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</td><td valign="middle"><h1>Auto-Type</h1><br />
Powerful feature that sends simulated keypresses to other applications.
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<ul>
<li><a href="#autobasic">Basic Auto-Type Information</a></li>
<li>Invoking Auto-Type
<ul>
<li><a href="#autoctx">Context Menu: '<i>Perform Auto-Type</i>' Command</a></li>
<li><a href="#autoglobal">Global Auto-Type Hot Key</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Specifying Keystroke Sequences and Target Windows
<ul>
<li><a href="#autoseq">Auto-Type Keystroke Sequences</a></li>
<li><a href="#autowindows">Target Window Filters</a></li>
<li><a href="#changedefaultseq">Change Default Auto-Type Sequence</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="#autoexample">Usage Example</a></li>
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<a name="autobasic"></a>
<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/b16x16_ktouch.png"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Basic
Auto-Type Information</h2>
<p>KeePass features an "Auto-Type" functionality. This feature allows you to define
a sequence of keypresses, which KeePass can automatically perform for you. The
simulated keypresses can be sent to any other currently open window of your choice (browser windows,
login dialogs, ...).</p>
<p>By default, the sent keystroke sequence is <code>{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}</code>,
i.e. it first types the user name of the selected entry, then presses the <kbd><kbd>Tab</kbd></kbd> key,
then types the password of the entry and finally presses the <kbd><kbd>Enter</kbd></kbd> key.</p>
<p>For <a href="tans.html">TAN entries</a>, the default sequence is <code>{PASSWORD}</code>,
i.e. it just types the TAN into the target window, without pressing <kbd><kbd>Enter</kbd></kbd>.</p>
Auto-Type can be configured individually for each entry using the
<i>Auto-Type</i> tab page on the entry dialog (select an entry → <i>Edit Entry</i>).
On this page you can specify a default sequence and customize specific
window/sequence associations.<br />
<br />
<a href="../v2/autotype_obfuscation.html">Two-Channel Auto-Type Obfuscation</a> is supported (making
Auto-Type resistant against keyloggers).
<p>Additionally, you can create customized window/sequence associations, which override the
default sequence. You can specify different keystroke sequences for different windows for each entry.
For example, imagine a webpage, to which you want to login, that has multiple
pages where one can login. These pages could all look a bit different (on one
you could additionally need to check some checkbox -- like often seen in forums). Here
creating customized window/sequence associations solves the problems: you simply
specify different auto-type sequences for each windows (identified by their window
titles).</p>
<p><b>Invoking Auto-Type:</b><br />
There are three different methods to invoke auto-type:</p>
<ul>
<li>Invoke auto-type for an entry by using the
context menu command <i>Perform Auto-Type</i> while the entry is selected.</li>
<li>Select the entry and press <kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></kbd>
(that's the menu shortcut for the context menu command above).</li>
<li>Using the system-wide auto-type hot key. KeePass will
search all entries in the currently opened database for matching sequences.</li>
</ul>
<p>All methods are explained in detail below.</p>
<p><b>Input Focus:</b><br />
Note that auto-type starts typing into the control of the target window
that has the input focus. Thus, for example for the default
sequence you have to ensure that the input focus is set to the
user name control of the target window before invoking auto-type using any of
the above methods.</p>
<p><b>Rights:</b><br />
For auto-type to work, KeePass must be running with the same or higher
rights as the target application. Especially, if the target application
is running with administrative rights, KeePass must be running with
administrative rights, too.
For details, see <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb625963.aspx"
target="_blank">Windows Integrity Mechanism Design</a>.</p>
<p><b>Remote Desktops and Virtual Machines:</b><br />
KeePass does not know the keyboard layout that has been selected in
a remote desktop or virtual machine window.
