How to type in your password correctly the FIRST time – Video Tip

We use passwords to log into web sites continuously through the day. Your passwords should be long and complicated, but that makes them tough to type in accurately on the first try (since password fields are masked with dots or asterisks). Or, if you are using a netbook or mobile phone, the combination of a small keyboard and longer passwords can be extremely tricky.

Save yourself some time and energy by using the power of cut and paste to accurately enter your password the first time. I prefer this method to saving my password using the browser’s password manager that automatically logs me in for three reasons:

1) It forces me to remember my passwords through repetition,

2) I can use this method from any computer and am not crippled using another computer, and

3) I can use more complex and longer passwords easily.

Here’s how:

1. When you arrive at a secure web site, enter your username or login ID as normal
2. Instead of typing the password blindly into the password box, click one time in the browser’s search box and type your password
3. When satisfied that it is exactly as you need it, highlight it. Tip within a tip:  double-click it to highlight it quickly
4. Use your preferred method of cutting text; Ctrl + X (option + x for Mac users), Edit –> Cut, OR Right Click and Cut…they all work
5. Click one time in the password box/field
6. Use your preferred method of pasting; Ctrl + V (option + v for Mac users), Edit –> Paste, OR Right Click and Paste

Writing out all the steps makes the tip sound more time consuming and complicated than it really is. Watch the video below to see how quick, easy, and accurate this tip can be!