WoW:Interact with Target

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Finding the Interact with Target hotkey in WoW's in-game Key Bindings window

Interact with Target (IWT) is a configurable World of Warcraft hotkey. This hotkey can be set in the in-game Key Bindings window, in the Targeting section. There is no default hotkey configured for Interact with Target, it must be manually set!

The Interact with Target key binding does the same action that would otherwise be performed with a right click, including:

  • Attack
  • Loot
  • Open NPC window (merchant, quest giver, etc)

When combined with Click to Move, Interact with Target will also cause your character to face and move toward your target; This is an important feature for multiboxing, since it means less manual movement when doing the above activities. Your character will automatically stop moving if the action is performed, but will not otherwise change direction or stop moving unless manually interrupted. Unfortunately, this limitation of the feature causes some undesirable side effects, especially in the cases where your target is moving, or your character otherwise slightly misses the target, because your character will continue running in that direction unless manually interrupted! Using the Interact with Target hotkey again will restart the process, where once again your character may stop moving or miss the target again, and this will continue as many times as you use the hotkey -- potentially making your character run circles around its target.

Common configurations

  • Standard
The Standard Mapped Key set up by the Quick Setup Wizard temporarily enables Click to Move in all but the current window, disabling it after performing the Interact with Target. (See Using the Standard Configuration for instructions)
  • Melee
A common (but not necessarily recommended) configuration for Melee characters will leave Click to Move permanently enabled, so that Interact with Target can be spammed with any DPS key(s)
  • Ranged
A common configuration for ranged characters will Interact with Target when the Hotkey is pressed, and cause the character to stop moving when the Hotkey is released. This version is not meant to be spammed, as the movement may interrupt the ranged character's abilities

Using the Standard Configuration

MiRai demonstrates configuration and usage of Interact with Target

ISBoxer's Quick Setup Wizard sets up most of what you need to use the Interact with Target feature. However, World of Warcraft does not provide a default hotkey. You will need to configure one now. In the game's Key Bindings options screen, scroll down to the Targeting section and find Interact with Target. It doesn't really matter what you set the hotkey to, but I've found J to be convenient.

Configure the Key Binding in the game, in each window

Finding Interact with Target in the in-game Key Bindings window
  1. Enter the game
  2. Turn Key Maps off (Shift+Alt+M)
  3. Turn Repeater on (Shift+Alt+R)
  4. Open up the in-game menu with Video, Interface, Key Bindings and other options (Escape)
  5. Click on Key Bindings
  6. Locate the Interact with Target hotkey, under Targeting
  7. Set the Interact with Target hotkey to your desired key combination, such as 'J'
  8. Turn Repeater back off (Shift+Alt+R)
  9. Turn Key Maps back on (Shift+Alt+M)

Configure the Hotkey and Key Binding in ISBoxer

A completed Interact with Target mapping, using the example Hotkey Alt+J, and WoW key binding J

After setting up the hotkey in the game (really, please do that first to avoid confusion), you will need to tell ISBoxer what key combination that is, and set up a hotkey in ISBoxer itself, to perform the broadcast:

  1. In the top pane in ISBoxer, select General under Key Maps
  2. In the bottom left pane, click on Interact with Target
  3. In the bottom right pane, at the top, is a Hotkey option. Click the < to pick a Hotkey. It can be the same key combo you selected in the game, but I personally use Alt+J instead of just J. This allows me to type using the J without having to turn the Key Map off first
  4. Expand Interact with Target in the left pane by clicking the +
  5. Click on Step 1 under Interact with Target (the 1 underneath Steps)
  6. The bottom Action in the right pane is supposed to send the Interact with Target hotkey configured in the game, to all windows. Right click on the bottom action that's there, and select Delete
  7. Right click on Actions and, under Keystroke Actions, select New Keystroke Action
  8. Set Target to Window:All w/ Current (as opposed to All w/o Current, which would never include the current window)
  9. Set Key Combination to the key configured in the game for Interact with Target

After you Export again and ISBoxer reloads the configuration in the game, your new IWT key should work. Target an NPC and press the new hotkey, and your characters should all interact with it.

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