Re: Offline wallet and sweeping

Micma,

After you get bitcoins into your offline/watching-only wallet, please forget that you've ever heard of importing or sweeping keys. These are two features that have very limited uses to only a few people.

I have just looked at the dialog that you are referring to and it is a bit old and very confusing. Sorry about the confusion caused by it.

For now you will need it though, because you started down this path with your paper wallet.

Here are the steps to follow to get your bitcoin to the offline/watching-only wallet:

Note: All of these instructions are to be done from the online instance of Armory. You never need the offline system to add bitcoins to your offline wallet.

1. Create a new Online wallet and give it a name like "Temporary Wallet". Remember to always make a paper backup.
2. Double click Temporary Wallet to get to wallet properties.
3. Click Import/Sweep Private Keys
4. Enter the private key from your paper wallet.
5. Choose import. Import will add the private key to your wallet
6. Click OK on the Private Key Import dialog
7. Click Send Bitcoins on the Temporary Wallet properties dialog
8. Select your offline/watching-only wallet as the Recipient
9. Click MAX for the Amount
10. Click Send!
11. Enter the passphrase for the Temporary Wallet
12. If you forgot your passphrase. Restore the Temporary Wallet from the paper backup then go back to step 7.

Your new bitcoin should land in your offline/watching-only wallet.

Next time you want to go to your local Bitcoin ATM to get some anonymous bitcoins do the following. It's much easier:

1. Click Receive Bitcoins
2. Select your offline/watching-only wallet
3. You will see a QR code. Print it or take a picture of it with your cell phone.
4. Take your print out or phone to the Bitcoin ATM and use it as the receiving address

By the time you get home your offline/watching-only wallet will have the bitcoins you bought.

Delete the Temporary Wallet so that you won't be tempted to use it. Keep the paper backup for the Temporary Wallet, and the paper wallet that you imported. Keep all your paper backups in a file. Wait a few years, and if you are board, you can restore all of them and see if you or anyone else accidentally left some bitcoin there. It's like checking your old clothes for forgotten money.