Tutorial overview

This tutorial explains how to join a group in Second Life.

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You'll need the following software - Second Life

You'll need the following hardware - See the Second Life website for minimum requirements.

Second Life groups are a good way of meeting people with similar interests as you in-world. You can have discussions with other group members and can sometime access land that non-group members cannot enter.

Some groups are open for anyone to join whereas others are by invitation only. Follow these steps to join an open group:

1. Open the Search window by clicking Edit > Search and select the Groups tab
2. Enter your search criteria and click Search to receive the search results
3. Click on the name of a group to see its profile on the right
4. Click the Join button above the list of current members

Note that some groups have a charge for joining and this will be shown on the Join button.

The group is closed to new members if there is no Join button on the group profile.

Click here for a video tutorial on creating and joining groups.