Map window

Second Life features 2 map windows: a larger, more detailed World Map window and a smaller, simpler Mini-Map window.

World Map Window

SL 1.10 world map window

Tabs

• Objects
• Terrain

Legend

Colors

• Land For Sale: yellow
• Auction: blue-purple

Icons

(with "Show" checkboxes)

• You
• Home (Go Home)
• Classifieds
• Person
• Infohub
• Telehub
• Events
• Events (M): mature
• Popular
• Land For Sale

Search/List

These place a beacon on a specific location.

• Friend
• region + coordinates
• Landmark

Buttons/Slider

• Teleport
• Show Destination
• Show My Location
• Clear

• Zoom

Mini-Map

SL 1.10 mini-map window

The Mini-Map window is just a smaller, yet fully resizable, version of the world map window without most of the icons and no only a context menu with 4 options: 3 zoom levels and a "stop tracking" option which removes the beacon.