Keyboard shortcut keys
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- All keyboard shortcut keys - a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcut keys in the Second Life Viewer, even ones that are rarely used
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).