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Former Member
2 years ago

generating a password with 1password8, MacOS, chrome

OK, so : I used 1Password7, and it was pretty easy to generate a password when signing in a new site (there were a button, simple and easy). Now, with 1password8, I do not longer find this functional...
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1P_David
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2 years ago

Hi @Rigaux ,

It appears that you're using the 1Password app for your desktop in this instance. If you have installed the latest 1Password extension in your browser you can use it to generate a password and sign up for a new site using one of the following options:

The first way to generate a password is to select Use Suggested Password from the inline menu while on a webpage. Here's how to do that:

  1. Open your browser.
  2. Navigate to the website you’d like to create an account on.
  3. Type or fill your username or email.
  4. If "Show autofill menu on field focus" is turned on in your 1Password extension settings you'll see "Use Suggested Password" appear when you click in the password field. Click this to generate a strong password.
  5. If you don't see this, click the 1Password icon in the password field to toggle on the menu and then select "Use Suggested Password".
  6. A prompt will appear to save this item. Select the vault you'd like to save the item to, then click "Save".
  7. Now that the item is saved in your 1Password vault, click to submit the sign up form.

Alternatively, you can use the Password Generator built into the 1Password extension pop-up to generate your new password. Here's how to do that:

  1. Open your browser.
  2. Navigate to the website you’d like to create an account on.
  3. Type or fill your username or email.
  4. Click in the password field.
  5. Click the 1Password icon in your browser's toolbar.
  6. Click the Menu icon next to + New Item, then select the Password Generator.
  7. Select the Type of password you'd like to generate and make any further adjustments as desired.
  8. Click the Autofill button.
  9. A prompt will appear to save this item. Select the vault you'd like to save the item to, then click Save.
  10. Now that the item is saved to your 1Password vault, click to submit the sign up form.

If you haven't installed the latest version of 1Password in your browser yet, you can get started using the link below:

Let us know how things come along. I look forward to hearing from you!