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1. To specify a URL for using with the app s Launch Auto complete features use the text URL without quotes as the field name and type the url in the field value Tip For quick entry of multiple field names values type the field name press ENTER type your value press ENTER to return to the name field and repeat Notes This field is for writing any comments you have about this particular password record File Used to store a path to a file application which can be launched run when the Launch feature is used more about that later Mac users As the app is Sandboxed you will need to provide confirmation that the app may access the folder you select a file from The best thing to do is to select your user folder which will grant the app access to all the folders within your user folder Otherwise you will need to do a lot of confirming Secure code This last field is optional and allows you to specify a secure code or password to protect this particular password record Secured password records cannot be edited launched viewed or printed without the secure code being entered They are identifiable in the password list by a padlock icon More about secure codes elsewhere in this manual Auto complete commands button This button opens a dialog where you can create a list of commands for use with the auto complete feature Auto complete will execute the commands you specify automatically typing them into another appli2. Passwords User Manual Contents Introduction Categories Passwords Secure codes Launch Auto complete Master password Favourites Preferences Contact e098 Passwords Ancestry ft ioNla i Rw 1h New Delete New Edit Delete Launch Auto Favourites Preferences Ancestry 1911 Census D Bank Ancestry co uk _ Business BMD Registers rip off m Cycle FindMyPast Email GRO _ General S amp N Geneology Supplies i GPS 2 Organic _ Phone _ Software _ Websites1 _ Websites2 13 categories 7 passwords in Ancestry Above This manual will use screenshots from the Mac version Introduction Passwords is designed to help you store organise protect and use sensitive information like usernames and passwords for websites PINs bank details serial numbers etc Your data is stored in a database which can be password protected and encrypted by a master password You can change the master password any time from the main menu Note If you forget your master password you will not be able to access your information You store your information in categories which are listed on the left of the application window and password records are listed on the right of the application window The toolbar across the top of the window displays commonly used options some of which can be accessed via the main menu or by right clicking the lists to bring up a context menu The auto complete feature lets you
3. box to bring up a colour picker where you can select what colour you want Double clicking on the password list Two options available Edit the password or launch the password URL file When selecting a favourite from the favourite menu go to that password and Choose what should happen when you select a favourite from the menu via the toolbar button The options are to do nothing just go to the password in the list to launch any associated URL or file and begin auto complete or just begin auto complete Pm using a UK keyboard layout under Lion OS X Allows the proper keystrokes for auto complete to occur for such a keyboard layout Backup Restore database Allows you to create a duplicate of the database in another location as a backup or to restore a backup Contact If you have any questions about this product please contact us Email support codeinventors com Or visit our website http www codeinventors com
4. deletion of categories passwords Save deleted passwords When checked any passwords you delete will be saved and not permanently deleted They will be stored in a separate part of the database and can be accessed by clicking the Manage Trash button on the Preferences window Naturally storing these records will increase the size of the database and it is your responsibility to maintain this list by permanently deleting records from it when you re sure you no longer need them If this option is left unchecked any records you delete from the database will be permanently deleted and not recoverable Clicking the Manage button displays any records which were saved instead of deleted From here you can view the records permanently delete them or restore them The Empty button permanently deletes all the saved passwords Clear clipboard when application quits Clears the contents of the clipboard when the application quits Use with CAUTION as you may end up removing information from other applications that you may need Close auto complete window after auto complete used After you click the Auto complete button the auto complete dialog will close If this option is left unchecked the dialog will remain open allowing further access to the password record details if necessary Auto complete window background colour Not available for Windows app Allows you to set the background colour of the auto complete window Click the
5. encrypted or password protected That file can be imported back into the app Any existing passwords of the same name content will be duplicated Preferences Some options won t be available in the Windows version of the app Database app optional master password Set Remove A v Require master password when restoring app window i M Confirm deletions Save deleted passwords Manage Trash _ Clear clipboard when application quits v Close auto complete window after auto complete used V Auto complete window background colour mm I m using a UK keyboard layout under Lion OS X which requires me to press SHIFT 3 to get hash Double clicking on the password list Edits When selecting a favourite from the favourite menu go to that password and Launch Backup database Restore database OK Cancel Database app optional master password Allows you to set change remove the master password which protects the database Simply enter the current password or leave blank if there isn t one and supply a new one Note If you forget your master password you will not be able to access the database and obviously your passwords contained in it Require master password when restoring app window When the application window has been closed or minimised you will need to enter the master password to access it again Use as a security measure Confirm deletions Prompts you to confirm the permanent
