1. If the World Map window isn't open, click the Mini Map or click the Map button at the bottom of the screen to open it.
The World Map window isn't static -- it changes with the world, so every change to the land, every new building and every person within your avatar's sight is on the map.
In addition, the map in the Map window can be zoomed in and out.
The Map window can be used to track people and find landmarks, but only the names of regions are labeled.
Let's see what the World Map window can do for us.
2. Find the Zoom slider at the bottom right of the World Map window.
3. Move and enlarge the Map window so it fills most of the screen.
4. Zoom the map so you can see the entire Second Life world. Left-clicking and holding on the map allows you slide the map and center in on places of interest.
5. Examine the map and find the following places:
- Welcome Area in Ahern -- this is where new residents enter Second Life.
You can freely build in the Sandbox areas. If you want to build something (like a home) that will stay inworld permanently, you may want to own your own land. Be sure to check out http://secondlife.com/land/ for all the details behind land ownership.
As you travel across the world in the next steps, look over the areas you cross as potential homesites. You can use the tabs at the top of the Map to display land that has recently been marked For Sale.
6. Zoom the map smaller and shrink the Map window a bit, then close it.
7. Click Next to continue.
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- The Sandbox in Cordova -- a place where any resident can freely build and experiment. (Sandboxes are cleared twice daily; any object left behind is deleted.)
- Jessie -- a damage-enable area for wargaming.
- Busy Ben's Hoverboard Ranch in Oak Grove -- A vehicle dealership with easy access to the Vehicle Recreation Area.