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===The Friend Method===
===The Friend Method===


# Open your Friends list by clicking the '''Communicate''' button at the bottom of your screen or pressing '''Ctrl-Shift-F'''.
# Open your Friends list by clicking the '''People''' tab on the sidebar and choosing the MY FRIENDS section.
# Select your friend's name in the list by left-clicking''' '''. Make sure the correct friend's name is highlighted!
# View your friend's profile by clicking the View Profile button (right arrow) that appears when you highlight their name.
# Check the '''Friend can edit your objects''' box next to their name.
# Click the '''NOTES & PRIVACY''' tab on your friend's profile.
# To undo, select your friend's name again and uncheck the box.
# Under '''Allow this person to:''', check the '''Edit, delete or take my objects''' box.
 
[[Image:kb_friendslist_allow_edit_object.png]]


{{KBcaution| This gives your friend the abililty to edit ''all'' of your objects as if they were you.}}
{{KBcaution| This gives your friend the abililty to edit ''all'' of your objects as if they were you.}}

Revision as of 12:02, 7 January 2011

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There are a couple ways to allow a friend to edit your objects in Second Life. This is often referred to as collaborative building or collaborative creation. It's a useful way to let groups of people collaborate on a building project together. Which method you choose depends on whether they're in a group, whether you are their friend, etc.

The Group Method

  1. Right-click the object and choose Edit to bring up the object editor.
  2. Click on the General tab in the editor. (If you cannot see the tabs, click on More.)
  3. Click on the Set... button to the right of Group, and assign the object to the group your friend is in.
  4. Click on the box next to Share with Group.
KBnote.png Note: If you want other group members to be able to take copies of your object, you should make sure to set the next owner permissions (Copy, Modify, Resell/Give away) appropriately.
KBnote.png Note: Any other group members will also be able to edit the object. Group members can only edit objects that are shared with the group.

Object-related group permissions (and friend permissions) are explained in this video tutorial:

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The Friend Method

  1. Open your Friends list by clicking the People tab on the sidebar and choosing the MY FRIENDS section.
  2. View your friend's profile by clicking the View Profile button (right arrow) that appears when you highlight their name.
  3. Click the NOTES & PRIVACY tab on your friend's profile.
  4. Under Allow this person to:, check the Edit, delete or take my objects box.
KBcaution.png Important: This gives your friend the abililty to edit all of your objects as if they were you.

Friend permissions video Quick Tip

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A few things to note

There are a few things you should be aware of:

  • Your collaborative partners can only edit objects you've rezzed. Nobody but you will ever have access to your inventory, so if you want them to edit an object that you own, you need to rez it inworld first.
  • Your collaborative partners can't edit the next-owner permissions on an object they've been granted access to.
  • It isn't technically possible to link two prims together if they have different owners, even if they've given each other edit permissions.
  • Your collaborative partners cannot edit your objects if they have Select Only My Objects enabled in their Tools menu.
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