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This page is part of the Second Life User's Manual, describing how the Viewer software works. Please see the main User's Manual page as a starting point.

If you click the right mouse button (RMB) (PC)or CMD-click (MAC) in the 3D view area, a context menu will appear. This menu is round and is often called the "pie" menu because of how it looks. The menu will change according to what you are pointing at (object, your avatar, another avatar, or land).

The descriptions below are clockwise starting from the top. Once the menu appears, moving the mouse over one of the pie sections will highlight that item. and LMB click will select that option. Any options not available for a given object or avatar will be greyed out.

Object Context Menus

First Page:

Touch - same as LMB-click, will activate whatever script action is contained in the object

Create - Changes mouse pointer to "Magic Wand", and opens the object edit floating window. If you are on land that permits you to create objects, the next click will create the default object at the magic wand location. If you are not, a popup message on the bottom right corner will tell you so.

Open - If an object you own or have edit rights to, opens the 'Object Contents' Floating window. This allows adding, deleting, editing, and copying the contents to your inventory.

Edit - Opens the Tools floating window to the Edit tool. This is for detailed editing of an object.

More - Goes to the second page of the object context menu

Pay - If an object is set up with a script to accept money, allows paying an avatar from your Linden Dollar (L$) account balance through the object. Only avatars have account balances, so payments go to them, not to the object.

Take - Removes an object from the map region and places it in your inventory.

Sit Here - Note: a script may change the label on this menu item. Makes your avatar sit on the object pointed at and shows the "Stand Up" button above the bottom toolbar.

Second Page:

Take Copy - Places a copy of an object in your inventory, while leaving the original in the map region.

Wear - Attaches object to right hand by default, or last attach point if previously worn.

Delete - Removes an object from the map region and places it in your inventory trash folder.

Buy - If item is set for sale, opens the 'Buy Contents' floating window

More > - Goes to the third page of the object context menu

Return... -

Attach > -

Attach Hud > -

Third Page:

Report... -

Inspect -

Mute -

My Avatar Context Menu

Touch -

Drop -

Profile - Opens the 'Profile' floating window to your own profile, where you can edit it. Other users can see your profile by using the Other Avatar context menu > Profile, or using Search > People tab and entering your avatar name.

Edit... - Opens the 'Tools' floating window to edit an attached object

Appearance... - Opens the 'Appearance' floating window to edit your avatar's basic appearance (skin, shape, eyes, default hair, and clothing layers.

Gestures... - Opens the 'Active Gestures' floating window. This lists what gestures in your inventory are currently available to be triggered.

Detach - Removes the selected item from it's attach point on your avatar.

Stand Up - Stands you up from whatever object you are currently sitting on.

Other Avatar Context Menus

These menus are opened when your pointer is is on another avatar or an attached object of their's.