Noob needs some help with Avatar

[1SilverOrchid]

How do I get my avatar to turn around and face me?  I used the walk box and turned her towards me but then she immediately turns her back to me.  Need her to face me so I can  try on her clothes and add new skin.

Secondly, when she is walking and I should have her stopped she keeps on going on her own. What am I doing wrong.

Third, can you tell me where 2 or 3 reasonably priced clothing stores are until I get the hang of this.  Also skln stores.

And last, where is a good safe place to change clothes.

I have searched and searched and and I am at a lose.

 

TY in advance.

 

 

[Venus Petrov]

Welcome to SL!

One of the options on your lower toolbar is 'camera controls'. If you click on that, you will have a small box open on your viewer where you can click which direction you wish your camera to face (avie back, avie front, avie shoulder).  The easier way is to learn to cam around to the front of your avie to see it from the front.

"keeps going on her own" sounds like you are experiencing some lag.  Take a look at this:  http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Lag

Since you are new, I suggest that you search on 'freebies' and you will find many places that offer free everything until you get some experience under your belt.  There is no rush to spend lindens.

You can change clothes safely anywhere in SL.  If you want some privacy, you can look on the grid map for a place where you do not see any green dots (avatars), go there, and change.

[1SilverOrchid]

TY  as for searching for freebie things, I have done this for 2 days.  I click on freebie stores but when I get these everything has prices.

[AnoukHol]

Just a few to help you a little

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cloudrider/77/56/136

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Zveltsa/55/209/3005

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Trooman/40/55/1460

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Taedong/184/183/133

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gallii/133/109/33

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Riemann/120/71/405

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Loki/89/44/29

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chrystal/125/148/797 (free hair)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shepard/201/80/602

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Johannie/101/122/91

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Valley/198/200/23

 

 

[Talligurl]

You can buy in the marketplace and on th eleft hand side, specify th eprice range you want, set it at 0 to 0 and only free items come up in the search, you will get a lot of demos but you can sift through these.

 

[Bobbie Faulds]

Check out The Free Dove. Upstairs there are dressing rooms as well where you can change clothes.

 

[Kelli May]

I'm surpised no-one's mentioned FabFree yet, especially the 30 days free list..

Not everything on the main blog is free, and many items are group gifts or part of hunts. It's still a great source for free or very low cost clothes, skin and hair.