# Encryption Applet Manual V1.0

Encryption Applet is a graphical interface for managing and using encryption keys.

2005
Adam Schreiber
Projècte Seahorse

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Adam
Schreiber
Projècte Seahorse

    						sadam@clemson.edu

Projècte Seahorse
Encryption Applet Manual V0.9.0
Julhet de 2005

Adam Schreiber sadam@clemson.edu

Projècte Seahorse

This manual describes version 0.9.0 of Encryption Applet

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding Encryption Applet application or this manual, follow the directions in the Gnome Feedback Page.

## Introduccion

Encryption Applet performs the various encryption operations using standard OpenPGP methods. You will need to have already created an OpenPGP key with Encryption Key Manager and imported the public keys of those you want to encrypt to or verify signatures of.

### To Add Encryption Applet to a Panel

To add Encryption Applet to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel. Select Encryption Applet in the Add to the panel dialog, then click OK.

The layout of the Encryption Applet varies depending on the size and type of panel in which the applet resides.

## Utilizacion

The Encryption Applet operates on both the Ctrl-C/V and the select/middle click clipboards. Simply copy the desired text using the method of your choice, select the encryption operation from the left click menu, follow the prompts and paste the new contents of the clipboard into your application or view them in a display window after enabling the appropriate option in the

## Encryption Applet Preferences

The preferences for the Encryption Applet are part of your Encryption and Keyrings and can be edited by selecting System Preferences Encryption and Keyrings, or by right clicking on the Encryption Applet and selecting Preferences.

### Opcions de visualizacion

These options affect whether or not a window displaying the resultant text is presented following performing an encryption operation. Enabling these options may be of use when reading web based email or handling other encryption tasks where a entry field may not be readily available or immediate display is required.

## About Encryption Applet

Seahorse Project was written by Jacob Perkins. The current maintainer is Stef Walter. This manual is by Adam Schreiber. The project's web site was designed by Jim Pharis. To find more information about Seahorse, please visit the Seahorse Project web page.

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or this manual, follow the directions in this document.

This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public license as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. A copy of this license can be found at this link, or in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program.