Menus

While some of the following menu functions are identical in function to their corresponding buttons, this list is useful if you want to know what keyboard shortcuts are available to access each function.

File

Preferences (Ctrl+P)

Opens the Preferences dialog and view or change program options.

Restore Masks (Ctrl+R)

Restores Saved Masks table from the last time it was saved.

Save Masks (Ctrl+S)

Saves contents of Saved Masks table to the masks.dat file in the Masking Password Generator program directory. Don't delete this file unless you have a good reason to do so!

Configure Mask Character Sets

Opens the Configure Mask Character Sets window, allowing you to view, or make changes to, the characters that can be substituted for each mask character. (Professional Edition Only)

Mask

Delete (Ctrl+D)

Same function as Delete button.

New (F8)

Same function as New button.

Save (Ctrl+S)

Same function as Save button.

Use (F7)

Same function as Use button.

Password

Generate (F9)

Same function as Generate button.

Generate List

Same function as Generate List button.

Clear Clipboard (F10)

Same function as Clear Clipboard button.

Help

Contents

Open the Masking Password Generator help file contents page.

Index

Open the Masking Password Generator help file index page.

Register

Brings up the Register page of the About dialog, which has instructions and a link to register the application, thus enabling all features. More registration details can be found here. This menu item is only visible in the trial version.

Upgrade

Visible only in the registered Standard Edition, this item is for upgrading to the Professional Edition.

Support

Shows the Support page of the About dialog, which has links to several different support options.

Check for updates

Displays the Updates page of the About dialog, which allows you to check our web server to see if a newer version of the application has been released. An active Internet connection is required to perform this function.

About

Shows the About dialog, with information regarding the application version, support options, registration and update instructions, as well as other system information.