Viewerhelp:Inspector

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Shows context-sensitive information about the object or avatar under your mouse cursor.

Avatars

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Shows a window with more information about the selected Resident, including: Their name. How old their Second Life account is. An excerpt from their Second Life profile. Volume slider - If a Resident's voice sounds too quiet, drag this towards the right. If they're too loud, drag this towards the left. Add Friend - Sends a friendship request to the Resident. A window opens where you can enter an explanatory message, then click OK to confirm. If they accept, they're added to your Friends list. More - Shows the Resident's full profile in the sidebar. Gear - Shows various options available for this Resident: View Profile - Shows this Resident's profile in the sidebar. Add Friend - Same as the Add Friend button described above. IM - Starts an Instant Message text chat session with this Resident. Call - Starts a private voice call session with this Resident. Teleport - Sends a teleport request to this Resident. You can enter an explanatory message, then click OK to summon them to your location. Teleports are usually long-distance but if an area is very dense, it may help to teleport a newfound friend directly to you. Invite to Group - Opens the Groups Picker where you can click a group to select it, then click OK to invite this Resident to that group. Block - Instantly adds this Resident to your Blocked List. Report - Opens the Report Abuse window and prepopulates it with this Resident's name. Use this if a Resident is violating the Community Standards. Zoom In - Moves the camera to focus and center on this Resident's avatar, making it easy to find them in a crowd. Pay - Opens the Pay Resident window so you can give them Linden Dollars (L$). Most of the above options are the same as right-clicking another Resident's avatar. If you move your cursor away from the Resident information window, it fades away unobtrusively after several seconds.

Scripted Objects

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Shows a window with more information about the selected object, including: The object's name. The name of the object's creator. The name of the object's owner. The object's price, if it is for sale. A brief description of the object, if the creator included one. A button containing a default action, such as Sit or Touch. More Opens the object's profile in the sidebar. Gear - Shows various options available for this object: Touch - Interacts with the object by "touching" it. Sit - Sits your avatar on the object. Take - Takes the object to your inventory, removing it from the world. Take Copy - Takes a copy of the object, leaving the original inworld. Open - Opens the object and view its contents. Edit - Edits the object using Second Life's build tools. Wear - Wears the object as an attachment; the default attachment point is your avatar's right hand. Report - Reports the object for violating Second Life's terms of service. Block - Mutes all sounds and text chat from this object. Zoom In - Centers your camera on the object and zoom in for a better view. Remove - Removes the object from the world by deleting it. More Info - Opens the object's profile in the sidebar. Most of the above options are also available by right-clicking an object. If you move your cursor away from the information window, it fades away unobtrusively after several seconds.