Encrypt Stick V5.1 User Guide: Windows Version Document Version 1.0
Encrypt Stick V5.1 User Guide: Windows Version Document Version 1.0
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Contents
Lncrypt St|ck - Introduct|on ............................................................................................................. S
1. roLecL ?our llles ........................................................................................................................... 3
2. roLecL ?our Web 8rowslng ........................................................................................................... 3
3. roLecL ?our asswords and ldenLlLy ............................................................................................. 3
Insta|||ng Lncrypt St|ck .................................................................................................................... 6
reparlng ?our llash urlve .................................................................................................................... 6
uownload and lnsLall ............................................................................................................................. 6
keg|ster|ng Lncrypt St|ck ................................................................................................................. 9
Acqulrlng an AcLlvaLlon Serlal number .................................................................................................. 9
8eglsLer LncrypL SLlck (normal rocess) ................................................................................................ 9
8eglsLer LncrypL SLlck (LosL llash urlve rocess) ................................................................................. 10
CreaLe ?our assword .......................................................................................................................... 11
8ackup ?our LncrypLlon key ................................................................................................................ 12
Lost I|ash Dr|ve rocess ................................................................................................................... 10
Log|n to Lncrypt St|ck .................................................................................................................... 13
nome Screen ................................................................................................................................ 1S
lnLroducLlon ......................................................................................................................................... 13
Manag|ng Vau|ts ........................................................................................................................... 17
CreaLe vaulLs ....................................................................................................................................... 17
8enamlng vaulLs .................................................................................................................................. 19
ueleLlng vaulLs, llles, or lolders ......................................................................................................... 19
Manag|ng Io|ders ......................................................................................................................... 20
CreaLe a lolder .................................................................................................................................... 20
8ename a lolder .................................................................................................................................. 21
ueleLe a lolder .................................................................................................................................... 22
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Move a lolder ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Movlng a lolder arL Cne (SelecL Lhe folder) ............................................................................... 23
Movlng a lolder arL 2 (SelecL Lhe desLlnaLlon) ........................................................................... 24
Lncrypt I||es ................................................................................................................................. 26
MeLhod 1 - urag and urop ............................................................................................................ 26
MeLhod 2 - SelecL llles uslng a Menu .......................................................................................... 26
LncrypLlon rogress ............................................................................................................................. 27
assword Management ................................................................................................................ 28
assword Croups ................................................................................................................................. 28
SeLLlng up Croups and AccounLs ......................................................................................................... 28
Cpenlng assword Manager ......................................................................................................... 28
CreaLlng new Croups .................................................................................................................... 29
Croup roperLles .......................................................................................................................... 29
CreaLlng AccounLs ......................................................................................................................... 29
LnLerlng AccounL lnformaLlon ...................................................................................................... 29
uslng your AccounLs ........................................................................................................................... 30
assword Manager AuLo-llll luncLlon ......................................................................................... 30
use assword Manager as ?our SLarLlng olnL ............................................................................. 30
Manually LnLerlng user name, assword and u8L ...................................................................... 30
LdlLlng LxlsLlng Croups or AccounLs ................................................................................................... 31
8ename a Croup .......................................................................................................................... 31
LdlL an AccounL ............................................................................................................................. 31
ueleLlng a Croup or an AccounL ................................................................................................... 31
unhlde / Plde asswords .............................................................................................................. 31
Searchlng for AccounLs/Croups .......................................................................................................... 32
8acklng up ?our asswords ................................................................................................................ 32
CreaLe a 8ackup Copy of ?our asswords ................................................................................... 32
8esLorlng assword Manager uaLa from a 8ackup ...................................................................... 32
r|vate Web 8rowser .................................................................................................................... 33
Launchlng/Cpenlng Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser .................................................................................... 33
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rlvaLe Web 8rowser Menu ................................................................................................................ 33
8rowser opup Menus ................................................................................................................. 34
8ookmarks and navlgaLlon .................................................................................................................. 33
navlgaLlon 8ar .............................................................................................................................. 33
SeLLlng vlslblllLy of Lhe 8ookmark and navlgaLlon 8ars ............................................................... 36
Crganlzlng ?our 8ookmarks .......................................................................................................... 36
uownload Manager ............................................................................................................................. 36
1ab|e of I|gures ............................................................................................................................. 37
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Lncrypt St|ck - Introduct|on
CongraLulaLlons for chooslng LncrypL SLlck. LncrypL SLlck` ls a leadlng edge ulglLal rlvacy Manager .
lL ls a sLaLe of Lhe arL sofLware Lechnology LhaL provldes you wlLh proLecLlon ln Lhree lmporLanL
ways:
1. rotect our I||es
Lveryone has prlvaLe dlglLal flles LhaL need exLra securlLy. 1hey're Lhe ones on your compuLer or
oLher devlces LhaL could resulL ln serlous consequences lf Lhey fell lnLo Lhe wrong hands: phoLos,
vldeos, flnanclal records, ldenLlLy passwords and senslLlve documenLs. LosL or sLolen devlces or
compromlsed flles puL you aL rlsk. LmbarrassmenL, ldenLlLy LhefL and even [ob loss are all are
posslble consequences when lmporLanL lnformaLlon falls lnLo Lhe wrong hands. LncrypL SLlck
proLecLs your flles from unauLhorlzed access. lL Lakes only a few seconds Lo permanenLly secure your
lmporLanL lnformaLlon and proLecL your dlglLal prlvacy.
2. rotect our Web 8rows|ng
1he LncrypL SLlck` rlvaLe Web 8rowser runs off any flash drlve, lL provldes unparalleled web surflng
prlvacy and leaves no Lrace whaLsoever on Lhe hosL compuLer.
roLecL your onllne experlence and keep your onllne acLlvlLles compleLely prlvaLe. Conceal where
you've been browslng and keep your chlldren, frlends, hackers, or anyone else from knowlng where
you've been onllne, lncludlng your shopplng, banklng and flnanclal slLes. WhaL happens on Lhe flash
drlve sLays on Lhe flash drlve!
3. rotect our asswords and Ident|ty
asswords are a key defence agalnsL ldenLlLy LhefL. 1he sLronger Lhey are Lhe more proLecLlon Lhey
offer. 1he sLronger Lhey are, Lhe more dlfflculL Lhey are Lo remember. LncrypL SLlck` assword
Manager proLecLs all of your passwords and ellmlnaLes Lhe need Lo remember Lhem by savlng Lhem
ln an encrypLed daLabase on your flash drlve. 1he searchable, easy Lo use daLabase means you can
carry your passwords wlLh you on your llash drlve and use Lhem Lo access your banklng accounLs,
onllne shopplng accounLs, web slLe loglns, emall accounLs eLc. from any compuLer, ln compleLe
prlvacy and securlLy. WlLh LncrypL SLlck` you only have Lo remember one password.
lor more deLalls on LncrypL SLlck feaLures and capablllLles see
hLLp://encrypLsLlck.com/whaL-ls-encrypL-sLlck
Insta|||ng Lncrypt St|ck
LncrypL SLlck easy Lo lnsLall. 1he enLlre lnsLallaLlon process Lyplcally Lakes less Lhan a mlnuLe.
lf you do noL already have Lhe LncrypL SLlck seLup flle Lhen download lL from encrypLsLlck.com.
1he laLesL seLup flle may be found here: hLLp://encrypLsLlck.com/download uownload Lhe flle Lo a local
folder on you C or lapLop.
repar|ng our I|ash Dr|ve
LncrypL SLlck works on any uS8 2.x or 3.x flash drlve. 1he speed aL whlch flles are encrypLed and
decrypLed ls dlrecLly relaLed Lo Lhe read/wrlLe speed of your flash drlve. lasLer read/wrlLe Llmes resulL
qulcker encrypLlon and decrypLlon of flles. WlLh small flles, Lhe dlfferences are ofLen noL noLlceable.
WlLh large flles (4M8+), dlfferences ln encrypLlon Llmes can be very obvlous.
