You're busy. You have stuff to do, your boss or professor has more stuff for you to do, and sometimes the last thing you want to deal with is changing a 1Password Login or updating a Credit Card so you can finish your online shopping and get back to avoiding all that stuff. This is why 1Password 3 takes integration to a whole new level, letting you edit your information in the browser on the fly, without opening 1Password itself.
This new feature, covertly called "Edit in Browser," is exactly what it sounds like: it lets you make changes to your Logins, Credit Cards, and Identities simply from 1Password's browser extension. You can even delete items if the situation calls for it.
You can access Edit in Browser from the 1Password extension, either via the "1P" button in your browser's toolbar, or the 1Password menubar item that you can enable for other supported apps like NetNewsWire. To edit a Login, Credit Card, or Identity, hold the Shift key when mousing over those menus in the 1P button (note for Firefox users: you have to hold Shift before you click the 1P button). You'll see an "Edit" badge appear before each item—click it.
The window that appears is the bread and butter of Edit in Browser (click the image above for a larger view). You have full control to change information, add tags (new!) and attachments (new!), and even customize the security access level of the item. When you're done, simply click "Save Changes" at the bottom right of the Edit in Browser window, and go back on about your business. In and out in record time, and you don't even have to touch the 1Password app.
If you need to delete an item quickly, hold Shift+Option in the 1P button. The "Edit" badge will instead be "Delete," and any item that suffers your mouse click will be moved to 1Password's trash, awaiting its final sentencing. You can also use the "Move to Trash" button from the Edit in Browser window to trash an item.
We hope you enjoy Edit in Browser, and as always, we love to hear your thoughts on new features like this. Be sure to check out the rest of our Feature Spotlight series that goes in-depth on new 1Password 3 features, including iPhone sync, Software Licenses, and 1PasswordAnywhere.
