Main Window
On this page you will find an overview of all parts and functions of the main window of the PasswordGenerator with a description of the respective function. An explanation of the functions of other program parts of the PasswordGenerator can be found in the function overview.
- Length: Here you can set how many characters the generated password should have. You can either select one of the suggested values or enter any value in the field.
- Used Characters > Uppercase Letters: Activate this option if your password should contain uppercase letters. By default, the uppercase letters A to Z are used. You can edit this category of letters in the menu Settings > General > Character Classes. You can add or remove any characters you want.
- Used Characters > Lowercase Letters: Activate this option if your password should contain lowercase letters. By default, the lowercase letters a to z are used. You can edit this category of letters in the menu Settings > General > Character Classes. You can add or remove any characters you want.
- Used Characters > Digits: Activate this option if your password should contain digits. By default, the digits 0 to 9 are used. In the menu Settings > General > Character Classes, you can edit this character category. You can add or remove any characters you want.
- Used Characters > Special Characters: Activate this option if your password should contain special characters. By default, the special characters "! ? . : , _ ( ) { } [ ] / \ % @ # $ ~ - +" are used. In the menu Settings > General > Character Classes, you can edit this character category. You can add or remove any characters you want.
- Password: This field displays the current newly created password. You can create a new password by clicking on the "Create" button. All passwords created since starting the program can be found in the history, which you can show via the menu "File" > "History".
- Create: Click on this button to create a new password.
- Clipboard: Click this button to copy the current password to the clipboard. If the option "Create new password when clicking on clipboard" is activated in the settings, each time the "Clipboard" button is clicked, first, a new password is generated and this password is then copied to the clipboard. This allows you to produce multiple passwords in a row with a single click in order to use them in another application.