LncrypL SLlck requlres LhaL a flash drlve be formaLLed as lA132. vlrLually all uS8 flash drlves on Lhe
markeL Loday have been formaLLed as lA132. lf however, you have a drlve formaLLed as n1lS or lA164,
you wlll need Lo reformaL Lhe flash drlve as lA1 32. 1hls ls a slmple process ln Wlndows. uslng Wlndows
Lxplorer, slmply rlghL cllck on Lhe flash drlve lcon and selecL lormaL". lor deLalled lnsLrucLlons on how
Lo do Lhls, see our supporL page aL: hLLp://encrypLsLlck.com/supporL
Down|oad and Insta||
I|gure 1 Lncrypt St|ck down|oad page
Cn Lhe download page cllck Lhe uownload" buLLon for your operaLlng sysLem. lf you use boLh C and
Mac operaLlng sysLems, you may lndlvldually download a seLup flle for each operaLlng sysLem and lnsLall
lndlvldually. A dlalog box slmllar Lo LhaL shown ln llgure 2 (below) wlll appear. Cllcklng on 8un" wlll
begln Lhe lnsLallaLlon process. Note: lf you wlsh Lo save Lhe flle Lo a local folder on your C, you may do
so and run Lhe lnsLallaLlon process from Lhere.
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I|gure 2 Lncrypt St|ck down|oad
1he seLup program wlll begln. ?ou wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog box (llgure 3 SelecL Lhe uS8 flash
drlve where you wanL Lo lnsLall LncrypL SLlck). Choose Lhe uS8 flash drlve where you wanL Lo lnsLall
LncrypL SLlck and cllck nexL". LncrypL SLlck ls deslgned Lo be lnsLalled and run dlrecLly from a uS8 flash
drlve and wlll noL lnsLall any flles on your compuLer or make any modlflcaLlons Lo Lhe Wlndow 8eglsLry.
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I|gure 3 Se|ect the US8 f|ash dr|ve where you want to |nsta|| Lncrypt St|ck
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1he seLup wlzard wlll conLlnue wlLh Lhe lnsLallaLlon process.
I|gure 4 Insta||at|on process
AfLer Lhe sofLware has been lnsLalled on your uS8 flash drlve, you wlll be lnformed of Lhe sLaLus as
shown ln (llgure 3 SeLup compleLed). Cllck llnlsh" Lo compleLe Lhe lnsLallaLlon process, and
auLomaLlcally launch Lhe LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon now lnsLalled on your flash drlve.
I|gure S Setup comp|eted
keg|ster|ng Lncrypt St|ck
Acqu|r|ng an Act|vat|on Ser|a| Number
AfLer Lhe LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon sofLware has been lnsLalled on your uS8 flash drlve, you are ready Lo
begln uslng Lhe sofLware. 1he CommunlLy
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verslon of LncrypL SLlck provldes you wlLh Lhe ablllLy Lo
proLecL your flles uslng advanced encrypLlon Lechnologles LhaL ensure you are Lhe only person who can
access your flles. 1he CommunlLy verslon provldes you wlLh 30 days Lo en[oy Lhe many beneflLs of Lhe
rofesslonal verslon lncludlng unllmlLed vaulLs, unllmlLed number of flles you can encrypL. 1he
rofesslonal verslon also lncludes Lhe leadlng edge LncrypL SLlck rlvaLe Web 8rowser LhaL conceals
your onllne experlence and glves you Lhe mosL secure web experlence posslble by lnLegraLlng Lhe
assword Manager dlrecLly lnLo Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser. lf you have noL yeL purchased a llcense key,
you may do so by vlslLlng Lhe 8uy now page aL hLLp://encrypLsLlck.com/producLs/encrypL-sLlck-lnsLanL-
llcense.hLml. AfLer purchaslng an LncrypL SLlck llcense key, lL ls forwarded Lo you vla e-mall, and ls also
found on Lhe checkouL page afLer Lhe purchase has been compleLed.
keg|ster Lncrypt St|ck (Norma| rocess)
Cnce you have acqulred a valld AcLlvaLlon Serlal number, use Wlndows Lxplorer
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Lo navlgaLe Lo your
uS8 drlve and double cllck on LncrypL SLlck lcon. 1he LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon wlll launch and you wlll be
presenLed wlLh a dlalog box (llgure 6 Launch screen for unreglsLered verslon of LncrypL SLlck). Cllck on
Lhe lull verslon" buLLon.
I|gure 6 Launch screen for unreg|stered vers|on of Lncrypt St|ck
?ou wlll Lhen be presenLed wlLh anoLher dlalog box (llgure 7 LnLer ). LnLer your LncrypL SLlck AcLlvaLlon
Serlal number LhaL was supplled Lo you when you purchased Lhe llcence, Lhen cllck nexL". 1he LncrypL
SLlck reglsLraLlon process wlll valldaLe your AcLlvaLlon Serlal number by connecLlng Lo Lhe LnC servers.
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1he CommunlLy verslon of LncrypL SLlck ls avallable free of charge. lL uses Lhe same powerful encrypLlon
Lechnology avallable ln Lhe ro verslon, buL has some llmlLs on Lhe slze of vaulLs, number of vaulLs, number of
assword Croups, eLc. As well, Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser ls noL avallable ln Lhe CommunlLy verslon.
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?ou can open Wlndows Lxplorer by holdlng down Lhe Wlndows Logo key wlLh one flnger, and Lhen Lapplng on
once on Lhe leLLer L" key.
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no personal lnformaLlon ls Lransferred Lo Lhe LnC servers. 1he exchange of lnformaLlon ls llmlLed Lo Lhe
valldaLlon of Lhe AcLlvaLlon Serlal number and serlal number of Lhe uS8 flash drlve upon whlch LncrypL
SLlck ls belng lnsLalled.
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I|gure 7 Lnter Act|vat|on Ser|a| Number
keg|ster Lncrypt St|ck (Lost I|ash Dr|ve rocess)
As Lhe encrypLlon process used ln LncrypL SLlck creaLes an encrypLlon algorlLhm unlque Lo each flash
drlve, decrypLlon of flles depends on Lhe use of Lhe same flash drlve. lf Lhe flash drlve used durlng Lhe
encrypLlon of flles ls noL avallable, any flles sLored oLher medla such as local hard drlves, neLwork drlves
or Cu 8CMS would normally be unrecoverable. LncrypL SLlck, however, provldes a means of accesslng
Lhose flles lf you no longer have access Lo Lhe flash drlve used Lo creaLe Lhe flles as long as you have
creaLed and have access Lo a backup of your encrypLlon key as ouLllned durlng Lhe reglsLraLlon process
on creaLlng a backup (8ackup ?our LncrypLlon key). 1o recover your encrypLed flles you follow Lhese
sLeps:
urchase a new AcLlvaLlon Serlal number from LnC by vlslLlng hLLp://encrypLsLlck.com
uownload a copy of Lhe LncrypL SLlck sofLware lnsLallaLlon flle from Lhe LncrypL SLlck webslLe
and follow Lhe sLeps ouLllned above LhaL Lake you Lo Lhe screen prompLlng you Lo enLer your
AcLlvaLlon Serlal number (llgure 6 Launch screen for unreglsLered verslon of LncrypL SLlck)
lnsLead of selecLlng lull verslon, selecL LosL urlve 8ecovery
?ou wlll be prompLed for Lhe locaLlon of Lhe backup flle
8rowse Lo Lhe locaLlon of Lhe flle and selecL Lhe backup flle
LnLer Lhe password used Lo creaLe Lhe backup flle
LnLer your new AcLlvaLlon Serlal number
ConLlnue wlLh Lhe remalnlng sLeps of Lhe lnsLallaLlon
lrom Lhe menu ln LncrypL SLlck selecL llle, Add LxlsLlng vaulL (see Lhe secLlon on managemenL
of vaulLs, lolders and llles for ueLalls)
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Create our assword
Note: lf you are uslng Lhe 8ecover LosL urlve process, you wlll noL be prompLed Lo creaLe a new
password.
