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PocketPasswords Help

    Concepts
    The Login Screen
    The Main Screen
    The Entry Editor
    Options
    Changing your Password
    Support

      Tasks
      Ordering PocketPasswords


      This is PocketPasswords version 2.0 (1599)
      Copyright © 2004 Adiscon
      www.adiscon.com

       


      The Login Screen

        Enter your master password, then press Login.

        If you have forgotten your master password, you can use the Forgot Your Password? button. But only if you have configured a secret question and answer during before. Then, you will be asked your secret question. Supply the correct answer and your current master password will be shown. Also note that the login screen is disabled if encryption is not enabled. 

        Please note: If you have not configured a secret question, the "Forgot your Password?" button can not be pressed. In this case, recovery of the master password is not possible.

        See Also
        Changing Password / Secret Question

         


        The Main Screen

          All your passwords are grouped in a tree view. Expand the top level elements to view the individual entries. Click a single entry to see it's property page.

          To create new entries, select New from the menu bar and then select the entry type. The new menu is automatically generated from all available categories during startup. 

          To view or modify existing entries, click on the respective entry in the tree view and a popup menu will appear in the middle of the screen (only if Open Menu with OneClick is enabled). 

          To delete the current entry, select Delete from the Popupmenu.

          To sort an group of Entries (category), simply click the group buttons on the toolbar.

          Since Version 2.0, PocketPasswords is no longer limited to 3 types of categories. By default, there are Websites, Cards, Software keys and Custom categories. There is currently no category editor available, this will be added in the next version. However here is an article which describes how to manually create your own categories:

          See Also
          Entry View
          PocketPasswords Help Overview

           


          The Entry View

            In this screen, you can view and edit all information for the selected entry. Use the menu bar options or buttons to transfer data to and from the clipboard.

            An entry can have the following types of fields:
            Char
            : A simply textfield which can hold up to 255 characters
            Number: A textfield that can contain a specified length of numbers. It also allows spaces and - characters. 
            Pass: A normal textfield except that it hides it's content which can be shown by pressing the Show button.
            Text: This is a textbox which can display more then 1 line and also contains a scrollbar.
            Url: This field holds an URL and shows a GO button beside it. Using this GO Button, you can directly browse using Pocket Internet Explorer to the given URL.

            Every entry contains two generic fields: 
            Name:
            The name of the entry that is currently viewed/edited, can be up to 255 characters long.
            Description: A long textfield which can save up to 32 KB of text data. 

            See Also
            PocketPasswords Help Overview

             


            Options

              Use this screen to configure your preferences. Also, use it to activate your product after you have purchased it by entering the license name and license key you have received by email. 

              Session Timeout: If encryption is enabled, this will be the session timeout before PocketPasswords automatically logs you off.
              Show PIN/Password in detail Screens checkbox enables clear-text displays of PINs and passwords in the respective web site and card number screens. If it is checked, they will be displayed in clear text, otherwise asterisks will be shown.
              Open Menu with OneClick: Enable this option to directly become a contextmenu if you click an entry in the main view.
              Enable Enrcyption: Since Version 2.0 of PocketPasswords, the encryption can be turned ON and OFF. If you turn it off, the login will be jump over and your data will be of course not encrypted anymore.

              See Also
              Changing your Password
              PocketPasswords Help Overview

               


              Changing your Password

                Change your master password as well as the secret question and answer in this screen.

                For security reasons, a new password can only be set if the current password is known. Also, the current secret question answer is never shown.

                Please note: If you have not selected a secret question, recovery of the master password is not possible.

                See Also
                The Login View

                 


                Support

                  This screen contains the exact version number of your release of PocketPasswords. Be sure to specify it when contacting Adiscon support. The screen also has important web site links that might help you solve trouble yourself.

                  If you need in doubt and don't know whom to contact, please visit www.pocketpasswords.com for additional information.

                  See Also
                  PocketPasswords Help Overview

                   


                  Purchasing PocketPasswords

                    To purchase PocketPasswords please visit

                    www.pocketpasswords.com

                    and follow the order link.

                    The order page has current product pricing as well as information on how to place purchase orders.

                    See Also
                    PocketPasswords Help Overview

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