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Any two [[Residents]] can become Friends. You can use the [[Contacts]] Window to see easily whether your Friends are online, to send them an [[Instant Message]], or to open their [[Profile]]. Also, you can track a Friend on the '''Map''', and are notified each time they come online and go offline.

To facilite contacts with a Resident, yet without becoming their Friend, you can trade [[Calling Card]]s with them.

==Add Friend==
To add a Resident who is near to you to your Friends list, right-click on their [[Avatar]] and select "Add Friend" in the [[Avatar Pie Menu]].

If the Resident is far from you or offline:
*Open their [[Profile]] (see how under [[Profile]]) and click on the '''Add Friend'' button'
*Click on the [[Communicate Button]] to open the [[Contacts]] Window, click on the "Add" button to open a [[Search}]] Window, and type in the name of the Resident you want to add
*Open the [[Search]] Window, select the People tab, type the Resident's name, select the Resident from the Search results and press the "Add Friend" button on their [[Profile]]

The other Resident will receive a notification of your request, which they must accept in order to become your Friend.

==Accepting or Declining a Friend Request==
When another Resident has offered friendship to you, a blue notice will appear in the top right corner of your screen. You can either:
*Click "Accept" to add yourself to their Friends list, and them to yours. The sender receives on-screen notification that their offer of friendship has been accepted.
*Click Decline to avoid being added to their Friends list,. The sender of the friendship offer receives on screen notification that their offer of friendship was declined. 

==Using the Contacts Window==
The [[Contacts]] window shows you the list of all your Friends, indicating which ones are online, and showing the permissions you have given each of them.

Instructions are given above for using the [[Contacts]] Window to add someone as a Friend.

You can also use the [[Contacts]] Window effectuate several other actions with respect to any of your Friends. For more information, see: [[Contacts]].

==See Also==
*[[Contacts]]
*[[Calling Card]]

[[Category:Communicating]]