Using Auto Complete Features
How to clear saved passwords & Form Entries |
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| You have probably seen Internet Explorer's "Auto
Complete" feature in action many times. Have you ever typed
the first few letters of a website's name and then before your
eyes the full name automatically appears? Well that's "Auto
Complete" in action; it suggest possible matches from your previous
entries. The Auto Complete feature can save previous entries
you've made for web addresses, forms and even passwords. This
is a nice feature, but not if other people use your computer.
Just imagine you visited How_to_kill_boss.com
and your boss used the computer after you to visit Hotmail.com.
When your Boss types www.Ho
the browser may auto complete it with www.How_to_kill_boss.com
because both addresses start with HO.
Since Auto Complete also saves login names and passwords, someone
using your computer can log into your online accounts by simply
selecting your login name from the saved list. |
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| Let see how to Activate or Deactivate
Auto Complete and How to clear your passwords & Form entries. |
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| Step 1: Click
"Tools" from the menu bar (see image below) |
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| Step 2: Select
"Internet Options" from the list (see image above) |
| Step 3: Click
the "Content" Tab at the top |
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Internet options (Content)
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| Step 4: Click
the "AutoComplete" button (it's located under Personal
Information) |
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Auto Complete Settings Dialog Box
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| Here is where you Activate or Deactivate the
AutoComplete Features |
| There are 3 features you can activate or deactivate. |
- Web addresses - Automatically suggest sites as
you type.
- Forms - Automatically List possible form entries
such as your name or login name.
- User names and passwords on forms - suggest user
names and automatically fills in corresponding passwords
(if the passwords were saved). The "Prompt me to save
passwords" option forces Internet Explorer to ask you
first before saving passwords.
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| Tip: To get more
info on each feature, right-mouse click over the option or button
and click "What's This?" (see image below) |
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Right-mouse-click on items for additional
information
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| Step 5: Check
the boxes next to the features you want to use. Uncheck
the boxes next to the features don't. |
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| How To Clear Saved Form Entries
& Passwords |
| Skip steps 6
& 7 if you don't want to clear passwords or form entries |
| Step 6: Click
the "Clear Forms" button to clear saved form entries.
A dialog box will appear asking if you want to clear the saved
entries: Click "OK" |
| Step 7: Click
the "Clear Passwords" button to clear saved passwords.
A dialog box will appear asking if you want to clear the saved
entries: Click "OK" |
| Step 8: Click
the "OK" button on the Auto Complete settings dialog
box when done. |
| Step 9: Click
the "OK" button on the Internet option dialog box to
finish. |
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| Special Thanks to the visitor
who suggested we add this tutorial to complement the "Covering
your Tracks" tutorial. |
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