Cnce you have reglsLered your LncrypL SLlck producL, you musL creaLe a password (llgure 8 CreaLe your
password) LhaL only you wlll know. SLrong passwords LhaL are dlfflculL Lo guess are an lmporLanL
componenL of your sLraLegy Lo proLecL your lmporLanL lnformaLlon from Lhose who may wanL Lo mlsuse
lL. LncrypL SLlck helps you Lo creaLe sLrong passwords by analyzlng Lhe characLers you have Lyped and
lnformlng you abouL Lhe sLrengLh of Lhe password you have chosen. ln general, lL ls unwlse Lo use Lhlngs
llke blrLh daLes, names of famlly members or peLs, or oLher Lhlngs LhaL mlghL be common knowledge or
easlly guessed as Lhese are Lhe passwords LhaL people usually Lry flrsL. asswords should be a mlnlmum
of seven or elghL characLers and comblne upper and lower case leLLers wlLh numbers and characLers
LhaL are noL normally used. 1hls slgnlflcanLly enhances Lhe sLrengLh of a password. lor example: my
dog has fleas" ls noL a sLrong password whereas m?d[wCh[zfL33z" (MyuogPasllees) ls a very sLrong
password.
As you Lype ln your password, LncrypL SLlck wlll monlLor Lhe password as you creaLe lL and provlde you
wlLh lmmedlaLe feedback of Lhe sLrengLh of your password. Cnce you have creaLed and conflrmed your
password by Lyplng lL lnLo Lhe Lwo enLry flelds provlded cllck on nexL" Lo compleLe Lhe process.
Note: lf you suspecL LhaL Lhe compuLer on whlch you are creaLlng your password may have been
compromlsed by a 1ro[an or a vlrus, you may use Lhe vlrLual keyboard Lo enLer your passwords Lo
proLecL yourself from any key logglng vlruses. 1he vlrLual keyboard ls avallable for each of Lhe Lwo
password enLry flelds by cllcklng on Lhe buLLon Lo Lhe rlghL of each of Lhese flelds.
I|gure 8 Create your password
?ou have now creaLed your personal password LhaL allows only you access Lo your encrypLed flles. ?ou
wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog box conflrmlng LhaL Lhe seLup has been compleLed (llgure 9 SeLup
compleLe). Cllck llnlsh" Lo flnallze Lhe process.
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I|gure 9 Setup comp|ete
8ackup our Lncrypt|on key
ln Lhe evenL of a losL or sLolen LncrypL SLlck uS8 flash drlve, Lhe lnformaLlon sLored on Lhe flash drlve
remalns safe, buL lnaccesslble. lnformaLlon LncrypLed wlLh LncrypL SLlck and sLored on oLher medla such
as a local hard drlve on your compuLer or a neLwork drlve can sLlll be accessed Lhrough LncrypL SLlck.
8ecause each encrypLlon algorlLhm ls unlque Lo every uS8 flash drlve, and Lhe algorlLhm ls based on Lhe
serlal number of Lhe uS8 flash drlve, recovery of Lhe encrypLed flles requlres Lhe orlglnal flash drlve
serlal number. LncrypL SLlck provldes you wlLh an easy way Lo sLore Lhls lmporLanL lnformaLlon so LhaL lL
can be used Lo recover your encrypLed flles. 1he backup flle auLomaLlcally sLores an encrypLed verslon o
Lhe lnformaLlon needed Lo perform Lhe recovery.
Note: ?ou wlll need Lo also remember Lhe password used Lo creaLe Lhls encrypLed copy
1o creaLe a backup, use Lhe followlng sLeps.
I|gure 10 Create a backup of your key
navlgaLe uslng Lhe newly presenLed dlalog box (llgure 11 SelecL a folder for your backup) Lo place Lhe
flle ln a place LhaL you wlll remember, and Lhen cllck Ck".
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I|gure 11 Se|ect a fo|der for your backup
ConflrmaLlon of Lhe creaLlon of your backup flle wlll be presenLed (llgure 12 8ackup conflrmaLlon).
I|gure 12 8ackup conf|rmat|on
?ou have now compleLed Lhe lnsLallaLlon process successfully and Lhe appllcaLlon wlll launch
auLomaLlcally.
kecommendat|on: SLore Lhe backup flle ln a safe and secure place on some form of permanenL medla
such as Cu or e-mall your backup key flle Lo yourself uslng an accounL LhaL you can access from
anywhere ln Lhe world wlLhouL havlng Lo lnsLall sofLware.
Log|n to Lncrypt St|ck
1he LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon runs dlrecLly from your uS8 flash drlve. 1o launch LncrypL SLlck, use
Wlndows Lxplorer Lo locaLe Lhe LncrypLSLlck.exe flle on your flash drlve and double cllck on Lhe lcon.
When you launch LncrypL SLlck, you wlll be presenLed wlLh Lhe LncrypL SLlck logln screen (llgure 13
Logln screen).
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I|gure 13 Log|n screen
1ype ln your personal password lnLo Lhe enLry fleld and cllck on Lhe Logln buLLon.
Note: lf you are uslng LncrypL SLlck on a publlcly accesslble compuLer, or a compuLer LhaL you suspecL
may have been compromlsed by malware, Lhen lL ls recommended LhaL you use Lhe vlrLual keyboard
(llgure 14 vlrLual keyboard) Lo enLer your password. 1he vlrLual keyboard dramaLlcally reduces Lhe
chances of your keysLrokes belng lnLercepLed by malware LhaL may have lnsLalled lLself on Lhe
compuLer. 1he vlrLual keyboard uses advanced memory managemenL and encrypLlon Lechnology Lo
LhwarL malware and keep your password safe by prevenLlng Lhe malware from lnLercepLlng your
keysLrokes, or mouse poslLlon, or from capLurlng screen lmages. 1he vlrLual keyboard ls launched by
cllcklng on Lhe vlrLual keyboard lcon Lo Lhe rlghL of Lhe password enLry fleld.
I|gure 14 V|rtua| keyboard
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nome Screen
Introduct|on
1he Pome screen (llgure 13 LncrypL SLlck maln wlndow) ls llkely where you wlll spend mosL of your Llme
whlle uslng LncrypL SLlck. lL ls where you wlll manage Lhe encrypLlon and decrypLlon of all of your flles. lL
ls also where you wlll launch boLh Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser and Lhe assword Manager.
I|gure 1S Lncrypt St|ck ma|n w|ndow
Ma|n Menu: All funcLlons of Lhe appllcaLlon can be found ln Lhe maln menu.
Nav|gat|on keys: Cllck on Lhe keys Lo navlgaLe Lhrough vaulLs and folders. use Lhe cuL, copy and pasLe or
drag and drop Lo move flles from beLween Lhe encrypLed vaulLs and unencrypLed areas on your
compuLer or flash drlve.
Launch assword Manager: 1he assword Manager lcon launches Lhe LncrypL SLlck assword Manager.
Launch
8rowser
Launch
assword
Manager
Local compuLer
flles lnfo
LncrypLed flles
lnformaLlon
Local
compuLer
unencrypLed
flles area
LncrypLed
llles area
navlgaLlon
keys
Search
AppllcaLlon
Lock
Maln
Menu
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Launch 8rowser: 1he rlvaLe Web 8rowser lcon launches Lhe LncrypL SLlck rlvaLe Web 8rowser.
App||cat|on Lock: Cllck on Lhe lock lcon Lo prevenL oLhers from or accesslng LncrypL SLlck, assword
Manager or Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser. 1hls does noL close Lhe appllcaLlon.
Search: Cllcklng on Lhls lcon allows you Lo search all of your encrypLed vaulLs Lo flnd an encrypLed flle by
lLs name.
Lncrypted Informat|on: Cn each llne you are presenLed wlLh lnformaLlon abouL vaulLs, folders and flles
LhaL have been encrypLed uslng LncrypL SLlck. lnformaLlon avallable lncludes: names, uaLes, llle Slze,
and aLh (locaLlon) of your encrypLed lLems. ?ou are able Lo cusLomlze Lhls vlew by rlghL cllcklng your
mouse whlle your polnLer ls over selecLed row.
Lncrypted I||es Area: 8lghL cllcklng ln Lhe open space reveals a popup menu LhaL provldes you wlLh
dlrecL access Lo funcLlons relaLed Lo Lhe area or for Lhe ob[ecL you are currenLly worklng wlLh.
Loca| Computer: 1hls area dlsplays Lhe folders and flles LhaL are avallable on Lhe hosL compuLer LhaL ls
runnlng Lhe LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon.
Loca| Computer I||es Info: 1hls area dlsplays lnformaLlon abouL each of Lhe flles and folders avallable on
Lhe hosL compuLer.
