# Gifting Sansar Dollars
### Gifting Sansar dollars
You can send Sansar dollars (S$) to other people in Sansar. You may wish to send someone Sansar dollars for services rendered, as a tip for a performance, or simply as a nice gift.
There are currently two ways to initiate a gift transfer of Sansar dollars.
### Sending Sansar dollars to someone in the same scene
If you would like to send Sansar dollars to someone who is nearby:
1. Click their avatar and choose **Send gift** from the options that appear.
2. In the Gift panel that appears, select an amount of Sansar dollars to send. Modify the amount by clicking the **-10**, **-1**, **+1**, or **+10** buttons to add or subtract the indicated number of Sansar dollars.
3. When you are satisfied with the total, click **Send Gift** to send the Sansar dollars.
**Note:** If you do not have enough Sansar dollars to cover the amount you would like to send, you are prompted to [purchase Sansar dollars](https://docs.sansar.com/latest/sansarstore/buying-and-selling-sansar-dollars/buying-sansar-dollars) to cover the transaction. This transaction can be completed within the Gift panel without disrupting your gifting process.
Click Send gift to open the Gift panel and initiate the transfer.
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### Sending Sansar dollars through the People app
If you would like to send Sansar dollars to someone regardless of where their avatar is:
1. Open the [People app](https://docs.sansar.com/latest/exploring-in-sansar/socializeandconnect/people-panel) and find the person to whom you would like to send Sansar dollars, either on the **Nearby**, **Friends**, or **Search** tabs.
2. Once you find the person's name, click the **Send Gift** button next to their name. The Send Gift button looks like a dollar sign (**$**).
3. In the Gift panel that appears, select an amount of Sansar dollars to send. Modify the amount by clicking the **-10**, **-1**, **+1**, or **+10** buttons to add or subtract the indicated number of Sansar dollars.
4. When you are satisfied with the total, click **Send Gift** to send the Sansar dollars.
**Note:** If you do not have enough Sansar dollars to cover the amount you would like to send, you are prompted to [purchase Sansar dollars](https://docs.sansar.com/latest/sansarstore/buying-and-selling-sansar-dollars/buying-sansar-dollars) to cover the transaction. This transaction can be completed within the Gift panel without disrupting your gifting process.
Use the -10, -1, +1, and +10 buttons to adjust the amount of the gift before sending.
