Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Autofill Other Data
I mentioned that you might want to enable Safari's two other autofill features in Safari >
Preferences > Autofill. The first, Using Info from My Contacts Card, populates form fields
with your contact information when appropriate. The second, Other Forms, does the same
thing for anything you've previously filled in on a form that
isn't
part of your credentials,
credit card, or contact information—that might include preferences, survey questions, or
nearly anything else.
As you browse the Web, if Other Forms is selected, Safari remembers everything you enter in
a form field.
Later, if you want to fill that in on the same site—or if you want to fill in your contact
information—you have two choices:
• Choose Edit > AutoFill Form (Command-Shift-A).
• Start typing your contact information in any form field. When Safari sees that
it matches the corresponding information from your card in Contacts, it pops
up a little card icon labeled “AutoFill your contact info.” Click this icon or press
the Down Arrow key to select it, and then click AutoFill (or press Return) to fill
in the rest of the form.
Automate Web Logins with a Password Manager
Although the combination of Safari and iCloud Keychain can simplify entering most form
data, you might want to consider (instead or in addition) a third-party password manager.
Why would you pay for something that's built into OS X and iOS? Well, third-party tools can
do several important things that iCloud Keychain can't:
• Work on older versions of Mac OS X, as well as non-Apple platforms (Android,
Windows, Linux)
• Generate stronger random passwords to your exact specifications (length, case,
numbers, special characters, and so on)
• Autofill credentials in other OS X browsers (Google Chrome, Firefox, Web
Aviator)
• Store and fill in multiple sets of contact data (such as home and work)
• Fill in your credit cards' CVV numbers, so you don't have to dig them out of
your wallet every time you make a Web purchase