If you want to auto-type into such a window, you must ensure
that the local and the remote/virtual system are using the same
keyboard layout.</p>
<br />
<a name="autoctx"></a>
<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/b16x16_ktouch.png"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Context
Menu: '<i>Perform Auto-Type</i>' Command</h2>
<p>This method is the one that requires the least amount of configuration and is
the simpler one, but it has the disadvantage that you need to select the entry
in KeePass which you want to auto-type.</p>
<p>The method is simple: right-click on an entry of your currently opened database
and click '<i>Perform Auto-Type</i>' (or alternatively press the
<kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></kbd>
shortcut for this command). The window that previously got the focus
(i.e. the one in which you worked before switching to KeePass) will be brought
to the foreground and KeePass auto-types into this window.</p>
<p>The sequence which is auto-typed depends on the window's title. If you didn't
specify any custom window/sequence associations, the default sequence is sent. If
you created associations, KeePass uses the sequence of the first matching
association. If none of the associations match, the default sequence is used.</p>
<br />
<a name="autoglobal"></a>
<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/b16x16_ktouch.png"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Global
Auto-Type Hot Key</h2>
<p>This is the more powerful method, but it also requires a little bit more
work/knowledge, before it can be used.</p>
<p><b>Simple Global Auto-Type Example:</b></p>
<ol>
<li>Create an entry in KeePass titled <i>Notepad</i> with values for user name and password.</li>
<li>Start Notepad (under 'Programs' → 'Accessories').</li>
<li>Press <kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd></kbd> within Notepad.
The user name and password will be typed into Notepad.</li>
</ol>
<p>The KeePass entry title <i>Notepad</i> is matched with the window title of
Notepad and the default Auto-Type sequence is typed.</p>
<p><b>How It Works - Details:</b></p>
<p>KeePass registers a system-wide hot key for auto-type. The advantage of
this hot key is that you don't need to switch to the KeePass window and
select the entry. You simply press the hot key while having the target window
open (i.e. the window which will receive the simulated keypresses).</p>
<p>By default, the global hot key is
<kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd></kbd>
(i.e. hold the <kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd></kbd> and <kbd><kbd>Alt</kbd></kbd> keys,
press <kbd><kbd>A</kbd></kbd> and release all keys).
You can change this hot key in the options dialog
(main menu - 'Tools' - 'Options', tab
'Integration'):
here, click into the
textbox below "Global Auto-Type Hot Key Combination" and press the
hot key that you wish to use. If the hot key is usable, it will appear in the textbox.</p>
<p>When you press the hot key, KeePass looks at the title of the currently opened window and
searches the currently opened database for usable entries. If KeePass finds multiple
entries that can be used, it displays a selection dialog.
An entry is considered to be usable for the current window title when
at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:</p>
<ul>
<li>The title of the entry is a substring of the currently active window title.</li>
<li>The entry has a window/sequence association, of which the window specifier matches
the currently active window title.</li>
</ul>
<p>The second condition has been mentioned already, but the first one
is new. By using entry titles as filters for window titles, the configuration amount
for auto-type is almost zero: you only need to make sure that the entry title
is contained in the window title of the window into which you want the entry to be
auto-typed. Of course, this is not always possible (for example, if a webpage has a
very generic title like <i>"Welcome"</i>), here you need to
use custom window/sequence associations.</p>
Custom window/sequence associations can be specified on the <i>'Auto-Type'</i> tab
page of each entry.<br />
<br />
The associations complement the KeePass entry title.
Any associations specified will be used in addition to the KeePass entry
title to determine a match.
<p>Auto-Type window definitions, entry titles and URLs are Spr-compiled, i.e.
<a href="placeholders.html">placeholders</a>,
<a href="placeholders.html#envvars">environment variables</a>,
<a href="fieldrefs.html">field references</a>, etc. can be used.</p>
<br />
<a name="autoseq"></a>
<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/b16x16_ktouch.png"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Auto-Type
Keystroke Sequences</h2>
<p>An auto-type keystroke sequence is a one-line string that can contain
placeholders and special key codes.</p>
<p>A complete list of all supported placeholders can be found on the page
<a href="placeholders.html">Placeholders</a>. The special key codes can
be found below.</p>
<p>Above you've seen already that the
default auto-type is <code>{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}</code>. Here,
<code>{USERNAME}</code> and <code>{PASSWORD}</code> are placeholders: when auto-type
is performed, these are replaced by the appropriate field values of the entry.
