Difference between revisions of "Viewer 2 Help"

Revision as of 09:27, 31 March 2010

Viewer 2.0

Welcome to our lovely Viewer 2 Beta!

We've got lots of help to support the awesome improvements!

This page is an easy list of all Viewer 2 help resources and is curated by the Documentation Team. Eventually, it'll graduate into our Knowledge Base. Have a suggestion? Let Torley know.

Fresh tips & tricks

Tip: Follow Kate Linden on Twitter, play trivia to win a Viewer 2 bear!

What help is available for Viewer 2?

Totally new context-sensitive help built into the Viewer - Open just about any window, sidebar tab, and so on, and click the ? button. It doesn't get any easier. For example:
Quick Start Guide - A comprehensively-illustrated tour of what you need to know. Also available from the Viewer's sidebar when you click the Home tab:
Beta FAQ - Hot questions answered in PDF format.
Release Notes - Need to dig into the details and get a blow-by-blow list of what's changed? Check these out.
Beginner's Video Tutorials - Like visual learning? Check out these fun and friendly how-tos hosted by Torley. For example:
<videoflash type="youtube">5GHbmxouWOw|320|240</videoflash>
Transition Video Tutorials - Switching over from Viewer 1.23? You'll want to see these.
Second Life Answers - Ask fellow Residents questions about Viewer 2! Feel the love.
- If you want to share Viewer 2 experiences, we also have a forum for that.
Viewer 2 Tips & Tricks blog - Learn something useful regularly!

Shared Media

^ Showing web content on a prim is one of Viewer 2's flagship features. Click through to get help and see examples!

Questions & Answers

Hot-tos and responses for hot Viewer 2 stuff! We heart followup! Also see Second Life Tips & Tricks.

2010-03-08 - Viewer 2 Moves - What features moved where?
2010-03-01 - Giving inventory, including with group notices
2010-02-24 - Answers to a Few FAQs on Viewer 2 - Covers media controls, build menu, object inspector, HUDs and the sidebar, and PPC Mac support.

Concerning our help itself:

Q: How is the Knowledge Base being updated for Viewer 2 help?

A: We'll announce this when V2 gets out of beta and is the main supported Viewer. In the meantime, feel free to share your V2 tips & tricks on this wiki, but please don't overwrite Viewer 1.23-specific articles because it's the current supported Viewer!

Resident-shared tips

Warning: These are unofficial and Linden Lab can't guarantee them to work. Use at your own risk.

Viewer 2 Tweaks - Compilation of ways to change the interface, restore old functionality, and explore new debug settings.

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