Thanks John. Unfortunately, it looks like this method won't work for me. The 
only thing I seem to have is "apple ID authentication", which shows password 
values of something like a hundred characters, which is definitely not what I 
typed in. Something is screwy on my machine. Not surprising. :)

Thanks,
Teresa
On Apr 21, 2013, at 6:40 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote:

>   You want the actual Apple ID only.  
> 
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> On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> 
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> 
>> Hi, John,
>> 
>> Thanks. That's just it: I choose login in the first table, then passwords in 
>> the second. Maybe I don't have the right item. I try Apple ID and 
>> com.apple.assistant, do a command-i, put in my user account password, and 
>> both display something that looks like hexidecimal values in the password 
>> field.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Teresa
>> On Apr 21, 2013, at 5:07 PM, John Panarese <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>>  You want to choose the login items from the first category and then 
>>> passwords from the second.  When you have the correct item selected, choose 
>>> the, Get Info button.  In the window that will open, there is a checkbox to 
>>> show the password.  You will have to authenticate first.  I've used this 
>>> trick a few times to find passwords to networks and such.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Take Care
>>> 
>>> John D. Panarese
>>> Director
>>> Mac for the Blind
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>>> Email, [email protected]
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>>> On Apr 21, 2013, at 8:01 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> I was hoping to find my Apple ID password through the Keychain app. When I 
>>>> go to what appears to be the "login" and press "show password", there is 
>>>> what looks like a hexidecimal number there instead.
>>>> 
>>>> Am I lost? I had just reset it, and was hoping not to have to do it again.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Teresa
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