<code>{TAB}</code> and <code>{ENTER}</code> are special key codes: these are replaced
by the appropriate keypresses. Special key codes are the only way to specify special
keys like Arrow-Down, Shift, Escape, etc.</p>
<p>Of course, keystroke sequences can also contain simple characters to be sent.
For example, the following string is perfectly valid as keystroke sequence string:<br />
<code>{USERNAME}{TAB}Some text to be sent!{ENTER}</code>.</p>
Special key codes are case-insensitive.
<p><b>Special Keys:</b><br />
The following codes for special keys are supported:</p>
<table class="tablebox75">
<tr><th width="50%">Special Key</th><th width="50%">Code</th></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Tab</td><td width="50%"><code>{TAB}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Enter</td><td width="50%"><code>{ENTER}</code> or <code>~</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Arrow Up</td><td width="50%"><code>{UP}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Arrow Down</td><td width="50%"><code>{DOWN}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Arrow Left</td><td width="50%"><code>{LEFT}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Arrow Right</td><td width="50%"><code>{RIGHT}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Insert</td><td width="50%"><code>{INSERT}</code> or <code>{INS}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Delete</td><td width="50%"><code>{DELETE}</code> or <code>{DEL}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Home</td><td width="50%"><code>{HOME}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">End</td><td width="50%"><code>{END}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Page Up</td><td width="50%"><code>{PGUP}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Page Down</td><td width="50%"><code>{PGDN}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Space</td><td width="50%"><code>{SPACE}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Backspace</td><td width="50%"><code>{BACKSPACE}</code>,
<code>{BS}</code> or <code>{BKSP}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Break</td><td width="50%"><code>{BREAK}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Caps-Lock</td><td width="50%"><code>{CAPSLOCK}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Escape</td><td width="50%"><code>{ESC}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Windows Key</td><td width="50%"><code>{WIN}</code> (equ. to <code>{LWIN}</code>)</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Windows Key: left, right</td><td width="50%"><code>{LWIN}</code>, <code>{RWIN}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Apps / Menu</td><td width="50%"><code>{APPS}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Help</td><td width="50%"><code>{HELP}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Numlock</td><td width="50%"><code>{NUMLOCK}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Print Screen</td><td width="50%"><code>{PRTSC}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Scroll Lock</td><td width="50%"><code>{SCROLLLOCK}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">F1 - F16</td><td width="50%"><code>{F1}</code> - <code>{F16}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Numeric Keypad +</td><td width="50%"><code>{ADD}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Numeric Keypad -</td><td width="50%"><code>{SUBTRACT}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Numeric Keypad *</td><td width="50%"><code>{MULTIPLY}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Numeric Keypad /</td><td width="50%"><code>{DIVIDE}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Numeric Keypad 0 to 9</td><td width="50%"><code>{NUMPAD0}</code> to <code>{NUMPAD9}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Shift</td><td width="50%"><code>+</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Ctrl</td><td width="50%"><code>^</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">Alt</td><td width="50%"><code>%</code></td></tr>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tablebox75">
<tr><th width="50%">Special Key</th><th width="50%">Code</th></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">+</td><td width="50%"><code>{+}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">%</td><td width="50%"><code>{%}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">^</td><td width="50%"><code>{^}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">~</td><td width="50%"><code>{~}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">(, )</td><td width="50%"><code>{(}</code>, <code>{)}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">[, ]</td><td width="50%"><code>{[}</code>, <code>{]}</code></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%">{, }</td><td width="50%"><code>{{}</code>, <code>{}}</code></td></tr>
</table>
<p>Additionally, some special commands are supported:</p>
<table class="tablebox75">
<tr><th width="50%">Command Syntax</th><th width="50%">Action</th></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{DELAY <i>X</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Delays <i>X</i> milliseconds.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{DELAY=<i>X</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Sets the default
delay to <i>X</i> milliseconds for all following keypresses.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{CLEARFIELD}</code></td><td width="50%">Clears the contents of the
edit control that currently has the focus (only single-line edit controls).</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{VKEY <i>X</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Sends the
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731.aspx"
target="_blank">virtual key</a> of value <i>X</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{APPACTIVATE <i>WindowTitle</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Activates
the window "<i>WindowTitle</i>".</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{BEEP <i>X</i> <i>Y</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Beeps with
a frequency of <i>X</i> hertz and a duration of <i>Y</i> milliseconds.</td></tr>
</table>
<br />
<table class="tablebox75">
<tr><th width="50%">Command Syntax</th><th width="50%">Action</th></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{VKEY-NX <i>X</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Sends the
non-extended virtual key of value <i>X</i>.
