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?
Add a webpage to your profile	DOWNLOAD	social, web, controls
Change text and effect colors	DOWNLOAD	controls
Click actions make using stuff easier	DOWNLOAD	controls
Get high in the sky instantly	DOWNLOAD	controls, avatar, build
Make flexible objects	DOWNLOAD	build
Make local light objects	DOWNLOAD	build
Open a box	DOWNLOAD	shop, controls
Prim and mesh hair differences	DOWNLOAD	avatar
Rebake textures to fix clothing glitches	DOWNLOAD	workaround, avatar
Redock tabs to clear clutter	DOWNLOAD	controls
Save textures to disk	DOWNLOAD	controls, snapshots
Save your avatar's outfit	DOWNLOAD	avatar, controls
Sell Original, Copy, or Contents?	DOWNLOAD	shop, controls
Show who's chatting around you	DOWNLOAD	social, controls
Skip popups after reinstalling	DOWNLOAD	controls
Sort columns for easier selection	DOWNLOAD	controls
Take a snapshot	DOWNLOAD	snapshots, controls
Texture shortcuts	DOWNLOAD	build, controls
The 1-prim barstool trick	DOWNLOAD	build
Use Inventory filters	DOWNLOAD	inventory, controls
Avatar mouse steering	DOWNLOAD	controls, avatar
Copy Selection	DOWNLOAD	build
Focus	DOWNLOAD	controls
Fun with floating text	DOWNLOAD	script
Hiding groups you belong to	DOWNLOAD	groups, social, controls
Hiding objects temporarily	DOWNLOAD	workaround, controls
How old is an object?	DOWNLOAD	controls
Planar texture mapping	DOWNLOAD	build
Reference ruler & grid	DOWNLOAD	build
Retrieving lost attachments	DOWNLOAD	workaround, avatar, controls
Saving objects back to your inventory	DOWNLOAD	inventory, build
Shift-drag to copy objects	DOWNLOAD	build, basics, controls
Teleport location history	DOWNLOAD	explore, controls
You can't remove body parts!	DOWNLOAD	avatar, basics
Adding & divorcing a Partner	DOWNLOAD	social, web
Building materials explained	DOWNLOAD	build
Changing the time of day	DOWNLOAD	controls, build
Changing your login location	DOWNLOAD	controls, explore
Chat bubbles	DOWNLOAD	controls, social
Cheesy red tracking beacon	DOWNLOAD	controls, explore
Driving a vehicle	DOWNLOAD	basics, controls
Finding stuff buried in the ground	DOWNLOAD	workaround, controls, build
Finding your chat logs	DOWNLOAD	social
Freezing stuff for snapshots	DOWNLOAD	snapshots, controls
Friends permissions	DOWNLOAD	social, controls
Hiding online friend notifications	DOWNLOAD	social, controls
Hiding the Search panel in the menu bar	DOWNLOAD	controls, search
Hover tips	DOWNLOAD	controls
How high can you fly?	DOWNLOAD	controls, avatar
Increasing font size for better readability	DOWNLOAD	controls
Muting jerks & objects	DOWNLOAD	abuse, controls
Stretching prim sides & textures	DOWNLOAD	build
Turning off object selection glow	DOWNLOAD	workaround, build
What are particles?	DOWNLOAD	basics, script, build
What is a sandbox?	DOWNLOAD	basics, explore
World Map	DOWNLOAD	explore, controls, land
Advanced Mouselook options	DOWNLOAD	controls
Changing your group title	DOWNLOAD	groups, social
Setting objects to group	DOWNLOAD	groups
Clearing nametag clutter	DOWNLOAD	controls, social
Deleting duplicate landmarks	DOWNLOAD	inventory, controls, explore
Emptying your Trash	DOWNLOAD	inventory
Fun with 2 Inventory windows	DOWNLOAD	inventory
Getting your system info	DOWNLOAD	tech, controls
Notecard attachments	DOWNLOAD	inventory
Starting Conference IMs	DOWNLOAD	groups, social
The trouble with Linden trees	DOWNLOAD	build
What is a prim?	DOWNLOAD	basics, build
What does "rez" mean?	DOWNLOAD	basics, build
Using your mouse's scroll wheel	DOWNLOAD	controls
Toggling Property Lines	DOWNLOAD	controls, land
Organizing windows & menus	DOWNLOAD	controls
Chat bar shortcuts	DOWNLOAD	social, controls
Linking prims	DOWNLOAD	build, basics
Opening edit tools	DOWNLOAD	build, basics
Wearing attachments	DOWNLOAD	avatar, inventory
Editing attachments	DOWNLOAD	avatar, inventory
Opening the debug menus - This was renamed to "Advanced menu".	DOWNLOAD	tech, controls
Advanced movement controls	DOWNLOAD	controls
Zoom In & Out	DOWNLOAD	controls

Volumes

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

• Volume V - Hasn't been formally released yet, but is available for download above.
• 2008-04-07 - Volume IV
• 2008-03-20 - Volume III
• 2008-03-13 - Volume II
• 2008-03-05 - Volume I