Questions and Answers

A lot of things improved in Version 5 concerning comfort and user friendliness. For example, all gap-, grouping- and window positions are saved user-dependent. Furthermore the handling was made very similar to Outlook, to make the introduction to the user as easy as possible.

How does Drag&Drop work?

Drag&Drop works at almost every array with a blue arrow. To activate Drag&Drop, you only have to click on the blue arrow (left mouse button) and keep the mouse button pushed until you stand above the array in which you want to enter the data. With an active Drag&Drop your mouse pointer will be presented differently. Arrays, which support Drag&Drop, will show you this visually, or rather a small plus appears at the mouse pointer. Then stop pushing the mouse button and the data will be automatically entered on the array.

Tip: Some arrays do not support Drag&Drop. But here there is a little trick. When activating Drag&Drop, so to speak when clicking on the blue arrow, hold the CTRL key down. If the array supports this, the data will be entered.

What are applications?

Applications are programs, in which Password Safe enters data automatically. The applications have to be added in Password Safe before, so that Password Safe knows where to enter data. The data will be selected by the shortcuts due to the allocation. So you can for example use an application, a website for several passwords/data records.

What are forms?

Forms sort of reflect your entry mask during the recording of data. Forms can be accordingly changed, extended and adapted at will via the form management. If you should for example miss an array in one of the about 40 predefined forms, or you would prefer a different order, you can comfortably change this in the form management. You can access the form management via "edit" -> "administrating forms". Choose the form you want to work on and follow the steps in the wizard.

What are shortcuts?

Shortcuts are used to avoid double captures, whether for scripts, documents or also for the password entry. In the record itself you can select the shortcuts, or also newly add them. If later on for example a website (application), to which several data records are linked to, changes, you only have to change that one application.

What are own arrays?

To every record any amount of "own arrays" can be added. Thereby similar functions are offered, like the ones that have already been offered in the form management. Therefore you can adapt data records additionally fast and individually to your requirements, without having to adapt the basic form.

What does FRM stand for in the variable name?

FRM stands for form. With that code you tell Password Safe that the next value is a value from a form. You can use the variables for example with the automatic password entry, or also as a parameter value for documents.

What does UDF stand for in the variable name?

UDF stands for UserDefinitionField. With UDF you can activate own arrays, which you have already recorded, for example {UDF:Host}. Please pay attention to correct spelling, otherwise the array can not be found.

How do I know the name of the variable, e.g. {FRM:Password}?

The name of the variable you can find out via the form management. Open the form management via "edit" -> "administrate forms". Then choose a form and go through the steps up to the step "edit form fields". In that survey you see all form fields of the form. You can activate all form fields with the field name, for example {FRM:Password} for password, or {FRM:Email} for EMail. The form itself you can extend and work on as desired.