If possible, use <code>{VKEY <i>X</i>}</code> instead.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"><code>{VKEY-EX <i>X</i>}</code></td><td width="50%">Sends the
extended virtual key of value <i>X</i>.
If possible, use <code>{VKEY <i>X</i>}</code> instead.</td></tr>
</table>
<br />
Keys and special keys (not placeholders or commands) can be repeated by
appending a number within the code. For example, <code>{TAB 5}</code>
presses the <kbd><kbd>Tab</kbd></kbd> key 5 times.
<p>For details on how to send special keys for which no explicit special
key codes exist, please see:
<a href="https://keepass.info/help/kb/faq.html#vkeys"
target="_blank">How can auto-type send other special keys?</a>.</p>
<p>Finally, some examples:</p>
<p><code>{TITLE}{TAB}{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}</code><br />
Types the entry's title, a <kbd><kbd>Tab</kbd></kbd>, the user name,
a <kbd><kbd>Tab</kbd></kbd>, the password of the
currently selected entry, and presses <kbd><kbd>Enter</kbd></kbd>.</p>
<p><code>{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}</code><br />
Presses the <kbd><kbd>Tab</kbd></kbd> key, enters the entry's password and
presses <kbd><kbd>Enter</kbd></kbd>.</p>
<p><code>{USERNAME}{TAB}^v{ENTER}</code><br />
Types the user name, presses <kbd><kbd>Tab</kbd></kbd>, presses
<kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd></kbd> (which pastes data from the Windows
clipboard in most applications), and presses <kbd><kbd>Enter</kbd></kbd>.
<br /><br />
</p>
<p><b>Toggling Checkboxes:</b><br />
Sometimes you find checkboxes on websites (<i>"Stay logged in on this computer"</i> for example).
You can toggle these checkboxes by sending a space character (<code>' '</code>)
when auto-typing. For example:<br />
<code>{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{TAB} {TAB}{ENTER}</code><br />
If there is a webform with a user name field, password field and a checkbox, this sequence would
enter the user name, the password and toggle the checkbox that follows the password
control.<br /><br />
</p>
<p><b>Pressing Non-Default Buttons:</b><br />
Pressing non-default buttons works the same as toggling checkboxes: send
a space character (<code>' '</code>).
Note that this should only be used for non-default buttons; for
default buttons, <code>{ENTER}</code> should be sent instead.<br /><br />
</p>
<p><b>Higher ANSI Characters:</b><br />
The auto-type function supports sending of higher ANSI characters in range 126-255. This
means that you can send special characters like ©, @, etc. without any problems;
you can write them directly into the keystroke sequence definition.</p>
<br />
<a name="autowindows"></a>
<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/b16x16_window_list.png"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Target
Window Filters</h2>
<p>When creating a custom window/sequence association, you need to tell
KeePass how the matching window titles look like. Here, KeePass supports
simple wildcards:</p>
<table class="tablebox75">
<tr><th width="25%">String with Wildcard</th><th width="75%">Meaning</th></tr>
<tr><td width="25%">STRING</td><td width="75%">Matches all window titles that are named exactly "STRING".</td></tr>
<tr><td width="25%">STRING*</td><td width="75%">Matches all window titles that start with "STRING".</td></tr>
<tr><td width="25%">*STRING</td><td width="75%">Matches all window titles that end with "STRING".</td></tr>
<tr><td width="25%">*STRING*</td><td width="75%">Matches all window titles that have "STRING" somewhere in the window title. This includes the string being directly at the start or at the end of the window title.</td></tr>
</table>
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Wildcards may also appear in the middle of patterns.
