Auto Type

Auto Type provides a means for users to easily and quickly enter user name and password information. With a single click, the user name and password are entered and the form submitted to the host for approval. By default, the formula followed by the automated keystrokes is as follows: the user name, followed by a tab key, followed by the password, another tab, and then the enter key (username TAB password TAB ENTER).

Most, though not all, web forms will operate with the default Auto Type behaviour. For those that don't, it is possible to tailor the autotype behaviour as described in the Customizing Auto Type section below.

Using Auto Type

  1. Place cursor in the form's user name field
  2. Maximize or open Password Safe
  3. Select a password entry
  4. Ctrl -T or right-click and select Perform Auto Type to initiate.

Customizing Auto Type

For web sites that do not have the username field followed by the password field followed by the login button, you can modify the behaviour by filling in the "Autotype" field (See Note below) with a string that specifies the desired behavior as follows:

Example: The following can be used where the bank account number (12345) must be entered before the user and password:

12345\t\u\t\p\t\n


Note: By default, the Autotype field is not displayed in the Add or Edit dialog boxes. To access the Autotype field, you may have to click on the "More>>" button in the dialog box.