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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==
If the Resident is near to you Inworld:
*To add them 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 the Image:Choose_Resident.JPG|Choose Resident]] 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 Friend]]s, indicating which ones are online, and showing the permissions you have given each of them.

As mentioned above, you can use the Contacts Window]] to add someone as a Friend.

You can also use the Contacts Window]] to carry out several other actions with respect to any of your Friends, such as sending an Instant Message]], offering a Teleporting|Teleport]], and so on. For more information, see: Contacts Window]].

==See Also==
*Contacts Window]]
*Calling Card]]
*Avatar Pie Menu]]

[[Category:Second Life]]