RoboForm Tutorials: Managing "Search Box" and Using It

Friday, July 10, 2015
Growing online threats and malicious programs may steal your private information and use it for fraudulent purposes. You will require installing a smart password application to prevent theft of passcodes and personal information. Read the tutorial below to know how you can use the application's 'Search Box' in an efficient manner.
There are plenty of free password managers available in the market today, but selecting the one that can meet you requirements is a difficult task. Most of such applications lack form filler support and may put your entire personal details section in danger. RoboForm is a smart yet effective passcode management program that comes with specialized tools and features to handle your crucial personal details. The tool can work as a form filling software and can complete multiple forms in a few minutes, to ensure a safer and faster online experience. You might have read reviews about this password application, but they may not contain details about its 'Search Box.'
Read this article to know more about the application's search box and learn a few tips to use it efficiently:
What is 'Search Box' and How You Can Use It?
The Search Box is located between the 'RoboForm' button and 'Logins' button on the application's toolbar. If you're not using any browser windows, then you can reveal the search box by moving the mouse over the application's taskbar icon. Alternatively, you can also manage the visibility of the feature by navigating to Options -> General -> Auto show/hide Search Box.
The feature is easy to use, and you can simply find the matching passcode entry, Identity, Safenote, or other matching files by typing a word or a sentence. The application will showcase the search results within a few minutes and you can select the desired entry from the list. Additionally, the feature will also showcase the possible actions you can perform with a respective enter.
Pressing the Enter key will apply the first action in the list and execute it to produce the desired results. Alternatively, you can also use the up-down arrow buttons or mouse cursor to select another search choice and their respective actions.
Read below to understand more about this feature and learn using it an efficient manner:
1. Default Action
After you select an item in the Search Box, its default action will get executed. You can change the action by selecting your desired entry from the list that appears. The following components of the application will have the respective actions set, by default:
• Default action for 'Passcards' is 'Login.'
• Default action for 'Bookmarks' it is 'Go To.'
• Default action for 'Safenotes and Contacts' is 'Edit.'
• Default action for 'Identities' is 'Fill Forms.'
• Default action for 'Search Engines and SearchCards' is 'Search.'
2. Alternative Actions
The feature allows you to perform the right-click command to change the default actions assigned to a particular application component. You will require right-clicking the item in the search box list, and then selecting an alternative action to get applied to the desired search result entry. The feature will come handy while performing various actions using a simple click. If you wish to edit the 'Passcard' entry, then you can right-click it and select 'Edit' from the menu that appears. Right-clicking the entry will give alternative action choices to the user, and you can select the same depending on your requirements.
3. Finding Passcard, Safenote, Identity by Name
You can type anything in the search box, and it will represent the matching Passcards, Safenotes, and Identity names. Once you have typed a string, it will scan the entire application to look out for possible matches that may contain the string fully or even as a part of their name. Typing less than three characters in the search box will display Passcard, Safenote and Identity names beginning with the typed sequence.
4. Search for String in File Contents
If you think that the search query you're entering is unable to showcase the desired results, then modify it by making a few adjustments. Type a word in the search box and select the "Search 'word' in RoboForm Files" option to narrow your search results. The application will now search for the specific word in the bodies of all RoboForm files and thus present the list of entries containing the relevant details.
5. Query Search Engine
For Yahoo
• Type a sentence or a phrase in Search Box.
• Select the "Search 'phrase' in Yahoo" option or simply press the 'F3' key.
• The application will search the typed phrase in Yahoo search engine.
For Google
• Enable the "Search 'phrase' in Google" option or "Any other search engine" option by navigating to Options -> Search.
• Type a sentence or a phrase in Search Box.
• Press the 'F6' key to search the typed phrase in Google.
Conclusion
The password application can help in ensuring complete security of your valuable data and information. The 'Search' feature of the application facilitates the form filler process by displaying the matching names or keywords in the search results. There are plenty of free password managers available over the web, but they may not fulfill the requirements of a user looking for a passcode filling software. You can browse to the official website of the application to know more about the feature.
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