Video Tutorials/Quicktips

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QUICKTIPS help you learn a lot in a little time — all are 2 min. or less.

Newer ones are towards the top, and you can sort by clicking the icons in column headers.

Title - click to watch!	High-Quality	What's it about?
3 ways to get to About Land	DOWNLOAD	land, control
Avatar Rendering Cost	DOWNLOAD	performance, tech, avatar
Find Friends & Groups faster	DOWNLOAD	social, control, group
Give stuff to someone nearby	DOWNLOAD	inventory, social, control
Give stuff to someone remote	DOWNLOAD	inventory, social, control
Instant viewer download link	DOWNLOAD	web
Learn the Lag Meter	DOWNLOAD	performance, control
Make a 1-way tinted window	DOWNLOAD	build
Open the Advanced menu	DOWNLOAD	tech, control
Scroll through tabs faster	DOWNLOAD	control
Stop falling through floors	DOWNLOAD	workaround, build, land
Troubleshoot sound not playing	DOWNLOAD	audio, control
Turn off annoying UI sounds	DOWNLOAD	audio, tech, control
Unwear attachments to give them	DOWNLOAD	inventory, social, avatar
Use the pie menu quicker	DOWNLOAD	control
What do parcel status icons mean?	DOWNLOAD	land, control
Add a webpage to your profile	DOWNLOAD	social, web, control
Change text and effect colors	DOWNLOAD	control
Click actions make using stuff easier	DOWNLOAD	control
Get high in the sky instantly	DOWNLOAD	control, avatar, build
Make flexible objects	DOWNLOAD	build
Make local light objects	DOWNLOAD	build
Open a box	DOWNLOAD	shop, control
Prim and mesh hair differences	DOWNLOAD	avatar
Rebake textures to fix clothing glitches	DOWNLOAD	workaround, avatar
Redock tabs to clear clutter	DOWNLOAD	control
Save textures to disk	DOWNLOAD	control, snapshot
Save your avatar's outfit	DOWNLOAD	avatar, control
Sell Original, Copy, or Contents?	DOWNLOAD	shop, control
Show who's chatting around you	DOWNLOAD	social, control
Skip popups after reinstalling	DOWNLOAD	control
Sort columns for easier selection	DOWNLOAD	control
Take a snapshot	DOWNLOAD	snapshot, control
Texture shortcuts	DOWNLOAD	build, control
The 1-prim barstool trick	DOWNLOAD	build
Use Inventory filters	DOWNLOAD	inventory, control
Avatar mouse steering	DOWNLOAD	control, avatar
Copy Selection	DOWNLOAD	build
Focus	DOWNLOAD	control
Fun with floating text	DOWNLOAD	script
Hiding groups you belong to	DOWNLOAD	group, social, control
Hiding objects temporarily	DOWNLOAD	workaround, control
How old is an object?	DOWNLOAD	control
Planar texture mapping	DOWNLOAD	build
Reference ruler & grid	DOWNLOAD	build
Retrieving lost attachments	DOWNLOAD	workaround, avatar, control
Saving objects back to your inventory	DOWNLOAD	inventory, build
Shift-drag to copy objects	DOWNLOAD	build, basic, control
Teleport location history	DOWNLOAD	explore, control
You can't remove body parts!	DOWNLOAD	avatar, basic
Adding & divorcing a Partner	DOWNLOAD	social, web
Building materials explained	DOWNLOAD	build
Changing the time of day	DOWNLOAD	control, build
Changing your login location	DOWNLOAD	control, explore
Chat bubbles	DOWNLOAD	control, social
Cheesy red tracking beacon	DOWNLOAD	control, explore
Driving a vehicle	DOWNLOAD	basic, control
Finding stuff buried in the ground	DOWNLOAD	workaround, control, build
Finding your chat logs	DOWNLOAD	social
Freezing stuff for snapshots	DOWNLOAD	snapshot, control
Friends permissions	DOWNLOAD	social, control
Hiding online friend notifications	DOWNLOAD	social, control
Hiding the Search panel in the menu bar	DOWNLOAD	control, search
Hover tips	DOWNLOAD	control
How high can you fly?	DOWNLOAD	control, avatar
Increasing font size for better readability	DOWNLOAD	control
Muting jerks & objects	DOWNLOAD	abuse, control
Stretching prim sides & textures	DOWNLOAD	build
Turning off object selection glow	DOWNLOAD	workaround, build
What are particles?	DOWNLOAD	basic, script, build
What is a sandbox?	DOWNLOAD	basic, explore
World Map	DOWNLOAD	explore, control, land
Advanced Mouselook options	DOWNLOAD	control
Changing your group title	DOWNLOAD	group, social
Setting objects to group	DOWNLOAD	group
Clearing nametag clutter	DOWNLOAD	control, social
Deleting duplicate landmarks	DOWNLOAD	inventory, control, explore
Emptying your Trash	DOWNLOAD	inventory
Fun with 2 Inventory windows	DOWNLOAD	inventory
Getting your system info	DOWNLOAD	tech, control
Notecard attachments	DOWNLOAD	inventory
Starting Conference IMs	DOWNLOAD	group, social
The trouble with Linden trees	DOWNLOAD	build
What is a prim?	DOWNLOAD	basic, build
What does "rez" mean?	DOWNLOAD	basic, build
Using your mouse's scroll wheel	DOWNLOAD	control
Toggling Property Lines	DOWNLOAD	control, land
Organizing windows & menus	DOWNLOAD	control
Chat bar shortcuts	DOWNLOAD	social, control
Linking prims	DOWNLOAD	build, basic
Opening edit tools	DOWNLOAD	build, basic
Wearing attachments	DOWNLOAD	avatar, inventory
Editing attachments	DOWNLOAD	avatar, inventory
Advanced movement controls	DOWNLOAD	control
Zoom In & Out	DOWNLOAD	control

Volumes

These link to blog posts where I give more details on what's in each volume.

• 2008-05-28 - Volume VI
• 2008-05-07 - Volume V
• 2008-04-07 - Volume IV
• 2008-03-20 - Volume III
• 2008-03-13 - Volume II
• 2008-03-05 - Volume I