Viewerhelp:World Map

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Helps you explore Second Life by finding other Residents, land sales, and points of interest:

• Pan around the map by clicking and dragging on it.
• Click a place to set a destination beacon you can follow after you close the map. To dismiss the beacon, click the red arrow that points to it, or right-click the Mini-Map and choose Stop Tracking.
• Double-click a place to teleport there.

Note: Only objects lower than 400 meters on the Z-coordinate (vertical) plane appear on the World Map.

Legend

Me   Shows your location on the map. Click to center the map view on your location.	Home   Shows your home location. Click to teleport home.
Check the following symbols to show them on the map:
Person   Another Resident.	Events   Resident-run events come in three maturity rating levels: General Moderate Adult
Infohub   An infohub is a place to socialize and find information about Second Life. Land Sale   Yellow blocks are for sale by a Resident owner, and purple blocks are up for auction by Linden Lab.

Destination beacon|The red ring is a potential destination on the map. This beacon is matched inworld by a red beam of light and an arrow that points to your destination.

Find on Map

Search for online friends, landmarks, or specific regions.

My Friends Online

List of online friends who have granted you the ability to track them on the map. Click the dropdown to view the entire list, or type to search by name.

My Landmarks

List of inventory landmarks. Choose one from the list or use the search field.

Search by region name

Search for a specific region by typing a full or partial name into the search field, then click Find or press Enter ↵. The results field shows all matching region names.

Teleport

Teleports you to the current beacon on your map.

Copy SLurl

Copy the SLurl for the current beacon to your clipboard. If no beacon is designated, it copies your current location instead.

Show Selection

Centers the map view on the current beacon.

Zoom

Zooms in or out on the map. You can also use your mouse's scroll wheel. Most symbols don't display if the map is zoomed too far out.