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The Appearance of your [[Avatar]] can be completely customized, by:
*Replacing your entire current [[Avatar]] (together with all its [[Clothes]]) by a [[Demonstration Avatar]], by a [[Default Avatar]], or by any other saved [[Outfit]]
*Replacing individual [[Body Part]]s or [[Clothes]] that are currently [[Worn]] with others stored in your [[Inventory]]
*Modifying [[Worn]] [[Body Part]]s or [[Clothes]] using the [[Appearance Window]] (if the [[Creator]] has given you [[Permission]] to edit them)
*Creating new [[Body Part]]s and [[Clothes]]
*Attaching specially created [[Objects]] to your Avatar 

==Change to another Demonstration Avatar==
During [[Signup]] you are given a choice of [[Demonstration Avatar]]s. You are then born [[Inworld]] in the form of the particular [[Demonstration Avatar]] that you have chosen. However, once you are [[Inworld]] you can change to any other [[Demonstration Avatar]] available in the [[Library]]. For how to do this, see [[Demonstration Avatar]].

==Change to a Default Avatar==
To completely change your avatar, you can also revert to a [[Default Avatar]]. For how to do this, see [[Default Avatar]].

==Change to any other saved Outfit==
You can also completely change your Avatar by putting on a different saved [[Outfit]]. See the page [[Outfit]] for a description of how to use Outfits.

==Replace Individual Body Parts or Clothes==
You can freely replace individual [[Body Part]]s or [[Clothes]] items with others. The difference between them is that:
*[[Body part]]s cannot be taken off, but can only be replaced by other Body Parts.
*[[Clothes]] items can be put on, taken off, or replaced by other Clothes items

Note that you can also put on [[Object]]s, many of which can play the role of a [[Body Part]] or [[Clothes]] item, but which are handled rather differently by the Second Life software. An example is [[Prim Hair]]. See the section below called Attach Objects to your Avatar, or the page [[Attach Object]].

The [[Body Part]]s and [[Clothes]] available to you include:
*Items automatically placed in your [[Inventory]] at [[Signup]]
*Items in your [[Inventory]] which you have received as [[Gift]]s from other [[Resident]]s, or have purchased from [[Resident]]s or [[Vendor]]s
*Items in your [[Inventory]] which you have made yourself
*Items available to everyone in the [[Library]]

There are several ways to place a [[Body Part]] or [[Clothes]] item on your Avatar (thereby replacing the currently [[Worn]] item). You can either:
*Left-click on the item in [[Inventory]], hold down the mouse button, drag the item to your Avatar, and release the mouse button
*Double-click on the item in Inventory
*Right-click on the item in Inventory, and select "Wear" from the menu

All these ways of putting on a [[Body Part]] or [[Clothes]] item work whether the [[Appearance Window]] is open or closed.

Note that a [[Worn]] Body Part or Clothes item remains in your [[Inventory]] - and the word [[Worn]] in parentheses becomes appended to the item's name.

==Take Off Clothes==
To take off a [[Clothes]] item, you can either:
*Right-click on your Avatar to open your [[Avatar Pie Menu]], select "Take Off", then "Clothes", and then the [[Clothes]] item you want to remove
*Open the [[Edit Menu]], select "Take off clothing", and then select the item to remove
*Open the [[Appearance Window]], select the tab of the clothing item you want to remove, and click on the button "Take Off".

==Edit Worn Body Parts or Clothes==
To edit [[Worn]] [[Body Part]] or [[Clothes]] items, open the [[Appearance Window]] by either: *Right-clicking on your Avatar to open your [[Avatar Pie Menu]], and select "Appearance"
*Open the [[Edit Menu]], and select "Appearance

Note that the [[Appearance Window]] will only open after your Avatar has fully loaded (it stays shut as long as your Avatar appears as a [[Particle Cloud]]).

Also note that you may be unable to edit certain [[Worn]] Body Parts or Clothes. In order for you to be able to edit them, their [[Creator]] has to set the appropriate [[Permission]]s on them.

With the [[Appearance Window]] open, select the tab of the [[Worn]] [[Body Part]] or the [[Clothes]] item that you want to edit. The selected item can then be edited by using:
*Built-in sliders to change the item's dimensions
*Color choices
*Texture choices

The following buttons are found at the bottom of each Tab of the [[Appearance Window]]:
*Save: save the changes to the item
*Save as: allows you to give a new name to the item when you save the changes
*Revert: undo all changes made to the current Body Part or Clothes item since it was last saved

The following buttons are found at the bottom of the [[Appearance Window]] itself:
*Make Outfit: save the entire current appearance as an [[Outfit]]
*Save All: save the changes made to all [[Worn]] Body Parts and Clothes items you have on
*Close: close the [[Appearance Window]]

==Change the Sex of your Avatar==
The sex of your Avatar resides in fact in the [[Shape]], which is one of the four [[Body Part]]s.

To change your Avatar's sex, open the [[Shape Tab]] within the [[Appearance Window]].

In the lower-center of the [[Shape Tab]] there is a small box containing radio buttons for "Female" or "Male". Click the corresponding radio button to switch to the gender you want.

==Create new Clothes==
You can also create new [[Clothes]] for your Avatar. For how to do this, see [[Create Clothes]].

==Attach Objects to your Avatar==
You may also attach specially created [[Object]]s to your avatar to change your appearance.

Some of these [[Object]]s play the role of a [[Body Part]] or [[Clothes]] item, but are are handled rather differently by the Second Life software. Examples are:
*[[Prim Hair]]
*[[Prim Clothes]]

For how to attach [[Object]]s to your [[Avatar]], see [[Attach Object]].

==Detach Objects from your Avatar==
To detach an object from your Avatar, you can either:
*Right-click on the object to open the [[Avatar Pie Menu]], select "Take Off", then select either "Detach" (if the Object is attached to your body) or "HUD" (if the Object is attached to a [[HUD]]
*Open the [[Edit Menu]] and select [[Detach Object]]

However, what you want to remove may in fact be a [[Body Part]] or [[Clothes]] item, instead of an attached [[Object]]. For instance, you may think the hair you want to remove is [[Prim Hair]], made out of [[Object]]s, whereas it is really a [[Body Part]] type of [[Hair]]. To test whether it is an [[Object]], try right-clicking on it to seeing if you can select "Detach".

==Find everything currently [[Worn]] by your Avatar==
Trying to identify in [[Inventory]] the [[Body Part]]s and [[Clothes]] that are [[Worn]] by your Avatar can be confusing.

You can identify all items currently [[Worn]] in one of two ways. The first is to:
*Open your [[Inventory]] (click on the Inventory button at bottom-right of the screen on the [[Toolbar]], or open the [[View Menu]] and select [[Inventory]])
*Find the search bar near the top of the Inventory window, and type in "(worn)". Everything you are wearing (Body Parts, Clothes items, and attached [[Object]]s, will show up in bold with "(worn)" next to its name.

The second way to see all items currently [[Worn]] by your Avatar is to:
*Open the [[Edit Menu]] and select [[Detach object]]
*The list for [[Detach object]] will show all of the [[Attachment Point]]s on your Avatar that currently have an [[Object]] attached to them.

==See Also==
*[[Avatar]]
*[[Appearance Menu]]
*[[Body Part]]
*[[Clothes]]
*[[Object]]
*[[Inventory]]
*[[Demonstration Avatar]]
*[[Default Avatar]]
*[[Outfit]]

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