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* [http://www.kippiefriedkin.com/2008/07/25/second-life-viewer-cheatsheet/ Download the Second Life Viewer Cheat Sheet by Kippie Friedkin]
* [[All_keyboard_shortcut_keys]] - a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcut keys in the Second Life Viewer, even ones that are rarely used


[http://www.kippiefriedkin.com/2008/07/25/second-life-viewer-cheatsheet/ Download the Second Life Viewer Cheat Sheet by Kippie Friedkin]
The following is a list of common keyboard shortcuts used in the Second Life Viewer
 
The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts used in the Second Life Viewer


== Basic List ==
== Basic List ==
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|Ctrl-F
|Ctrl-F
|Search (previously called Find, hence the shortcut key F)
|Search
|-
|-
|Ctrl-G
|Ctrl-G
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|Ctrl-L
|Ctrl-L
|Link (selected objects in edit)
|Link (selected objects in edit)
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|Ctrl-Shift-L
|Unlink (selected objects in edit)
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|-
|Ctrl-M
|Ctrl-M
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|'''Client'''
|'''Client'''
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-C
|disable Camera Contraints (Client->Disable Camera Contstraints)
|-
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-D
|Ctrl-Alt-D
|Open/Close Debug menu (some systems require Ctrl-Shift-Alt-D)
|Open/Close Debug menu (some systems require Ctrl-Shift-Alt-D)
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-M
|Mouse Moves Sun (requires Debug menu on)
|-
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-R
|Ctrl-Alt-R
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|-
|Ctrl-Alt-F1
|Ctrl-Alt-F1
|Hide/Show UI  (This closes the GUI on Ubuntu Linux, stopping the Xserver completely.)
|Hide/Show UI  (This can't be used on Linux - See and vote [https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-2085 VWR-2085])
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-6
|All Fog Off (Fog is SL default...no fog must be reset every log in)
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-A
|Toggle Animate Textures On/Off
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|Ctrl-Shift-A
|Start/Stop Movie to Disk
|-
|-
|Ctrl-Shift-L
|Ctrl-Alt-F6
|Unlink (selected objects in edit)
|All Fog Off (This can't be used on Linux - same reason than [https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-2085 VWR-2085])  
|-
|-
|Ctrl-Shift-M
|Ctrl-Shift-M
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|Ctrl-Shift-N
|Ctrl-Shift-N
|Force Sunset
|Force Sunset
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|Ctrl-Shift-Y
|Force Midday
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|-
|Ctrl-Shift-S
|Ctrl-Shift-S
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|Ctrl-Shift-1
|Ctrl-Shift-1
|Sim Stats  (you will need to turn off or move the minimap to view the full stats page)
|Sim Stats  (you will need to turn off or move the minimap to view the full stats page)
|-
|Ctrl-Shift-3
|Texture Console (to view textures on a particular object right click and go into
edit and then press ALT 3 , the textures for all sides of that object will be highlighted in yellow)
|-
|-
! Shortcut !! Action
! Shortcut !! Action
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|-
|'''Rendering'''
|'''Rendering'''
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-Shift-U
|Show/Hide Updates (Causes red triangles or 'lightning' to appear from some objects)
|-
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-Shift-=
|Ctrl-Alt-Shift-=
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|Ctrl-Alt-Shift-5
|Ctrl-Alt-Shift-5
|Remove ground cover. This is a toggle... press again to turn ground cover back on.
|Remove ground cover. This is a toggle... press again to turn ground cover back on.
|-
|Ctrl-Alt-Shift-T
|Selected Texture Info (Writes terse information about the selected texture to Chat Console)
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|Shift and Drag
|Shift and Drag
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=== Strafe Camera ===
=== Strafe Camera ===
Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift and left-click an object or avatar then use the arrow keys to strafe left right up or down. (this goes vertical and horizontal on an object view).
Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift and left-click an object or avatar then use the arrow keys to strafe left right up or down. (this goes vertical and horizontal on an object view).
== Contributor ==
* [[User:Jennyfur Peregrine|Jennyfur Peregrine]]


[[Category:Text from In-world Notecards|Keyboard Shortcut keys]]
[[Category:Text from In-world Notecards|Keyboard Shortcut keys]]

Revision as of 03:12, 5 September 2008

The following is a list of common keyboard shortcuts used in the Second Life Viewer

Basic List

Shortcut Action
User Interface
Ctrl-F Search
Ctrl-G Gestures
Ctrl-H Chat History
Ctrl-I Inventory
Ctrl-L Link (selected objects in edit)
Ctrl-Shift-L Unlink (selected objects in edit)
Ctrl-M World Map
Ctrl-P Preferences
Ctrl-Q Quit the Second Life viewer
Ctrl-R Run Mode (toggle switch)
Ctrl-T Instant Message open/close
Ctrl-W close current Window (or IM tab page )
Ctrl-Shift-W close all Windows
Ctrl-U Upload Image
Ctrl-Z Undo (once while in edit - chat window off)
Shortcut Action
Edit
Ctrl-1 Focus
Ctrl-2 Move
Ctrl-3 Edit
Ctrl-4 Create
Ctrl-5 Land
Shortcut Action
Script Editor
Ctrl-F Find/Replace dialog
Shortcut Action
Client
Ctrl-Alt-D Open/Close Debug menu (some systems require Ctrl-Shift-Alt-D)
Ctrl-Alt-R Rebake Textures (Client->Character->Rebake Textures)
Ctrl-Alt-T Highlight Transparent
Ctrl-Alt-F1 Hide/Show UI (This can't be used on Linux - See and vote VWR-2085)
Ctrl-Alt-F6 All Fog Off (This can't be used on Linux - same reason than VWR-2085)
Ctrl-Shift-M MiniMap
Ctrl-Shift-N Force Sunset
Ctrl-Shift-Y Force Midday
Ctrl-Shift-S Snapshots
Ctrl-Shift-` Snapshot to disk
Ctrl-Shift-1 Sim Stats (you will need to turn off or move the minimap to view the full stats page)
Shortcut Action
Rendering
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-= Turn particle effects on/off.
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-3 Remove all Linden trees. This is a toggle... press again to turn trees back on.
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-5 Remove ground cover. This is a toggle... press again to turn ground cover back on.
Shift and Drag Copy object in edit

Camera Control

Pan and Zoom Camera

To pan around an object hold down the Alt key and left-click an object or avatar then use the left and right arrows to pan around (this function goes circular around an object) & page up and page down to move closer or further away. To change the zoom, you have to use the following keys:

Ctrl-8 Zoom out
Ctrl-9 Reset zoom
Ctrl-0 Zoom in
Esc Reset view

Strafe Camera

Hold down Ctrl-Alt-Shift and left-click an object or avatar then use the arrow keys to strafe left right up or down. (this goes vertical and horizontal on an object view).