Map north at all times.
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| Stop Tracking
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Stops tracking any target defined on the World Map and removes the associated beacon from view.
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| World Map
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Opens the World Map. You can also open the World Map by double-clicking the Mini-Map.
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