6. cation or a website form This saves you from typing your passwords login yourself or using copy and paste To add acommand use the appropriate Add button after selecting entering a field key or text The command will appear in the list in the order it will be executed To change the order you can drag the commands with the mouse or use the Up and Down buttons For example for a web site login you could create the commands lt Username gt TAB lt Password gt ENTER When auto complete is used the program will send the value of Username then a TAB key the value of Password and then an ENTER key to whichever window was last active So for a web login you place the cursor in the first box usually username and then click the Auto complete button you will see this when using the auto complete feature Another example Some online banking sites require you to enter some data on one page such as a username and more data on another page such as password account number etc You can use the PAUSE command action to pause auto complete while another page loads before it proceeds to auto complete more data So for the above bank example the command sequence you need to create would look like this lt Username gt lt ENTER gt lt PAUSE gt lt Password gt lt ENTER gt The first ENTER action loads the next page after your username has been typed The PAUSE command then makes auto complete pause before it does an
7. d name URL Save Field value www anyoldwebsite co uk _ Mask Auto complete commands Generate password Notes Type any additional information into this area Launch file Macintosh HD Applications App Store app Secure code Additional security option Vi Reveal WC OK Cancel gt The other fields are as follows Field name amp Value You can create as many fields as you like username password email URL and anything else you need Simply type the name of the field e g username in the Field name edit box and the value in Field value e g your name email Save the data by clicking the Save button The data will appear in the list box above you can drag rows up and down the list box by left clicking on a row and holding the mouse button down while dragging the row The Mask checkbox will hide the value if it is sensitive and you don t want anyone else to see it on screen The most useful purpose for this is to hide passwords and URL s from view To edit a field name value you have already created select it in the list box and it will appear in the name and value edit boxes Once you have edited the data you can also toggle the Mask checkbox click Save to save it back to the list box You can right click on the list box for a pop up menu which allows you to copy values to the clipboard or to delete selected name values The buttons to the left of the list box can also be used for these purposes
8. e check box to do so Favourite Click the star icon to toggle favourite status for this record on or off Favourite passwords will appear in the menu which appears when you click the Favourite button on the toolbar Deleting a password Select the password you want to delete and click the delete button on the toolbar It is important to remember that this delete button will delete categories OR passwords depending on which list is focused when the button is pressed Of course you could always use the main menu or pop up menu accessed via right clicking the mouse in the list Duplicating a password This option is available via the main menu or right clicking the mouse on a password It is useful for when you need to create duplicate information in a number of separate password records Moving passwords to another category Sometimes you may want to move a password to a different category Select the passwords you want to move select multiple passwords by holding down the Cmd key the choose Move passwords from the menu You will be prompted to select a category from a list and the password s will be moved to that category Finding passwords Enables you to search the database for text in password records The Find dialog will open allowing you to enter the text you want to search for You can perform a case sensitive search or a whole word match If any matches are found they will be displayed in the list box To view any of t
9. e one Launch Launch does the following on the selected highlighted password 1 Opens the URL and or file if any associated with the password If a URI field has been specified in your record the default web browser is opened and the webpage loaded If a file has been specified in your record the file will be launched ran 2 Displays the Auto complete dialog from which commands can be issued or information from the password record can be read and or copied to the clipboard for use with the web page application Auto complete The Auto complete dialog displays the auto complete button for issuing commands for the selected password record and optionally shows all information for the password record for reference and or copying to the clipboard Simply place your cursor in the web form or application and click the Auto complete button the commands you specified will be carried out executed Passwords This is an example Auto complete Show details To view all details of the password click the Show details button This expands the dialog to show all password fields You can right click on all fields for a pop up menu to copy content to the clipboard Master password Select this option to change the master password which protects the database Simply enter the current password and supply a new one Note If you forget your master password you will not be able to access the database and obviously your passwords co