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Manag|ng Vau|ts
vaulLs are Lhe sLorage areas for your encrypLed flles. vaulLs are creaLed and managed from Lhe Pome
Screen (llgure 16 CreaLe a vaulL). ?ou may creaLe as many vaulLs as you wlsh
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and use Lhem Lo organlze
and group your flles ln ways LhaL are useful and meanlngful Lo you. vaulLs many conLaln as many flles
and folders as you wlsh, and be as large as you wanL Lhem Lo be. vaulLs auLomaLlcally reslze each Llme
you add a flle Lo, or remove a flle from a vaulL, so you never need Lo worry abouL reslzlng a vaulL. vaulLs
may reslde on your LncrypLSLlck enabled flash drlve, any connecLed wrlLeable medla, or on any
compuLer where you have lnserLed your LncrypL SLlck enabled flash drlve and run Lhe LncrypL SLlck
appllcaLlon from LhaL flash drlve.
Create Vau|ts
I|gure 16 Create a vau|t
A vaulL may be creaLed ln elLher of Lwo ways:
1. Cllck on llle" from Maln Menu Lhen cllck new vaulL"
2. 8lghL cllck an open space of Lhe LncrypLed llles area Lo reveal a popup menu and Lhen cllck on
Lhe new vaulL" menu lLem.
ln elLher case, you wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog box (llgure 17 rovlde a name for your new vaulL)
requesLlng LhaL you name Lhe vaulL. 1ype a name for Lhe newly creaLed vaulL. no one wlll be able Lo see
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noLe: 1he CommunlLy (free) verslon of LncrypL SLlck llmlLs Lhe number and slze of vaulLs you may creaLe. 1o
unlock Lhls llmlLaLlon, vlslL hLLp://encrypLsLlck.com Lo purchase a llcense.
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elLher Lhe vaulL, or lLs conLenLs unless Lhey have access Lo your LncrypL SLlck enabled flash drlve, and
know your secreL password, so descrlpLlve vaulL names do noL compromlse your securlLy.
I|gure 17 rov|de a name for your new vau|t
LncrypL SLlck wlll nexL presenL you wlLh a dlalog box (llgure 18 SelecL Lhe locaLlon for your new vaulL)
requesLlng where you wanL Lo place Lhe new vaulL. 8rowse Lo Lhe locaLlon where you wanL Lo place Lhe
vaulL and cllck Lhe Ck buLLon. noLe: ?ou can use Lhe Make new lolder" buLLon Lo creaLe a new folder
below Lhe one currenLly selecLed ln Lhe dlalog box.
I|gure 18 Se|ect the |ocat|on for your new vau|t
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kenam|ng Vau|ts
8enamlng a vaulL ls accompllshed by slmply rlghL cllcklng on a vaulL, or when a vaulL has already been
opened (llgure 19 8ename a vaulL), or on Lhe open area lnslde of Lhe vaulL. ln elLher case, you wlll be
presenLed wlLh a dlalog box asklng you for Lhe new name of Lhe vaulL.
I|gure 19 kename a vau|t
De|et|ng Vau|ts, I||es or Io|ders
1he process for deleLlng a vaulL, flle or folder ls slmllar Lo LhaL of creaLlng a vaulL. ueleLlng a vaulL ls
accompllshed Lhrough Lhe Pome Screen (llgure 20 8emove a vaulL). 1here are Lwo ways Lo accompllsh
Lhls:
1. Cn Lhe Maln Menu, selecL llle" and Lhen 8emove vaulL". ?ou wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog
box requesLlng conflrmaLlon of Lhe deleLlon. Cllck ?es".
2. 8lghL cllck on Lhe vaulL ln Lhe encrypLed secLlon of Lhe Maln screen. SelecL ueleLe". ?ou wlll be
presenLed wlLh a dlalog box requesLlng conflrmaLlon of Lhe deleLlon. Cllck ?es".
Important Note: 8emoval of a vaulL, flle, or folder ls permanenL and lrreverslble. Any flles conLalned ln a
removed vaulL cannoL be recovered. Make sure LhaL any flles LhaL you do noL wanL deleLed are flrsL
moved or copled Lo a safe locaLlon before removlng Lhe vaulL.
Cllck
Pere
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I|gure 20 kemove a vau|t
Manag|ng Io|ders
Create a Io|der
lolders are creaLed ln much Lhe same was as vaulLs are creaLed. lolders are conLalned wlLhln vaulLs. 1o
creaLe a folder, you musL flrsL have aL leasL one vaulL and a vaulL musL already be selecLed. 1here are
Lhree ways Lo creaLe a folder lnslde of an LncrypL SLlck vaulL:
1. Cn Lhe Maln Menu selecL LdlL", new lolder"
2. Cllck on Lhe new lolder" buLLon on Lhe Loolbar
3. 8lghL cllck ln Lhe encrypLed flles area and when presenLed wlLh Lhe popup menu, selecL new
lolder"
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2
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I|gure 21 Create a new fo|der
ln all Lhree cases, you wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog box where you musL provlde a new name for Lhe
folder. LnLer Lhe name for Lhe new folder and cllck Ck".
I|gure 22 Ass|gn a name to the fo|der
kename a Io|der
A folder may be renamed ln Lwo dlfferenL ways. llrsL selecL Lhe flle LhaL you wlsh Lo rename.
1. lrom Lhe Maln Menu cllck on LdlL", 8ename".
2. 8lghL cllck on Lhe flle. ?ou wlll be presenLed wlLh a popup menu. SelecL 8ename" from Lhe
menu.
ln boLh cases you wlll be presenLed (llgure 22 Asslgn a name Lo Lhe folder) wlLh a dlalog box prompLlng
you for Lhe new name of Lhe flle. LnLer Lhe new flle name and cllck on Lhe Ck" buLLon.
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I|gure 23 kename a f||e
De|ete a Io|der
1o deleLe or remove a folder, slmply rlghL cllck on Lhe folder ln Lhe Maln Screen. lrom Lhe popup menu
selecL ueleLe. ?ou wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog box requesLlng conflrmaLlon of Lhe deleLlon. Cllck on
?es".
Important Note: ueleLlng folders from an encrypLed vaulL wlll cause Lhe folder, any subfolders, and all
conLalned flles Lo be permanenLly erased. Cnce deleLed from a vaulL, Lhere ls no way Lo recover a
deleLed folder or lLs flles. 8e sure LhaL you make coples of any flles or folders LhaL you do noL wanL Lo
deleLe before you deleLe Lhe folder.
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I|gure 24 De|ete a fo|der
Move a Io|der
Movlng a folder relocaLes Lhe folder Lo a new locaLlon. All Lhe conLenLs of Lhe folder lncludlng any
subfolders LhaL may be conLalned ln Lhe folder are also moved Lo Lhe new locaLlon. 1he enLlre conLenLs
of Lhe folder and lLs subfolders are all preserved. MovemenL of a folder ls a Lwo-sLep process and Lhere
are Lhree prlmary ways Lo perform Lhe process - each wlLh varlaLlons Lo Lhe process:
Mov|ng a Io|der art Cne (Se|ect the fo|der)
A folder may be selecLed for movemenL uslng any one of Lhe followlng Lhree Lechnlques:
1. CpLlon 1: SelecL Lhe folder you wanL Lo move by cllcklng on lL ln Lhe LncrypLed llles panel. Cn
Lhe maln menu selecL LdlL
a. varlanL 1: SelecL CuL
b. varlanL 2: SelecL Move Lo lolder"
2. CpLlon 3: Cn Lhe LncrypLed flles panel, selecL Lhe folder you wanL Lo move
a. Cn Lhe Loolbar, cllck on Lhe CuL" buLLon
3. CpLlon 2: Cn Lhe LncrypLed flles panel, selecL Lhe folder you wanL Lo move by cllcklng on lL, Lhen
rlghL cllck on Lhe folder Lo brlng up a popup menu
a. varlanL 1: SelecL CuL
b. varlanL 2: SelecL Move Lo lolder" (See Move lolder varlanL") ln Movlng lolder (arL
2)" below
ueleLe
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I|gure 2S Se|ect the fo|der you want to move
Mov|ng a Io|der art 2 (Se|ect the dest|nat|on)
AfLer compleLlng Lhe sLeps ln Lhe prevlous secLlon (arL 1) use Lhe followlng comblnaLlon of navlgaLlon
Lechnlques Lo selecL Lhe deslred new locaLlon for your folder:
a. Cllck Lhe Pome" buLLon on Lhe Loolbar Lo Lake you Lo Lhe Lop level.
b. uouble cllck on a vaulL or a folder ln Lhe LncrypLed llles panel Lo open up LhaL vaulL.
