PasSafe Quick Start Guide

This guide will get you started. More detailed descriptions of the various functions will be found in the online help which you can access at any time by clicking on the question mark button or in the manual.

Step 1
Click on the LOCKED PADLOCK button to open PasSafe.

Step 2
Click on the NEXT button to accept the default profile, PasSafe.

Step 3
Enter ADMIN (in upper case) as the PASSWORD. Click on the OK button. (If you have accidently clicked on the FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD? button, the answer to the secret question is ADMIN.

Step 4
The INFO screen is where you view existing entries (top half of the screen) and create new ones (the work area at the bottom half of the screen).

- Click in the ACCOUNT/USER CODE field in the work area and enter "ANTARES" or your own data.
- Click in the DESCRIPTION field and enter "Computer Supplies Company" or your own data.
- Click in the PASSWORD field and enter "123" or your own data.
- Click in the CONFIRM PASSWORD field and re-enter the password data.
- Click in the WEB SITE field and enter a valid web address.

Click on the ADD button to save the entry. It will now appear at the top of the screen.

Step 5
To make a change to the above entry, click on the entry and then click on the EDIT button. The details will then appear in the work area. Make a change and then click on the OK button.

Step 6
Click on the entry and then click on the SHOW PASSWORD button. A small window will open showing these details. This window will sit on top of any open applications you may currently have running.

- If you click on the web address PasSafe will launch your browser and go to that web site.
- If you are trying to access a web site that requires your account code and password, click on the COPY button at the end of the user code field and then on the web site right mouse click in the user account code field to copy this information. Use the same method for the password.
- If you have entered an email address this will also display in this window. To send an email to this address just click on it.

For additional security the SHOW PASSWORD window will automatically close after 1 minute and the PasSafe application will minimise to the toolbar after 5 minutes of inactivity.

That's the end of the quick tour, you should refer to the online help for details on creating categories and setting up your own profiles and security access codes.