Using auto-type is very simple. Follow these steps to do a simple test.

Step #1: Open KeePass and add a new password entry.

Use the following values for the relevant fields. After done, click OK to save this new entry.

Title: KeePass Auto-Type Test Page
User Name: geeks
Password: testme
URL: http://www.geeksengine.com/tools/autotype-test.php

Step #2: Open the login test page.

Click this URL to open login test page. http://www.geeksengine.com/tools/autotype-test.php

Step #3: On the auto-type test page, click into the Username input box.

Now place your mouse cursor in the Username input box.

Step #4: Press the global auto-type hot key combination.

Press the following three keys all together on your keyboard.

Ctrl
Alt
A

KeePass should now automatically take these three actions on the auto-type test page:

1. Enter the Username
2. Click TAB key
3. Enter the Password
4. Hit the Submit button

The hotkey you just pressed has triggered KeePass to carry out the default auto-type sequence:

{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}

It reads like this:

1. Enter username field content of the currently selected entry into the Username input box on the auto-type test page.
2. Press Tab key to move cursor into the Password input box on the auto-type test page.
3. Enter password field content of the currently selected entry into the Password input box on the auto-type test page.
4. Click Submit button on the auto-type test page.

The global auto-type hot key combination is defined in the Setup tab of Options menu (Tools -> Options). This is the default setup. You can define your own hotkey combination as long as it is not used by another active program on your computer.

For Auto-Type sequence, you can freely define your own. Simply write the sequence into the notes field of the entry, prefixed with "Auto-Type:". For detailed information about how to define your own auto-type sequence, read KeePass Help file.

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