Video Tutorials/Basics

These video tutorials teach the basics of using Second Life. For more general help, please visit our Knowledge Base.

Note: When clicking on the "also see" articles below, you may be asked to login to your Second Life account. Go ahead and do it.

• DOWNLOAD Moving & flying ... also see:

• How do I fly higher? I want to see what's on top of this building.

• DOWNLOAD Looking around with camera controls ... also see:

• How do I look at something from a different angle?
• How do I use the mouse to look around?

• DOWNLOAD Chatting ... also see:

• How do I chat?
• How do I Instant Message (IM) someone?
• How do I log chat and instant messages?

• DOWNLOAD Searching ... also see:

• New Search FAQ

• DOWNLOAD Teleporting & landmarks ... also see:

• How do I use the World Map?

• DOWNLOAD Shopping ... also see:

• How do I sell things?
• How do I find land to buy?
• How do I buy land?
• How do I rent land to other people?
• How do I sell land?

• DOWNLOAD Friendships ... also see:

• How do I add a friend to my friends list?
• How do I make someone my partner?

• DOWNLOAD Editing your appearance ... also see:

• How do I change my avatar's appearance?
• How do I attach and detach objects from my avatar?
• How do I attach a body part to my avatar?
• How do I find out everything I'm wearing?

More basics

• DOWNLOAD Using the pie menu
• DOWNLOAD Creating & joining a group ... also see:

• How do I join a group?
• How do I change the title in front of my avatar's name?
• How do I quit or leave a group?
• How do I create my own group?

• DOWNLOAD Sending a postcard
• DOWNLOAD Buying Linden Dollars ... also see:

• How do I get Linden Dollars?
• How do I buy Linden dollars (L$) on the LindeX?
• How do I sell Linden dollars (L$) on the LindeX?

• DOWNLOAD Filling in your profile

All done?

Watch more advanced tutorials!