10. fill in web forms or send information to other applications with a couple of mouse clicks Categories Categories are containers folders in which your passwords and other sensitive data will be grouped and contained To create a new category click the first toolbar button labeled Category and enter a name for the category When you use the app for the first time a few default categories are made for you You can edit a category by double clicking it in the list The simplest way to delete a category is to select the category and click the delete category button on the toolbar Of course you could always use the main menu or pop up menu accessed via right clicking the mouse in the list Passwords A password record holds the information relative to whatever it is you wish to store This application was designed to primarily handle website login information but can be used to store other data such as banking details credit debit card details email login serial numbers for software you have purchased etc When you create a new password record click the toolbar labeled Password you are presented with a number of fields to fill in All are optional except the Description field you must provide this The description is what will appear in the password list Description Put a description of your password here Field Value Username mindyourownbusiness Paso Saenen URL www anyoldwebsite co uk Copy Delete Clear all Fiel
11. he found records simply select the desired record and click the View button To go to the actual record click the Go to button or double click the item in the list Quick copy of password data to clipboard Right click on a password in the password list to access a pop up menu Below the entry Copy to clipboard are the fields of your password record which you can click on to copy their value to the clipboard Below these are regular menu commands Secure codes A secure code can be used to protect a particular password record Secured password records cannot be edited launched viewed or printed without the secure code being entered They are identifiable in the password list by a padlock icon Secure codes can be a combination of letters and numbers They can be created modified in two ways 1 When you create or edit a password record you can change the secure code using the edit box provided 2 By using the Set secure code and Remove secure code options in the Passwords main menu or pop up menu when you right click on the password list When setting a secure code you are asked to provide the code to use The application will then change set the code for the selected password records If any records already have a secure code you will HAVE to provide the original code before it can be changed The same applies when removing secure codes you will need to supply the original code of any records which hav
12. ntained in it Change master password Current password leave blank if none looo New password Repeat new password _ Reveal the passwords OK C Cancel ae When a master password is set you will be presented with a screen like the one below when you open the app QOD Passwords Enter master password to unlock the database Favourites Favourite passwords will appear in the menu which appears when you click the Favourite button on the toolbar There are a number of ways to mark a password record as a favourite 1 When creating editing a password record click the star icon to toggle favourite status for the record on or off 2 Right click on a password to bring up the popup menu select Add as favourite also available from the main menu under Passwords 3 Use the Favourites toolbar button and select Add as favourite Using the Favourites toolbar button you can also remove favourites shows a list of favourites for you to select and you can choose what should happen when you select a favourite from the menu The options are to do nothing just go to the password in the list to launch any associated URL or file and begin auto complete or just begin auto complete You can also set this option in the Preferences dialog Exporting and importing passwords These options are available under the File menu Exported data is saved ina simple proprietary text file it is NOT
13. ything else It displays a dialog window with the options to Continue or Abort To abort the auto complete routine click Abort otherwise wait for the next page to load and if necessary place your cursor in the correct field on the web page and then click Continue Your password and the ENTER key will then be pressed If you want to expand the auto complete window to see other data or leave the auto complete window open use the EXPAND and DONTCLOSE commands Placing these commands first at the top of your command list is good practice otherwise they may take the cursor focus away from the application you are using Full list of actions commands ENTER Simulates pressing the ENTER RETURN key TAB Simulates pressing the TAB key SPACE Simulates pressing the SPACE bar key PAUSE Pauses the auto complete routine and displays a pause window EXPAND Expands the auto complete window to full view showing all details DONTCLOSE Leaves the auto complete window on screen after auto complete finishes Auto complete is discussed again later in this manual Generate Password button If you can t be bothered to think up a password you can use this option You will need to supply some information about what characters you want to include in the password and its length After generating a password clicking the OK button will automatically place it in the password field for you where you can make further changes if you desire if you check th
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