Cnce you have selecLed Lhe new locaLlon for your folder:
1. Cllck on Lhe asLe" buLLon on Lhe Loolbar
%&'(&)#
lf you used Lhe CpLlon 3 from arL 1 (8lghL cllck, Move lolder") Lo begln Lhe process, you wlll be
presenLed wlLh Lhe followlng dlalog box (llgure 27 SelecL a LargeL folder). SelecL Lhe LargeL folder and
cllck Ck".
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I|gure 26 Move a fo|der (part 1)
I|gure 27 Se|ect a target fo|der
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Lncrypt I||es
LncrypLlng flles wlLh LncrypL SLlck ls a very sLralghLforward process. 1here are prlnclpally Lwo ways Lo
encrypL flles.
1. uragglng and uropplng flles lnLo vaulLs or folders
2. SelecLlng flles by uslng Lhe rlghL cllck menu, Lhls allows you Lo navlgaLe Lo Lhe locaLlon of Lhe flle
on your local machlne or on a neLwork devlce.
ln boLh cases, Lhe lnLerface for performlng Lhls process ls Lhe Maln Screen (llgure 28 LncrypL flles uslng
Lhe Maln Screen). When encrypLlng a flle, you may encrypL lndlvldual flles one aL a Llme, or encrypL
enLlre folders all ln one sLep.
Method 1 - Drag and Drop
llrsL selecL elLher a flle or a folder wlLh a vaulL as Lhe LargeL for where you wlll place your encrypLed
flles. lrom elLher (a) Lhe Wlndows ueskLop (b) Wlndows Lxplorer or (c) from Lhe Lree vlew of Lhe
unencrypLed llles pane of LncrypL SLlck or (d) 1he llles area of Lhe unencrypLed llles area of LncrypL
SLlck. ?ou may drop Lhe flles onLo elLher (e) a folder or a vaulL or (f) Lhe open space of a vaulL LhaL has
already been selecLed.
I|gure 28 Lncrypt f||es us|ng the Ma|n Screen
Method 2 - Se|ect I||es Us|ng a Menu
uslng Lhe Maln Screen (llgure 28 LncrypL flles uslng Lhe Maln Screen) open a vaulL. SelecL elLher a folder
ln a vaulL (e), or Lhe open area (f) ln a folder or a vaulL and Lhen use Lhe mouse Lo rlghL cllck. ?ou wlll see
a popup menu. lrom Lhe menu, selecL Add llles(s). ?ou wlll be presenLed wlLh a dlalog box (llgure 29
e
c
d
f
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SelecL flles Lo encrypL). navlgaLe Lo Lhe flle or folder you wlsh Lo ln encrypL and cllck on Lhe LncrypL"
buLLon.
I|gure 29 Se|ect f||es to encrypt
Lncrypt|on rogress
1he encrypLlon process for LncrypL SLlck ls very qulck - Lyplcally up Lo Len Llmes as fasL as oLher
encrypLlon Lechnologles. unllke oLher encrypLlon Lechnologles whlch creaLe encrypLed flles LhaL are
larger Lhan Lhe orlglnal flles, LncrypL SLlck compresses flles whlle encrypLlng Lhem. 1he amounL of
encrypLlon varles dependlng on flle Llme. Craphlcs flles llke .[pg and .png may compress by only abouL
10, buL LexL flles llke spreadsheeLs and word processlng documenLs may compress by as much as 90
of Lhelr orlglnal slze.
I|gure 30 Lncrypt|on progress
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assword Management
1he assword Manager ls a uLlllLy wlLhln LncrypL SLlck helps users manage Lhelr ever growlng number of
onllne accounLs and passwords. As more accounLs are creaLed onllne, Lhe managemenL of Lhe accounL
lnformaLlon becomes more lmporLanL. assword Manager glves a user comforL ln Lhe knowledge LhaL
one password (for Lhe LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon) allows Lhem access Lo every username, u8L, and
password LhaL Lhey have sLored wlLhln lL. When uslng compuLers oLher Lhan one's own (for example
whlle Lravelllng), lL ls lmporLanL for Lhe user Lo noL only have Lhelr passwords proLecLed, buL Lo also be
able Lo Lake Lhelr passwords wlLh Lhem. 1he porLablllLy of a uS8 flash drlve and Lhe encrypLlon of Lhe
LncrypL SLlck appllcaLlon ensure LhaL all a users' onllne accounL lnformaLlon wlll be aL Lhelr slde and
proLecLed.
assword Groups
assword Croups are a convenlenL way for you Lo organlze your asswords. ln Lhe fully llcensed verslon
of LncrypL SLlck, Lhere ls no llmlL Lo Lhe number of Croups and AccounLs LhaL you may creaLe and
manage ln assword Manager. Croups can be organlzed any way you llke. Common ways for people Lo
organlze Croups ls by Lhe Lype of AccounL. lor example, you mlghL wanL Lo creaLe Lhe followlng Croups
and organlze your AccounLs and asswords llke Lhls:
8anklng [Croup]
o ClLl - Maln AccounL
o ClLl - Llne of CredlL
o ClLl - Savlngs
lnvesLmenL [Croup]
o 1u WaLerhouse
o e-1rade
Soclal Medla
o 1wlLLer
o lacebook
o Llnkedln
Work
o Company SlLe
o Server AccounL
o CMall
Sett|ng up Groups and Accounts
Cpen|ng assword Manager
Choose 1 of Lhe 3 followlng meLhods Lo open assword Manager
1. Cllck Lhe assword buLLon from Lhe Lool bar of Lhe maln wlndow
2. SelecL 1ools ln Lhe menu bar and Lhen selecL asswords
3. SelecL CpLlons ln Lhe menu bar aL Lhe Lop, selecL luglns, and selecL assword Manager
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Creat|ng New Groups
Choose 1 of Lhe 2 followlng meLhods Lo creaLe a new Croup
1. Cllck Lhe new Croup buLLon aL Lhe Lop lefL of Lhe wlndow
2. 8lghL-cllck ln Lhe lefL pane (box) and selecL new Croup
Group ropert|es
Cnce you have creaLed a new Croup, you musL enLer Lhe deLalls of your new Croup, use Lhe followlng
Lhree sLeps:
1. LnLer Lhe name of Lhe new Croup. 1he name of Lhe Croup ls for your reference, so you may glve
a Croup any name LhaL you wlsh.
2. SelecL an lcon for Lhe new Croup ln Lhe drop down menu by cllcklng once on Lhe lcon. 1hls lcon
wlll be used Lo represenL your new Croup
3. Cllck Ck Lo creaLe Lhe new Croup
Creat|ng Accounts
1o creaLe a new AccounL wlLhln a Croup use Lhe followlng Lwo sLeps:
1. SelecL a group ln Lhe lefL pane
a. Cllck Lhe new AccounL buLLon aL Lhe Lop of Lhe wlndow, or
b. 8lghL-cllck ln Lhe Lop rlghL pane (box) and selecL new AccounL.
2. SelecL an lcon for Lhe accounL ln Lhe drop down menu Lo represenL Lhe new accounL
Lnter|ng Account Informat|on
AccounL lnformaLlon conLalns Lhe deLalls of Lhe AccounL lncludlng Lhe username and assword. lL also
holds Lhe web address of Lhe logln page lf Lhe AccounL ls assoclaLed wlLh an onllne resource such as your
Cmall accounL, or a 8ank accounL. 1o enLer AccounL lnformaLlon, follow Lhese sLeps:
1. LnLer a LlLle for Lhe new AccounL. 1he LlLle ls noL used by Lhe program. lL ls a reference for you Lo
ldenLlfy Lhe accounL and you may call Lhe AccounL anyLhlng you wlsh.
2. LnLer Lhe user name of Lhe AccounL. 1hls ls Lhe user name LhaL ls assoclaLed wlLh Lhe AccounL.
lL ls parL of whaL ldenLlfles you when you log lnLo Lhe deslred onllne resource and lL musL maLch
Lhe user name of LhaL accounL.
