It should be further down the list. Make sure you definitely have the login item chose from the keychain column and then passwords from the category list, which is the second one down. YOur Apple ID should just say, Apple ID. I just tested this on two machines here.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Apr 21, 2013, at 10:31 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. Panarese >> Director >> Mac for the Blind >> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >> Email, [email protected] >> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >> >> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >> >> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >> On Apr 21, 2013, at 9:30 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >>>> Email, [email protected] >>>> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >>>> >>>> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION >>>> >>>> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >>>> >>>> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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? 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