The document provides tips and information for using Second Life including interface tips for building, sharing content, land ownership, viewer choices, storing screenshots, organizing inventory, and some handy tools; it also lists the contact information for Catherine Dutton who is affiliated with Texas Woman's University.

1. Catherine Dutton, PhD
SL: Catherine Soderstrom
Instructional Support Services
Texas Woman’s University
Texas Womans University2 221,32,23

2. Texas Womans University2 221,32,23
Group:
Texas Woman’s University Guests
You’re welcome to join…

3. Interface Tips
• Tear-off menus
• Advanced Menu- CTRL-ALT-D
– Stop Animating Me
– Rebake Textures (CTRL-ALT-R)
– Limit Select Distance (uncheck)
– Disable Camera Constraints (check)
– Highlighting & Visiblity-->Highlight Transparent (CTRL-ALT-T)
– Rendering Types Surface Path (removes ground)
– Rendering Features  UI (CTRL-ALT-F1)
• Develop Menu- CTRL-ALT-Q
– AvatarShow Look At/Show Point At
– HTTP Textures

4. Sharing Stuff
• Give Inventory directly (dropping on people)
• Sell it in a box- permissions!
– Sell copy
– Sell contents
– Click to buy
• Give script
– Give folder
– Give all objects separately

5. Building Tips
• Alt-zoom (View- Object View)
• Alt-ctrl
• Alt-ctrl-shift
• Keyboard Shortcuts when building
Rotate- ctrl
Resize- ctrl-shift
• Shift-copy, CTRL-Z
• Local Ruler
• Select Texture
• The Grid
• Edit Linked Parts
• Build- Options- Set Default Upload permissions
• Build-Options- Select Only my objects, select only movable objects, select by
surrounding
• Shift-X- snaps object on xy

6. Shared Media
• Etherpad- http://typewith.me/
• Google docs
• Google Wave
• Dabbleboard
• Google Moderator
• Adobe Connect
• Adobe Connect Now (3 users free)
• UstreamYoutube
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Other examples: http://secondlife.com/destinations/sharedmedia

7. Groups
• 25 group limits
Ownership- owners can only be removed if they
remove themselves
Roles limitations 10 roles
• Alternatives to SL Groups
Subscribomatic
Hippo Groups
Drawbacks- one way communication

8. Land Ownership
• Rent vs Own
• Parcel vs Estate
• Mainland vs Island
– Estate Management Tools
– Land Management Tools
– Group Management Tools

9. Viewer Choice
• Emerald - V1.23
• Imprudence- V1.23
• Kristin- V2 features
• Radegast- text only client (ish)
• Snowglobe- open source viewer V1.23/V2

14. SL Pics Stored Easy
• Snapzilla – snapshots e-mailed from SL to
pics@slpics.com
Teen SL teen@slpics.com
private@slpics.com
Flickr-
http://www.flickr.com/account/uploadbyemail
Can connect snapzilla- so posts in both locations

15. Organization
• Inventory
• Open New Window
• Naming conventions
Team builds
Determine Permissions System before beginning
Contract
All items go to one avatar after built

16. Handy Tools
Scanners- who is close who comes in limitations
Can better use People Nearby
Mystitool
Chat recorder
Chat relay

17. Catherine Dutton, PhD
SL: Catherine Soderstrom
E-mail: cdutton@twu.edu
Texas Woman’s University