3. u8L or Logln age. 1hls ls whaL ldenLlfles Lhe slLe Lo assword Manager and allows assword
Manager Lo auLomaLlcally lnserL your credenLlals lnLo Lhe logln screen of Lhe slLe. 1o obLaln Lhe
u8L use one of Lhe followlng Lechnlques:
a. vlslL Lhe logln page of Lhe deslred webslLe ln Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser. Copy Lhe u8L of
Lhe webslLe lnLo Lhe cllpboard and Lhen pasLe lL lnLo Lhe u8L fleld of assword Manager
b. 1ype Lhe u8L of Lhe deslred logln page dlrecLly lnLo Lhe fleld
Note: ?ou do noL need Lo lnclude Lhe hLLp:// or hLLps:// preflx as ln Lhe u8L, buL you may do
so lf you wlsh.
4. LnLer Lhe password of Lhe onllne accounL.
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Note: lf you do noL already have a password for your onllne accounL and you are currenLly
creaLlng one, you may have assword Manager generaLe a new, very secure password for you.
?ou may Lhen copy Lhls new secure password lnLo your onllne accounLs 'creaLe password'
secLlon.
3. LnLer any commenLs ln Lhe CommenLs fleld.
Us|ng your Accounts
assword Manager Auto-I||| Iunct|on
1he AuLo llll funcLlon allows you Lo auLomaLlcally flll ln user names and passwords for mosL webslLe
logln pages. 1o use Lhe auLo-flll capablllLles, you musL flrsL have creaLed an AccounL for LhaL slLe ln
assword Manager. 1he AccounL lnformaLlon musL conLaln Lhe web page address (u8L/Logln age), as
well as Lhe approprlaLe user name and password for Lhe accounL.
Note: Some webslLes (ln parLlcular a few banklng slLes) have deslgned Lhelr logln pages Lo re[ecL any
auLo-flll capablllLles.
1o use assword Manager's auLo-flll capablllLles:
1. Cpen Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser
2. navlgaLe Lo any webslLe logln page (u8L) of an AccounL ln your assword Manager.
3. 8lghL cllck ln Lhe user name fleld. A popup menu wlll appear. SelecL llll username. assword
Manager wlll auLomaLlcally flll ln Lhe user name for Lhe slLe.
4. 8lghL cllck ln Lhe password fleld. A popup menu wlll appear. SelecL llll assword. assword
Manager wlll auLomaLlcally flll ln Lhe assword for Lhe slLe.
3. Cn Lhe logln page for Lhe slLe, cllck on Lhe buLLon or llnk LhaL compleLes Lhe logln for Lhe slLe.
Use assword Manager as our Start|ng o|nt
1. lrom assword Manager selecL LhaL accounL you wlsh Lo access.
2. ln Lhe AccounL ueLalls panel below LhaL accounL llsL, cllck on Lhe u8L.
3. 1he rlvaLe Web 8rowser wlll launch and Lake you Lo Lhe u8L/Logln page ln your AccounL.
4. ?ou may need Lo cllck a Log ln or Slgn ln buLLon or llnk on Lhe web page.
3. ConLlnue from sLep Lhree (3) ln Lhe prevlous example.
Manua||y Lnter|ng User Name, assword and UkL
1. lollow sLeps one (1) Lhrough Lhree (3) ln Lhe prevlous example
2. Copy Lhe username ln Lhe boLLom pane of Lhe accounL ln assword Manager
1. uouble cllcklng on Lhe user name
2. 8lghL cllck on Lhe hlghllghLed value and a popup menu wlll be shown
3. SelecL Copy
3. ln Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser, asLe Lhe user name value lnLo user name (or equlvalenL) fleld
1. 8lghL cllck on Lhe username fleld
2. SelecL asLe
4. uslng Lhe same Lechnlques as ln sLeps Lwo (2) and Lhree (3), copy Lhe password from your
accounL ln assword Manager and pasLe lL lnLo Lhe assword fleld ln Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser.
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3. Cn Lhe logln page for Lhe slLe, cllck on Lhe buLLon or llnk LhaL compleLes Lhe logln for Lhe slLe.
Ld|t|ng Lx|st|ng Groups or Accounts
kename a Group
1. ln assword Manager, selecL a Croup
2. 8lghL cllck on Lhe Croup ln Lhe Croups panel
3. SelecL 8ename from Lhe popup menu
4. Change Lhe group name and lcon (lf deslred)
3. Cllck Ck Lo save your changes
Ld|t an Account
1. ln assword Manager, selecL a Croup
2. ln Lhe accounLs llsL, selecL Lhe deslred AccounL
a. 8lghL cllck on Lhe AccounL
b. lrom Lhe popup menu selecL LdlL AccounL
c. uouble cllck an AccounL Lo open Lhe LdlL AccounL wlndow
3. Make Lhe deslred changes Lo Lhe accounL
4. ?ou may move an AccounL Lo a dlfferenL Croup by selecLlng a new Croup from Lhe Croup
dropdown
3. Cllck Ck Lo save your changes or Cancel Lo abandon your changes
De|et|ng a Group or an Account
1. ln assword Manager cllck on Lhe Croup you wlsh Lo ueleLe
2. 8lghL cllck on Lhe group and selecL ueleLe Croup
3. 1he Croup wlll now be deleLed
Important: ueleLlng a group also deleLes any accounLs conLalned ln LhaL Croup. Any Croups and
AccounLs LhaL are deleLed cannoL be recovered. 8efore deleLlng a Croup, be cerLaln LhaL you are noL
deleLlng any lmporLanL AccounL lnformaLlon. See LdlL an AccounL" above for lnsLrucLlons on movlng
an AccounL Lo a dlfferenL Croup.
Unh|de ] n|de asswords
1. ln assword Manager SelecL Lhe Croup and Lhen Lhe AccounL for whlch you wlsh Lo reveal Lhe
assword.
2. 8lghL cllck on Lhe accounL
3. SelecL unhlde assword
4. 1o Plde a password, rlghL-cllck on Lhe accounL and selecL Plde assword
Note: lL ls recommended LhaL you always hlde passwords when uslng a publlc or shared compuLer.
1he reason for Lhls ls LhaL malware may be lnsLalled on Lhe compuLer LhaL uses screen capLure
Lechnology Lo capLure user names and passwords.
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Search|ng for Accounts]Groups
ln assword Manager, you may search for an AccounL by lLs name. lf you have many Croups and many
AccounLs, Lhls makes lL easy for you Lo qulckly flnd a parLlcular AccounL regardless of an AccounLs
locaLlon wlLhln assword Manager.
1. ln assword Manager, enLer Lhe name ln Lhe Advanced Search fleld ln Lhe Lop rlghL corner of Lhe
assword Manager wlndow.
2. As you Lype lnLo Lhe search fleld, Lhe AccounLs wlll be searched wlLh each keysLroke.
1he search ls performed by looklng for conLlguous characLers.
LnLerlng er" wlll flnd 1wlLLer", MerchanL", Lrnle's AccounL" and any oLher AccounL
conLalnlng er" as parL of lLs LlLle
3. Cllck on Lhe deslred AccounL ln Lhe AccounL llsL
8ack|ng Up our asswords
Create a 8ackup Copy of our asswords
8acklng up your assword Manager daLa ensures LhaL ln Lhe case of a losL flash drlve, you wlll sLlll
have access Lo your passwords and onllne accounLs. 1here are Lwo formaLs for assword Manager
backups. 1he flrsL ls an encrypLed formaL LhaL requlres Lhe LncrypL SLlck enabled flash Lo access Lhe
backup flle. 1he second ls a clear LexL flle ln Lhe sLandard .csv (Comma SeparaLed value) formaL. 1he
.csv verslon can be read wlLh any LexL edlLor or lmporLed ln Lhe MlcrosofL Lxcel. 1o exporL your
assword Manager Croups and AccounLs lnformaLlon Lo a .csv flle follow Lhese sLeps:
1. Cpen assword Manager.
2. 8lghL-cllck ln Lhe Croups panel.
3. SelecL LxporL AccounL(s) Lo CSv (LncrypLed). 1hls opLlon exporLs Lhe lnformaLlon ln an encrypLed
formaL wlLh ls accesslble only uslng LncrypL SLlck.
