Tips

[Kest]

This thread is for sharing advice in general with players that doesn't necessarily fit into the various bug and suggestion threads.

Autosaving Chat Logs
Download Gnomish Log Rotator

Italics for Emotes
Italicized emotes can be a clean-looking alternative to asterisks. You can use italics by typing <i> - it's easiest to have your emotes at the end of a sentence, so there is no need to close the tag with </i>.

Bold for Emphasis
You can bold words in chat the same way you would italics - <b>. This is handy for yelling or placing emphasis on words.

Emotes and Skill Checks
When doing skill checks, it is better to roll before you describe the result of the roll.

Mindmapping
Freemind is a really useful program for keeping track of character notes, better than the in-game journal.

Character Builder
The online character builder is handy and can help you avoid rebuilds.

[NickD]

Keep casting spells/using potions on your currently selected target rather than your intended target?

Game Options > Interface tab > Action Options groupbox > Uncheck the "Automatically Run Actions on Current Target" option.