For example, <code>*Windows*Explorer*</code> would match
<code>Windows Internet Explorer</code>.<br />
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Additionally, matching using
<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az24scfc.aspx"
target="_blank">regular expressions</a> is supported. In order to
tell KeePass that the pattern is a regular expression, enclose it in
<code>//</code>. For example, <code>//B.?g Window//</code> would
match <code>Big Window</code>, <code>Bug Window</code> and <code>Bg Window</code>.
<p>By using wildcards, you can make your auto-type associations browser-independent.
See the usage examples for more information.</p>
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<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/b16x16_ktouch.png"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Change Default Auto-Type Sequence</h2>
<p>The default auto-type sequence (i.e. the one which is used when you don't specify
a custom one) is <code>{USERNAME}{TAB}{PASSWORD}{ENTER}</code>. KeePass allows you
to change this default sequence. Normally you won't need to change it (use
custom window/sequence definitions instead!), but it is quite useful when some
other application is interfering with KeePass (for example a security software that
always asks you for permission before allowing KeePass to auto-type).</p>
By default, entries inherit the auto-type sequence of their containing group.
Groups also inherit the auto-type sequence of their parent groups. There is
only one top group (the first group contains all other groups). Consequently, if
you change the auto-type sequence of this very first group, all other groups
and their entries will use this sequence. Practically, this is a global override.
To change it, right-click on the first group, choose <i>'Edit Group'</i> and switch
to the <i>'Auto-Type'</i> tab.
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<a name="autoexample"></a>
<h2 class="sectiontitle"><img src="../images/movepaper.gif"
class="singleimg" alt="Text" /> Usage
Example</h2>
<p>Now let's have a look at a real-world example: logging into a website. In this example,
will we use the global auto-type hot key to fill out the login webpage.
First open the <a href="https://keepass.info/help/kb/testform.html"
target="_blank">test page</a>, and afterwards create a new entry
in KeePass with title <i>Test Form</i> and a user name and password
of your choice.</p>
<p>Let's assume the global auto-type hot key is set to
<kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd></kbd> (the default).
KeePass is running in the background, you have opened your database and the workspace is unlocked.</p>
<p>When you now navigate to the test page and are being prompted for your user name and password,
just click into the user name field and press
<kbd><kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd></kbd>.
KeePass enters the user name and password for you!</p>
<p>Why did this work? The window title of your browser window was
<i>"Test Form - KeePass - Internet Explorer"</i> or
<i>"Test Form - KeePass - Mozilla Firefox"</i>, depending on the browser
you are using. Because we gave the entry in KeePass the title <i>Test Form</i>, the
entry title is contained in the window title, therefore KeePass uses this entry.</p>
<p>Here you see the huge advantages of auto-type: it not only doesn't require
any additional browser software
(the browser knows nothing of KeePass -- there are no helper browser plugins required),
it is also browser-independent: the one entry that you created within KeePass works
for Internet Explorer <i>and</i> Mozilla Firefox (and other browsers) without
requiring any modifications or definitions.</p>
<p>When you would use window/sequence associations
(instead of entry title matching), you can achieve the same
browser-independent effect using wildcards: you could for example have used
<code>Test Form - KeePass - *</code> as window filter. This filter matches both
the Internet Explorer and the Firefox window.</p>
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