4. SelecL LxporL AccounL(s) Lo CSv (laln 1exL). 1hls opLlon exporLs ln an unencrypLed (plaln LexL)
formaL LhaL you can read wlLh a LexL edlLor or MlcrosofL Lxcel.
3. Choose a locaLlon where you wlsh Lo save Lhe .csv flle.
6. rovlde a name for Lhe new flle
7. Cllck Save
lL ls recommended LhaL you place your backup flles on some form of removable medla such as a Cu and
sLore lL ln a secure locaLlon.
kestor|ng assword Manager Data from a 8ackup
Cnce you have creaLed a backup flle of your asswords, you can resLore Lhe lnformaLlon ln your
assword Manager aL any Llme. 1o resLore your passwords from a backup, follow Lhese sLeps:
1. ln assword Manager, rlghL cllck anywhere on Lhe Croups panel on Lhe lefL hand slde of Lhe
form.
2. lrom Lhe popup menu selecL lmporL AccounL(s) from CSv and a dlalog box wlll appear
3. navlgaLe Lo Lhe locaLlon of your backup flle and cllck Ck
4. assword Manager wlll lmporL Lhe lnformaLlon and creaLe new enLrles ln assword Manager
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noLe: lf Lhe lnformaLlon ln Lhe backup conLalns enLrles LhaL dupllcaLe exlsLlng Croup or AccounL names,
new enLrles wlll be creaLed. lor lnsLance: lf you already have an Croup named Soclal Medla and your
backup flle also conLalns a Croup by Lhe same name, you wlll upon compleLlon of Lhe lmporL process
have Lwo Croups ln assword Manager named Soclal Medla". 1he new Croup wlll also conLaln all
AccounLs found ln Lhe lmporLed Croup. 1he AccounLs conLalned ln Lhe lmporLed Croup may also have
Lhe same names of any exlsLlng AccounLs ln already presenL Croups. Powever, as each AccounL remalns
lnLacL ln lLs respecLlve Croup, Lhe AccounL lnformaLlon for each remalns lnLacL.
r|vate Web 8rowser
1he LncrypL SLlck rlvaLe Web 8rowser ls a sLaLe of Lhe arL web browser LhaL provldes enhanced securlLy
feaLures Lo ensure LhaL your onllne experlence remalns confldenLlal. 1he key feaLures of Lhe rlvaLe
Web 8rowser lnclude:
assword Manager lnLegraLlon: assword Manager ls LlghLly lnLegraLed wlLh Lhe rlvaLe
Web 8rowser ensurlng LhaL Lhe credenLlals you use Lo access lmporLanL slLes are never
compromlsed.
no cookles: 1hls ensures LhaL webslLes cannoL Lrack your onllne acLlvlLy and LhaL no Lraces
of your browslng hlsLory are lefL behlnd on your compuLer.
LncrypLed 8ookmarks: 1he rlvaLe Web 8rowser allows you Lo creaLe bookmarks of your
favourlLe web pages such as banklng or shopplng slLes so LhaL you can easlly reLurn Lo Lhem,
buL no one wlll know you have been Lo a parLlcular slLe (noL Lrue, lSs know your l!), or
even LhaL Lhe slLe ls lmporLanL Lo you.
LncrypLed PlsLory: 1he 8rowser malnLalns a confldenLlal, encrypLed hlsLory of where you
have been on Lhe web so LhaL you can Lrace your sLeps back Lo a speclflc page you should
have bookmarked, buL you are Lhe only person who can access Lhls hlsLory.
orLable: 1ake Lhe LncrypL SLlck rlvaLe Web 8rowser wlLh you wherever you go. lug lL lnLo
vlrLually any compuLer ln Lhe world knowlng LhaL no fooLprlnL, browslng hlsLory or
bookmarks wlll ever be lefL behlnd.
Launch|ng]Cpen|ng the r|vate Web 8rowser
1o open Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser, choose one of Lhe followlng meLhods:
1. Cllck Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser buLLon ln Lhe LncrypL SLlck maln wlndow.
2. SelecL Lhe 1ools Menu, and cllck rlvaLe Web 8rowser from Lhe menu.
3. SelecL Lhe CpLlons menu, Lhen selecL luglns, and cllck Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser
r|vate Web 8rowser Menu
Note: Many menu cholces have keyboard shorLcuLs LhaL you may use. 1he shorLcuLs are llsLed beslde
Lhelr assoclaLed menu selecLlons. lor example Poldlng down Lhe ConLrol key and Lapplng Lhe key for Lhe
LeLLer u wlll creaLe a new bookmark.
I||e
o New W|ndow: CreaLes a new lnsLance of Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser
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o New 1ab: CreaLes a new conLenL 1ab ln Lhe currenL browser lnsLance
o u|t: Close Lhe currenL lnsLance of Lhe browser
V|ew
o 2S: Scales Lhe conLenL of Lhe browser Lo one quarLer of lLs normal slze
o S0: Scales Lhe conLenL of Lhe browser Lo one half of lLs normal slze
o 7S: Scales Lhe conLenL of Lhe browser Lo Lhree quarLers of lLs normal slze
o 100: Scales Lhe conLenL of Lhe browser Lo normal slze
o 1S0: Scales Lhe conLenL of Lhe browser Lo one and a half Llmes lLs normal slze
o 200: Scales Lhe conLenL of Lhe browser Lo one Lwlce lLs normal slze
8ookmarks
o Show A|| 8ookmarks: ulsplays a dlalog box conLalnlng a llsL of all bookmarks you have
saved. ?ou may use Lhls dlalog Lo modlfy your bookmarks, add folders, remove folders,
change Lhe LlLle of a bookmark or alLer Lhe u8L assoclaLed wlLh Lhe bookmark
o Add 8ookmark: Cpens a dlalog box where you can manually creaLe a new bookmark
and add Lo an exlsLlng folder
o our 8ookmarks: 8ookmarks LhaL you have creaLed appear on Lhe menu below Add
8ookmark
n|story
o Show A|| n|story: Cpens a dlalog box of your browslng hlsLory. 1he bookmarks are
ordered grouped by Lhe daLe Lhe page was vlslLed. 1here ls a search fleld ln Lhe Lop rlghL
corner LhaL allows you Lo search your hlsLory Lo locaLe speclflc pages you have vlslLed.
?ou may deleLe lLems from your browslng hlsLory by rlghL cllcklng on Lhem and selecLlng
ueleLe from Lhe popup menu.
o C|ear n|story: 8emoves all PlsLory
o 8ack
o Iorward
o our 8ookmarks: lf you have creaLed any 8ookmarks and added Lhem Lo Lhe 8ookmarks
Menu uslng Lhe Show All 8ookmarks menu cholce, Lhose 8ookmarks wlll also be vlslble
ln Lhe Menu.
8rowser opup Menus
8rowser popup menus provlde dlrecL access Lo a range of opLlons and acLlons wlLhouL havlng Lo use Lhe
Maln Menu. 8rowser popup menus are noL avallable lf Lhe browser ls ln Lhe process of loadlng new
conLenL.
Cllcklng on an open space (noL an lmage, menu or hyperllnk) ln Lhe presenLaLlon area of Lhe
browser wlll brlng up a navlgaLlon popup lf you have already vlslLed web pages ln Lhe currenL
sesslon.
o 8ack: 1he back opLlon wlll be avallable lf Lhe loaded page ls noL Lhe flrsL page vlslLed ln
Lhe currenL sesslon.
o Iorward: Wlll navlgaLe Lo Lhe nexL page ln Lhe llsL. 1hls ls only avallable lf you have
already used Lhe 8ack buLLon.
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o ke|oad: 8efreshes Lhe currenL page by requesLlng Lhe laLesL daLa from Lhe web server.
1hls ls useful for keeplng Lhe browser conLenL currenL wlLh lnformaLlon llke sLock prlces
LhaL change qulckly.
8lghL cllcklng on a hyperllnk ln Lhe currenL page wlll dlsplay Lhe followlng opLlons:
o Cpen |n New W|ndow: Cpens Lhe currenL web page ln a new 8rowser Wlndow
o Cpen |n New 1ab: Cpens Lhe currenLly selecLed web page ln a new 1ab ln Lhe currenL
browser wlndow
o Save L|nk: Saves Lhe currenL web page Lo your compuLer
o Copy L|nk: Coples Lhe selecLed llnk Lo Lhe cllpboard
8lghL cllcklng on an lmage provldes Lhe followlng opLlons:
o Cpen Image: Cpens Lhe lmage ln a new browser wlndow
o Save Image: Allows you Lo save a copy of Lhe lmage Lo a
o Copy Image: Coples Lhe lmage Lo Lhe cllpboard so LhaL lL can be pasLed lnLo anoLher
appllcaLlon or documenL.
