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[Treesh]

I also find that using Alt-1 through Alt-0 to cast buffs and heals on oneself is faster in battle than first targeting yourself and then casting.
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I never actually target the person I'm healing, whether it's myself or someone else. I do it all by portrait. If I use dispel magic, that's different because it can affect either an enemy or a friendly and if I want to cast it on a friendly I must target the friendly, but that's about the only exception to not targeting friendlies for casting purposes. Even buffs are done by portrait rather than actually targeting the person. It's just so much easier that way.