Automatic Form Filler (Identities and Wallet items)
1Password can go way beyond filling just usernames and passwords into webpages. It can automatically fill out an entire registration form, enter your favorite username when signing up, and even fill your credit card and due date when you’re shopping—all with just a couple clicks! 1Password offers two types of Vault items for filling these other web forms: Identities and Wallet items.
Identities: Save a ton of time filling out forms online
A 1Password Identity can store all kinds of information like your home or work address, typical security question answers, phone numbers, your website (blog, Twitter, etc), and your favorite forum username and signature. You can then use an Identity to automatically fill all that information into forms, and you can create as many different identities as you want for filling in your personal, work, and alter ego info on the web. They’re also great for filling in shopping forms for family that you often buy gifts for!
To create an Identity from the 1Password app, you can either:
- Click File > New Item > New Identity from the menu bar at the top of your screen, or
- Click Identities in Vault at the top of the left sidebar, then the plus button at the bottom of 1Password window
In the Identity Details area that appears on the right, enter as much or as little information as you want for the Identity you want to create.
Be sure to give your new Identity a name or a theme, such as “Work” or “Parent’s house.” You can even create an “Alias Identity” with fake information that 1Password can enter on sites you do not trust.
Once you add one or more Identities to the 1Password app, you can use the 1Password browser extension to automatically fill them into registration forms, shipping address forms, and even blog comment fields. Select Identities from the 1Password browser extension, then select the Identity you want to use in order to automatically fill it into the webpage.
Wallet: Take back control of your online shopping
1Password doesn’t stop at automatically filling usernames, passwords, and personal details—it can securely store all your banking information and fill credit cards into shopping forms!
To allow 1Password to simplify your online shopping, you can add a new credit card item with either of these steps:
- Click File > New Item > New Wallet item from the menu bar at the top of your screen, or
- Click the Wallet section in the Vault at the top of the left sidebar, then click the plus button at the bottom of the 1Password window
While there are many Wallet item types in 1Password for storing everything from your bank accounts, to driver’s licenses, and rewards card numbers, select the Credit Card item for now.
The Wallet Details window will appear so you can enter all your information for this new credit card. Just like Identities, you can add as many credit cards as you want.
After you add your credit cards to the 1Password app, you can select them from the 1Password browser extension while shopping to automatically fill them into checkout forms.
Tips and things to know
- You can create as many Identities and Wallet items as you want
- If you often use an alter ego in forums other communities, an Identity is great for storing and automatically filling that information
- Click the right arrow next to any item in the 1Password browser extension (or press your keyboard’s right arrow key) to view its details. You can them mouse over an particular detail and click to copy it to the clipboard, or click the Edit key to update it right from your browser