The Main Menu
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The main menu provides access to most of Sansar's panels and features, including the , avatar customization, chat, and settings.
In desktop mode, the main menu appears as a set of icons at the left side of the screen. In VR mode, you can press the Y button (Oculus Rift) or Left Menu button (HTC Vive) on your VR controller to access the main menu on your left wrist.
Note: The available functions in the main menu may vary depending upon whether you are in VR or Desktop mode, and whether you are visiting or editing a scene.
The main menu is divided into five categories, each containing several functions:
My event calendar - Opens your Codex directly to your calendar, which contains events you have previously saved.
Favorite places - Opens your Codex directly to the Favorites tab, which contains worlds you have bookmarked as favorites.
Home - Immediately transports you to your private Home space.
Emotes - Opens the Emotes interface, which allows your avatar to play brief animations.
Edit this scene - If you own the scene you are visiting, you can choose this option to enter edit mode and begin editing the scene.
Scene creation - Opens the Sansar Store to the Scene creation category.
Buy Sansar dollars - Opens the Buy Sansar Dollars panel, which offers Sansar dollar bundles for US dollars.
Full screen/Exit full screen - Enter and exit full screen mode.
Settings - Opens the Settings panel, which allows you to tweak and troubleshoot various options in the Sansar client.
Desktop controls - Shows a diagram of keyboard and mouse controls for using and navigating Sansar.
VR controls - Shows a diagram of VR controls for using and navigating Sansar.
Help & Reporting - Provides specific version information about Sansar and provides links for finding help and reporting abuse.
Log out - Log out of Sansar.
Toggle your microphone for voice chat. This menu object does not have any additional functions.
Codex - Opens your , a directory of worlds you have visited.
Quests - Opens the panel, which lists your current quests and objectives.
Events - Opens your to the Events section, allowing you to browse current and upcoming events in Sansar.
Chat - Opens the , which allows you to send chat messages to friends and nearby people in your current world.
Friends & people - Opens the , which displays your friends list and nearby people in your current world.
My profile - Allows you to edit your publicly visible .
Take a photo - Allows you to . Includes specific tools for taking screenshots for the Codex and the Sansar Store.
Style my avatar - Opens your collection of avatar looks and customizations. From here you can or
Host an event - Opens the Events panel and automatically opens the Create Event panel to allow you to
Build worlds - Opens the , which lists the worlds you have created and allows you to create new ones.
Create Quests - Opens the Quest Creator panel, which allows you to begin
Learn to build - Opens your web browser to this knowledge base, specifically to the
Avatar looks - Opens the to the
My items for sale - Opens your web browser to the , which shows all items you are currently selling in the Sansar Store.
Diagnostics - Overlays the at the top of the screen.
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