Identifying and Picking Up Items
A single click on any item in the game will tell you what it is (to the extent that you can recognize To pick up an item in the game (assuming, of course, the item can be moved) just click-and-hold. It’s now in your possession. To add it to your inventory you can release it over your character, or drag it directly to your Backpack window, or the Backpack in your Character Window (if either is open).
Because some items in the game are very small, and might be difficult to click on precisely, items in your inventory will highlight when your mouse is in the correct position to click on them.
Stacked Items
Some items in the game (notably gold) are “stackable.” This means that all the items of that type in your inventory can appear as, and move as, a single item. If you want to do something with only some of the items in a stack (or just drop some somewhere), click and drag the stacked objects in your Backpack to whomever or wherever you want to leave it. It will appear as a window telling you how much you have at the moment. You can space over the amount and then enter any lesser amount. The amount entered will remain on your cursor, while the remainder will be returned, as a stack, to your inventory.
Using Items
Double-click on an item to use it. For example, double-click on a book to open and read it.
Sometimes you will need to use one item on another item. For example, you might need to use a spinning wheel to change wool into yarn. In this case, you would double-click on the raw material (the wool) and then immediately single-click on the item being used (the spinning wheel). The wool will change into yarn. Any time you try to use an item that requires multiple stages or other items to use properly, the game will give you a prompt message to guide you to your next step.
Dropping Items
At any time you may remove items from your inventory and “drop” them almost anywhere on screen (if you happen to try to drop an item at a spot where it can’t be dropped, an “error” noise will sound). A dropped item will stay where it is until it deteriorates naturally (a process which takes several real-time minutes) or somebody picks it up. Dropped items tend not to stay around for long, however – not only are other PCs likely to be interested in your discarded possessions, but NPCs and even monsters are also always on the lookout for items that meet their current needs.
