Simple Software Independent Healing

[Svpernova09]

A lot of people ask me how I manage my healing. So here is how I accomplish healing in my group. This is software dependent. When I first started running instances and really needing a dedicated healer, I was bouncing between KeyClone and ISBoxer setups so I needed something that worked in both.

This is not the best way to heal, this is not meant to be the end all be all healing. IMO the best way to heal is to use repeater regions + clique with ISBoxer. I can't stand clique so I don't use this method. There will be different ways you can do what I do, you can easily setup key maps for this instead of using key binds. It all comes down to personal preference. The method of making this happen is not as important as what is actually happening.

My normal team: (Shaman Healer)
Baylen - Tank
TheRuiner - Melee DPS
Menage - Healer
Aahh - Ranged DPS
Trois - Ranged DPS

F4-F12 is unbound on the 4 toons that are NOT the healer.
F4 - Macro:

/tar theruiner
/cast lesser healing wave

F5 - Macro:

/tar menage
/cast lesser healing wave

F6 - Macro:

/tar aahh
/cast lesser healing wave

F7 - Macro:

/tar trois
/cast lesser healing wave

My healer's assist key is this macro:

/tar party1

So when I need to update everyone's focus (party leader change or just want to make the healer target the main again), I hit this key and it makes the healer target the main. So his default target is the party leader. I also manually invite my alts, so that they are always in the same order, you can substitute whatever you like, but it was easier for me when I was learning to heal, since F4-F7 was the party order on my main.

F8 - Riptide
F9 - Oh shit Macro

/stopcasting
/cast nature's swiftness
/cast healing wave

F10 - Healing Wave
F11 - Lesser Healing Wave
F12 - Chain Heal

All 3 shaman have this macro to where if I need focused heals on the tank for some reason.

/stopcasting
/tar party1
/cast lesser healing wave

As well as this to heal themselves in the event of massive damage on the ranged toons.

 /cleartarget
 /cast lesser healing wave

So now I run around and start blowing stuff up, and oh look, the tank is bleeding. Since I've hit my assist macro, which assigns party1 to focus on the slaves, and targets the party1 on the healer, I can simply hit F8-F12 for whichever heal I need. If my DK starts taking damage (he's a bit of an aggro whore, Frost Presence is good for DPS rite?) I can simply spam F4 so the healer targets him, and spams some LHW. Same for anyone else in the party.

BUT SVPER! YOU RUN AROUND QUESTING WITH A DEDICATED HEALER OMG DPS LOSS!!!oneoneone!!

No, this is my instance setup, when I'm just running around doing dailies, my healer is dual specc'ed as Elemental. So I have the 3 shaman Chain Heal bound to Control +1. So if I need to heal up, I simple tap Control + 1 a couple times.

So this is how I keep my team alive. Hopefully this gives you some insight into how you can easily implement a dedicated healer in your setup.