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# Edit (special actions)

The ***Edit (special actions)*** option in Remote Desktop Manager Windows allows users and administrators to modify entries in ways that are not part of their normal configurations. This can be accessed in ***Edit*** – ***Special actions*** either in the top menu or by right-clicking an entry.

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### General

<table><thead><tr><th width="270.60003662109375">ACTIONS</th><th>DESCRIPTIONS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Change color</strong></td><td>Changes entries icon color, provided they are part of Remote Desktop Manager default icon set.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/powershell/rdm-powershell/powershell-scripting/custom-powershell-commands/"><strong>Custom PowerShell command</strong></a></td><td>Allows executing a custom powershell command to perform many different operations.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Detect MAC addresses</strong></td><td>Detects the MAC address of the selected machine entries and fills the appropriate field in the asset section.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Load from system information</strong></td><td>Fills the asset section of the entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Move selection to new folder</strong></td><td>Moves the selected entries to another folder.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Move to existing password list</strong></td><td>Relocates the selected credential entries information to an existing password list.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Web

<table><thead><tr><th width="306.5999755859375">ACTIONS</th><th>DESCRIPTIONS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Assign favicon</strong></td><td>Assigns the relevant favicon(s) to the selected website entries.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/kb/how-to-articles/convert-website-legacy-to-website/"><strong>Convert website (legacy) to website</strong></a></td><td>Converts a deprecated website (legacy) entry into a Website entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Discover HTML autofill</strong></td><td>Attempts to fill the HTML login information fields of the selected entries.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Set default HTML autofill</strong></td><td>Fills in the Username ID and Password ID fields of the selected entries with their default values.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Convert to

<table><thead><tr><th width="286.60003662109375">ACTIONS</th><th>DESCRIPTIONS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Convert PuTTY session to Embedded PuTTY session</strong></td><td>Converts selected PuTTY session(s) into embedded PuTTY session(s).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Convert PuTTY/Rebex session to SSH/Telnet/Port forward session</strong></td><td>Converts selected PuTTY/Rebex session(s) to SSH/Telnet/Port forward session(s).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Convert to API key</strong></td><td>Converts the selected credential entry into an API Key entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Convert to credential</strong></td><td>Converts an information type entry to a username/password entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Convert to login (account)</strong></td><td>Converts the selected credential entry into a Login (Account) entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Convert to password list</strong></td><td>Converts the selected credential entry into a password list.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Convert to website</strong></td><td>Converts the selected credential entry into a Website entry.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Extractor

<table><thead><tr><th width="168.199951171875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Extract credential entry</strong></td><td>Extracts the credentials of the entry in a new entry and links the previous entry to that host. In the case of a password list, extracts the individual items of the password list into multiple credential entries.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extract merged information entry</strong></td><td>Extracts the different parts of an information entry into separate entries</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extract VPN</strong></td><td>Extracts the VPN information of the entry in a new entry and links the previous entry to that VPN.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extract contact</strong></td><td>Extracts the contact information of the entry in a new entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extract host entry</strong></td><td>Extracts the host of the entry in a new entry and links the previous entry to that host.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Template

<table><thead><tr><th width="139.4000244140625"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/kb/how-to-articles/convert-with-templates/"><strong>Convert with template</strong></a></td><td>Converts the selected entries according to a chosen template. Also gives the option to choose which of the entry's information to retain.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### See also

* [Devolutions Academy – Explore Edit (special actions) in Remote Desktop Manager](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/3182833-explore-edit-special-actions-in-remote-desktop-manager?curriculum_activity_id=4980822\&path_id=2628397\&sid=e16b2837-23cf-444f-a288-7655d4fd1558\&sid_i=0)
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### General

<table><thead><tr><th width="205.79998779296875">ACTIONS</th><th>DESCRIPTIONS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Custom AppleScript</strong></td><td>Run a custom Applescript command on multiple selected sessions all at once to update the properties.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Detect Mac addresses</strong></td><td>Detects the MAC address of the selected machine entries and fills the appropriate field in the asset section.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Web

<table><thead><tr><th width="224.99993896484375">ACTIONS</th><th>DESCRIPTIONS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Discover HTML autofill</strong></td><td>Attempts to fill the HTML login information fields of the selected entries.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Set default HTML autofill</strong></td><td>Fills in the Username ID and Password ID fields of the selected entries with their default values.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### SSH

<table><thead><tr><th width="301.7999267578125">ACTIONS</th><th>DESCRIPTIONS</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Convert Putty/Rebex session to SSH/Telnet/PortForward session</strong></td><td>It will automatically convert your selected Putty/Rebex sessions into SSH/Telnet/PortForward sessions.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### See also

* [Devolutions Academy – Explore Edit (special actions) in Remote Desktop Manager](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/3182833-explore-edit-special-actions-in-remote-desktop-manager?curriculum_activity_id=4980822\&path_id=2628397\&sid=e16b2837-23cf-444f-a288-7655d4fd1558\&sid_i=0)
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