How do you turn off Auto-complete?

joe123 · 2004-10-28 13:35:58

Auto complete is the thing which finishes web addresses and web searches for you for example if you were typing www.b www.boards.ie would come up. It happens when i use yahoo search aswell it lists all the things if spelt under N for example and its really annoying me. How do I turn it off? Its mainly for the search…

28-10-2004 01:35PM

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Auto complete is the thing which finishes web addresses and web searches for you for example if you were typing www.b www.boards.ie would come up.

It happens when i use yahoo search aswell it lists all the things if spelt under N for example and its really annoying me. How do I turn it off? Its mainly for the search engines because even if i delete history things come up that I searched ages ago and i just want to clear it off.Its soooooo annoying!

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#2 28-10-2004 01:37PM

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Tools > Internet Options > Content Tab > Autocomplete

Untick everything. Click Ok, then Ok again.

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#3 28-10-2004 02:49PM

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Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy -> Saved Form Infomation then click clear to clear all the saved for info, or you can turn it off by unchecking the box.

(Note: Windows users should replace the 'Edit -> Preferences' with 'Tools -> Options')

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