Moving your avatar

This article is part of the Extended Second Life Knowledge Base that includes advanced and specialized information. This information was originally provided by Linden Lab, but is not actively maintained nor guaranteed to be accurate. Linden Lab does not certify nor assume any responsibility for this information.

See the official Second Life Knowledge Base for the most current information.

Controls and Movement in the Old Knowledge Base

• Moving your avatar
• Camera Controls
• Shortcut keys
• Setting your Home location
• Using SLurls
• Using gestures
• Setting Preferences

How to walk

Always run

To always run when you move, choose World > Always Run.

Double-tap run

If you don't want to always run, you can make your avatar walk or run with use of your arrow keys. Double-tap and hold the up arrow key to run forward. Tap and hold the up arrow key again to walk. This feature gives a more realistic appearance to avatar movement.

How to enable double-tap run

To enable double-tap run:

1. Access the Advanced Menu:
   • On Windows, press Ctrl+Alt+D or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D.
   • On Mac OS, press Option+Control+D.
2. Choose Advanced > Character > Tap-Tap-Hold to Run to enable the setting

To turn off double-tap run choose Advanced > Character > Tap-Tap-Hold To Run again to disable the setting.