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<p>Created page with &quot;Sets basic preferences to enhance your Second Life experience. {{UIref | Language | Changes the language the Viewer text is displayed in. &#039;&#039;&#039;System default&#039;&#039;&#039; detects what your …&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Sets basic preferences to enhance your Second Life experience.<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | Language<br /> | Changes the language the Viewer text is displayed in. &#039;&#039;&#039;System default&#039;&#039;&#039; detects what your computer is globally using. To override this, click the dropdown and select another language, then restart your Viewer.}}<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | I want to access content rated<br /> | Controls the {{xref|maturity rating}} of content you can see, whether you&#039;re teleporting inworld or doing a search. You can only change this when logged into Second Life. You must be [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:How_to_become_verified_as_an_adult age-verified] to see {{Mra}} content.}}<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | Start location<br /> | Controls where you appear the next time you log in to Second Life:<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;My Last Location&#039;&#039;&#039; - The last place you were inworld before logging out.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;My Home&#039;&#039;&#039; - Your {{Xref|home}} location; set by choosing &#039;&#039;&#039;World&#039;&#039;&#039; &gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Set Home to Here&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> * Check &#039;&#039;&#039;Show on login&#039;&#039;&#039; to enable the &#039;&#039;&#039;Starting location&#039;&#039;&#039; field on your Viewer login screen. The next time you log in, you can specify either &#039;&#039;&#039;My Last Location&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;My Home&#039;&#039;&#039;, or choose &#039;&#039;&#039;Type region name&#039;&#039;&#039; to specify a region and optional coordinates like a {{Xref|SLurl}}.}}<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | Name tags<br /> | Controls display of floating name tags above avatars&#039; heads. Affects only what you see, not what others see. &#039;&#039;&#039;On&#039;&#039;&#039; always displays them; &#039;&#039;&#039;Off&#039;&#039;&#039; hides them. To make them to appear momentarily then fade away, choose &#039;&#039;&#039;Show briefly&#039;&#039;&#039;. <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;My name&#039;&#039;&#039; - Shows your name tag, including group title.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Usernames&#039;&#039;&#039; - Shows your and other avatars&#039; usernames in name tags and in the chat log.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Group titles&#039;&#039;&#039; - Shows your and other avatars&#039; group titles in name tags. <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Highlight friends&#039;&#039;&#039; - Highlights the names of avatars you&#039;ve set as friends inworld. }}<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | Away timeout<br /> | Select the time before your avatar goes into away mode, slumping over as a visual cue and displaying &quot;(Away)&quot; next to your name tag.<br /> <br /> Set Away mode manually by choosing &#039;&#039;&#039;Me&#039;&#039;&#039; &gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;My Status&#039;&#039;&#039; &gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Away&#039;&#039;&#039;.}}<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | View Display Names<br /> | Select the &#039;&#039;&#039;View Display Names&#039;&#039;&#039; checkbox to see all Residents&#039; {{Xref|display name}}s, both above their avatars and in the chat log. If the checkbox is unselected, you will see each Resident&#039;s Second Life first name and last name or {{Xref|username}}.}}<br /> <br /> {{UIref<br /> | Busy mode response<br /> | Type a brief message to be sent as an automatic reply when another Resident instant-messages you when you&#039;re in Busy mode. <br /> <br /> Set Busy mode by choosing &#039;&#039;&#039;Me&#039;&#039;&#039; &gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;My Status&#039;&#039;&#039; &gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;Busy&#039;&#039;&#039;.}}</div>

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