User Manual of Password Base V1.0
Running Password Base in the first time
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Running Password Base in the first time
When you are the first time to run Password Base or re-install it, the software has to initialize its database. All you have to do is to set your entry password.
A dialog window will ask you to set the entry password, then another dialog window comes up to ask you to input again to confirm. Only when the two entry passwords you input are same accurately, Can you proceed to the main window of Password Base.
These procedures only happen when running Password Base in the first time, and will not occur until you re-install it.
Organization by groups
All your data items are separated into different groups. The groups and their data items are displayed as a tree view on the left of the main window. By double clicking a group, you can expand or collapse a group. When a group is expanded, the data items of this group are displayed. Each item is distinguished by its title displayed in the tree view. The title also reminds you what the item is. Click the item you want to see, the corresponding infomation of this item, including Login, Password, URL and Description, will be displayed on the right of the main window.
Group management
Group management includes adding, editing and deleting groups.
Adding group operation: press the Add Group button, a new group will appear in the tree view, then type your new group's name.
Editing group operation: choose the group you want to edit by clicking it, press the Edit Group button, the original group name is highlighted, type the new group's name there.
Deleting group operation: choose the group you want to edit by clicking it, press the Delete Group button.
All these operations can be done by pop-up menu as well. The pop-up menu is activated by right clicking on the group or data item you want to operate.
Editing data items
To avoid the incaution of changing the infomation, all infomation are displayed in unchangeable mode. Check the option of Change the info below to switch to the changeable mode. Then you can modify the data. After modifying, press the Edit Item button.
Adding data item
Firstly choose a group that your new data item will belong to. Secondly press the Add Item button. An input window will appear to let you input all the infomation.
The Group field shows the group name that your new data item will belong to. The content you type in the Title field will show in the tree view. You can input something in this field to remind you what this item is. The Login and Password field will let you input the username/ID and password. You can input any type of URL (e.g. http://www.yourcompany.com) in the URL field. In the Description field, you can input anything to descirbe the data item or remind yourself.
At last, press the OK button, the data item will be added and stored. Of course, you can press the Cancel button to cancel adding item and quit to main window.
Deleting data item
Choose the data item you are going to delete, press the Delete Item button. You will be asked to confirm the operation, choose Yes to proceed.
Copy and Paste
There is a convenient way to perform these operations. When you want to copy Login/Password to Clipboard, just press the Copy button following Login/Password.
When you want to paste something from Clipboard, click the field, right-click to activate the pop-up menu, choose paste.
Launch
Just click on the URL or press the Go button, Password Base will launch the associated program (e.g. Internet Explorer) to the URL.
Search
Type the keyword you are going to search for, check the fields(Title, Login, URL and Description) you want to search in, then press Search button. The checked fields are operated in "AND" boolean operator.
Numbers of found items will displayed. Press Previous/Next button to inspect each item.
Change Entry Password
Choose "File|Change Entry Password" from main menu, a dialog window and confirmation window will appear to let you input your new Entry Password. You must input the accurately same passwords in these two windows.
Buy and Register
Choose "Help|Buy and Register" from main menu, you will find some useful infomation.