8lghL cllcklng on a browser 1ab provldes Lhe followlng opLlons:
o New 1ab: Adds a new empLy 1ab Lo Lhe llsL.
o C|one 1ab: uupllcaLes Lhe selecLed 1ab. lL does noL dupllcaLe Lhe PlsLory of Lhe exlsLlng
1ab.
o C|ose 1ab: lmmedlaLely closes Lhe exlsLlng 1ab
o C|ose Cther 1abs: Closes all 1abs excepL Lhe currenLly selecLed 1ab.
o ke|oad 1ab: 8eloads Lhe conLenL be requesLlng lL from Lhe server
8ookmarks and Nav|gat|on
Nav|gat|on 8ar
1he navlgaLlon 8ar ls locaLed below Lhe llle Menu 8ar aL Lhe Lop of Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser wlndow. ln
Lhls bar (from lefL Lo rlghL) are Lhe 8ack and lorward buLLons, Lhe 8eload/SLop buLLon, Lhe u8L bar
(lnLerneL address bar), Lhe Co/Launch buLLons, and Lhe LncrypL SLlck logo. 1o hlde Lhe navlgaLlon bar
rlghL cllck on Lhe bar anywhere oLher Lhan Lhe u8L bar (lnLerneL Address 8ar) and uncheck Lhe
navlgaLlon 8ar. ?ou may also do Lhls wlLh Lhe 8ookmarks 8ar.
1o move backward or forward Lhrough webpages you have prevlously vlslLed/loaded, selecL Lhe 8ack or
lorward buLLon.
1he 8eload buLLon (2 blue arrows ln a clrcle) and SLop buLLon (8ed sLop slgn wlLh a whlLe x) are
comblned lnLo one buLLon.
lf a web page ls flnlshed loadlng Lhe 8eload buLLon wlll be avallable.
lf a web page ls currenLly loadlng Lhe SLop buLLon wlll be avallable.
1o go Lo a speclflc webslLe, Lype a u8L or webpage address lnLo Lhe u8L bar (or lnLerneL Address 8ar),
and cllck Lhe Lo Co buLLon (Lhe blue arrow) or hlL enLer on your keyboard.
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Sett|ng V|s|b|||ty of the 8ookmark and Nav|gat|on 8ars
8ookmark and navlgaLlon bars ln Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser may be made elLher hldden or vlslble
accordlng Lo your preferences. 1o hlde or show elLher Lhe 8ookmark or navlgaLlon bars:
1. 8lghL cllck on Lhe LncrypL SLlck logo ln Lhe navlgaLlon bar (upper rlghL hand corner of Lhe
rlvaLe Web 8rowser) or rlghL cllck on Lhe elLher Lhe 8ookmark bar or Lhe Menu bar.
2. lrom Lhe popup menu check or uncheck Lhe vlslblllLy of Lhe approprlaLe bar.
Crgan|z|ng our 8ookmarks
ln much Lhe same fashlon as many malnsLream browsers, Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser 8ookmarks may be
managed by placlng Lhem lnLo Croups or lolders. 1here are Lwo caLegorles of 8ookmark lolders.
1. 8ookmarks 8ar: 8ookmarks placed ln Lhls folder appear on a dedlcaLed bar [usL below Lhe
navlgaLlon 8ar ln Lhe 8rowser.
2. 8ookmarks Menu: 8ookmarks ln Lhls lolder are added Lo a speclal secLlon ln Lhe 8ookmarks
menu dedlcaLed Lo holdlng your personal 8ookmarks.
?ou may organlze your bookmarks uslng Lhe followlng Lechnlques:
lrom Lhe Menu selecL 8ookmarks, Show All 8ookmarks:
CreaLe a new lolder by cllcklng on Lhe Add lolder buLLon
8ename a 8ookmark or a lolder by double cllcklng on elLher lLs 1lLle or Address. 1hls wlll change
Lhe mode of Lhe selecLed lLem and you wlll be able Lo edlL Lhe value. resslng LnLer compleLes
Lhe edlL process.
?ou may drag 8ookmarks or lolders lnLo exlsLlng folders by cllcklng on Lhe 8ookmark, dragglng lL
Lo lLs new locaLlon, and releaslng Lhe mouse buLLon. Note: 1he Lwo Lop level folders (8ookmarks
8ar and 8ookmarks Menu) may noL be moved.
ueleLe a 8ookmark by elLher cllcklng on Lhe 8emove buLLon ln Lhe boLLom lefL corner of Lhe
dlalog or by rlghL cllcklng on lL and selecLlng ueleLe from Lhe popup menu. Note: 1he Lwo Lop
level folders (8ookmarks 8ar and 8ookmarks Menu) may noL be deleLed.
Search for 8ookmarks by Lyplng LexL lnLo Lhe search fleld ln Lhe upper rlghL corner of Lhe dlalog.
As ln Lhe assword Manager, searches are performed ln real Llme.
Down|oad Manager
1he uownloads wlndow keeps Lrack of flles you download whlle uslng Lhe rlvaLe Web 8rowser. 1he
uownloads wlndow dlsplays lnformaLlon abouL each download such as Lhe flle name, flle slze, Llme
remalnlng Lo compleLlon of Lhe download, and Lhe daLe/Llme of Lhe download.
1o vlew Lhe uownloads wlndow, cllck 1ools ln Lhe llle Menu 8ar, and selecL uownloads.
1o open an lLem from your uownloads wlndow, cllck on Lhe magnlfylng glass lcon on Lhe rlghL
slde of Lhe download.
1o remove lLem from your uownloads wlndow, cllck Lhe Clean up buLLon aL Lhe boLLom of Lhe
wlndow.
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1ab|e of I|gures
llgure 1 LncrypL SLlck download page ......................................................................................................... 6
llgure 2 LncrypL SLlck download ................................................................................................................. 7
llgure 3 SelecL Lhe uS8 flash drlve where you wanL Lo lnsLall LncrypL SLlck ............................................... 7
llgure 4 lnsLallaLlon process ........................................................................................................................ 8
llgure 3 SeLup compleLed ............................................................................................................................ 8
llgure 6 Launch screen for unreglsLered verslon of LncrypL SLlck ............................................................... 9
llgure 7 LnLer AcLlvaLlon Serlal number ................................................................................................... 10
llgure 8 CreaLe your password .................................................................................................................. 11
llgure 9 SeLup compleLe ............................................................................................................................ 12
llgure 10 CreaLe a backup of your key ...................................................................................................... 12
llgure 11 SelecL a folder for your backup .................................................................................................. 13
llgure 12 8ackup conflrmaLlon .................................................................................................................. 13
llgure 13 Logln screen ............................................................................................................................... 14
llgure 14 vlrLual keyboard ........................................................................................................................ 14
llgure 13 LncrypL SLlck maln wlndow ........................................................................................................ 13
llgure 16 CreaLe a vaulL ............................................................................................................................. 17
llgure 17 rovlde a name for your new vaulL ........................................................................................... 18
llgure 18 SelecL Lhe locaLlon for your new vaulL ....................................................................................... 18
llgure 19 8ename a vaulL .......................................................................................................................... 19
llgure 20 8emove a vaulL .......................................................................................................................... 20
llgure 21 CreaLe a new folder ................................................................................................................... 21
llgure 22 Asslgn a name Lo Lhe folder ....................................................................................................... 21
llgure 23 8ename a flle ............................................................................................................................. 22
llgure 24 ueleLe a folder ........................................................................................................................... 23
llgure 23 SelecL Lhe folder you wanL Lo move .......................................................................................... 24
llgure 26 Move a folder (parL 1) ................................................................................................................ 23
llgure 27 SelecL a LargeL folder ................................................................................................................. 23
llgure 28 LncrypL flles uslng Lhe Maln Screen ........................................................................................... 26
llgure 29 SelecL flles Lo encrypL ................................................................................................................ 27
llgure 30 LncrypLlon progress ................................................................................................................... 27