# Impossible to examine items not in inventory?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/impossible-to-examine-items-not-in-inventory/27350>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/impossible-to-examine-items-not-in-inventory/27350 "2021-11-26T13:01:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/impossible-to-examine-items-not-in-inventory/27350/8 "2021-12-02T22:55:49Z")

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> [@4R53N1C](#):
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> It used to be possible in older versions.

And it still is. → Pressing [`e`]xamine on a random item in both the [`g`] pickup menu and the [`/`] advanced inventory manager opens the item description just fine.

> [@4R53N1C](#):
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> If this change was on purpose, it was a dumb change.

See answer in other topic why “picking up items with the examine menu got removed”:

> [@Can't examine and pick up items with the 'e' key, which may take less keystrokes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-examine-and-pick-up-items-with-the-e-key-which-may-take-less-keystrokes/27276/2):
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> Picking up items through the examine menu caused numerous bugs in the past, that’s why it was removed.

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