3.3. The Heads Up Display (HUD)

1. HAM Bars: Health, Action, and Mind attributes. These drain as you take damage.
2. Wound Indicator: Reveals that your character is suffering from wounds to a given attribute. Wounds prevent a character's Primary Attributes (Health, Action, and Mind) from fully replenishing and require special healing. (For more information on wounds.)
3. Posture: Indicates whether you are standing, sitting, kneeling, or prone.
4. States Display: Any positive or negative states affecting your character are displayed here. A "state " is a special condition your character endures or enjoys for a short period of time, and can apply negative or positive modifiers to your attributes and combat abilities. If you are victim of a Blinding Attack in combat, your character will temporarily suffer from a "blinded" state, receiving penalties to hit in combat ( For more information on states)
5. Toolbar: A bank of shortcuts used to perform actions very quickly. (For more information on the toolbar)
6. Radar: Go here for more information on Radar.
7. Reticle: When in World mode, the reticle attaches to your cursor and can be moved around the screen. As you move your mouse over an object, the reticle will change color and shape depending upon how you can interact with that object. (For more information on Reticle)  
8. Chat Window: This is where all chat and other important messages are displayed. You'll notice several tabs on the Chat window. These represent different Chat channels, each functioning similarly to Chat rooms. (Chat channels are covered in more detail here)
9. Chat Input: Type here to make your character "say" anything.
10. Data Screen Icons: Each of these icons corresponds to a separate data screen that remains hidden until you need it. A more detailed discussion of these icons follows below.

To access a data screen, enter Data mode by hitting the ALT key on the keyboard, and then left-click on the icon of whichever data screen you want to access. Each data screen can also be opened and closed while in World mode by using keyboard shortcuts. (Each data screen is described in more detail here)

• Map: Opens a planetary map that shows cities and other important locations (CTRL+ V keys) .
• Inventory: Allows you to examine or equip and unequip items, including weapons and clothing (CTRL+ I keys).
• Datapad: Stores specific types of data, including navigational aides (called waypoints) and schematics useful for building equipment and items in the game (CTRL+ D keys).
• Character Sheet: Provides all pertinent information about your character, including current attributes and your standing with the Empire and Rebel Alliance (CTRL+ C keys).
• Skills: Review your Skills, All Skills, and Skill Requirements (CTRL+ S keys).
• E-Mail: Allows you to send persistent messages ("mail ") to other players or receive persistent messages from other players (CTRL+ E keys).
• Options: Access graphics, controls and other settings (CTRL+ O keys).
• Community ("People "): Provides tools to find other players online (CTRL+ P keys).
• Abilities & Commands: Access your character 's special moves, as well as general actions anyone can use. While in Data mode, you can use the mouse to drag any action or ability from the Abilities screen into your toolbar to assign it to a Function key ( F1- F12 ) ( CTRL+ A keys).
• Holocron: Puts you in touch with the Star Wars Galaxies in-game help system (CTRL+ H keys).
• Game Menu: Allows you to quit the game (SHIFT+ ESC keys).