If you are a KeePass veteran, you may skip this article and read another one called “In-depth understanding of PassXYZ”. Actually, PassXYZ is similar to other password management software and it is quite easy to use.
After the installation, once you launch PassXYZ, the first screen that you can see is to setup a username and password. Please remind here, the password here is the master password of the database. Once you forget it, nobody can access the database again.
After setup the username and password, you will see a list of all your future secrets. Then, where to start? On the top-right hand side of screen, you can see three icons, “Search”, “Add” and “Logout”. You should be able to recognize them from the icons, right?
What should you add now? Bank accounts or ID card? Let’s use your ID card as an example to explain how to add an item. Click on the icon “+” to add any item. Once you clock the icon “+”, you will see a list of choices, “Group”, “Entry”, “Notes” and “Using Template”. There is no choice for “ID card”, what we can do? Since most of choices are listed in the template, let choose “Using Template” now. What if you cannot find the thing that you want in the template either? There are three choices. The first one, it is the laziest way of doing thing. The choice “Entry” in the list is the general one for everything. It is the standard item from KeePass, so you can use it to record all your stuffs. Of course, the data will look unorganized. The second choice is trying to find more templates on PassXYZ website and hopefully you can find the right one to use. The third choice is to create an item in template on your own. If you knew how to do this, you would be the master of PassXYZ. By the way, you may ask, then what is the “Notes” in the list? The “Notes” here is the same as what it means. It is a tool for you to record anything looks like a small article of a paragraph of words, but you don’t want to share with anybody. This article itself is a “Notes”. Understand now?
Let’s come back to the “ID card” to be added. For this one, you shall be able to find in the built-in template. You can choose it from the template and fill in all necessary information. Please do remember to save it after you fill in all information. Other than the information listed in the template for ID card, such as “Name”, “ID Card No.” etc., you can also attach the scanned copy or photo of your ID card as an attachment. In this way, you can just share a copy from PassXYZ using instant messaging tool to your property agent, when he ask it for the transaction next time.
That’s it, very simple, right?
FAQ:
Does it support fingerprint? Yes, you can turn on it in the Settings.
Does it support export/import data file? Yes, you can find them in the Settings as well.
Does it support synchronization between two devices? Yes, after you setup another device and import your data file. You can synchronize two devices from the Settings as well.
PassXYZ built-in template files can be downloaded at:
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