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Firefox can remember what you've entered in forms on web pages. This article explains how to auto-fill this info for you or how to prevent it being filled in.
Firefox can remember what you've entered in forms on web pages. This article explains how to autofill this info for you or how to prevent it from being filled in.
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Firefox can remember what you've entered in forms on web pages, also known as text fields. After you've entered something into a form on a web page (such as a search box), the next time you visit that page, your previous entry will be available to re-use. This article describes how to use the auto form fill feature and how to clear or prevent it from storing form entries.
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= Using Auto Form Fill =
To use your previous entry in a form:
# Type the first few letters of the entry into the form field. Firefox will display a drop-down menu with what you've typed into the form before.
#* You may see a list of all the entries stored for a particular form field by pressing the {key ↓} key when the field is empty.
# Press the {key ↓} key to select the entry you want to re-use. Press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for} when the appropriate entry is highlighted. The text of the entry will appear in the form field. You may also use the mouse to click on the entry.
= Deleting individual form entries =
If you want to remove one of your previous form entries from Firefox's history:
# Click on the form field and press the {key ↓} key to display all the saved entries. You may type the first few letters of the entry to limit the number of entries displayed.
# Use the {key ↓} key or the mouse pointer to highlight the entry you wish to delete.
# Press {for mac}{key Shift}+{/for}{key Delete}. The entry will be removed.
Repeat the process for each entry that you'd like to delete.
= Clearing form history =
If you want Firefox to forget all of your previous form entries:
# [[Template:fx29menu]]
# Click {menu History}, and then click {menu Clear Recent History…}.
#In the ''Time range to clear:'' drop-down, choose {menu Everything}.
# Make sure that '''Form & search history''' has a check mark next to it.
#Click {for not fx115}{button OK}{/for}{for fx115}{button Clear Now}{/for} to clear your form history and close the dialog box.
= Turn off Auto form fill and prevent Firefox from storing more form entries =
If you don't want Firefox to remember what you've entered into form fields, you can turn off the auto form fill feature:
# [[T:optionspreferences]]
# Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel.
# In the drop-down menu next to ''Firefox will'', choose {menu Use custom settings for history}.
# Remove the check mark next to '''Remember search and form history'''.
# [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]]
Disabling form history also prevents Firefox from storing search history for the [[Clear recent searches from the Search bar|Search bar]] in the Navigation Toolbar.
{note}'''Address Autofill''': To turn off address autofill, see the article [[Automatically fill in your address on web forms]].{/note}
= Troubleshooting =
If you find that Firefox does not save your form entries and you cannot re-use them, please read the article [[Firefox doesn't save web form entries]].
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'''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries Deleting autocomplete entries (mozillaZine KB)]'''''
Firefox can remember what you've entered in forms on web pages, also known as text fields. After you've entered something into a form on a web page (such as a search box), the next time you visit that page, your previous entry will be available to re-use. This article describes how to use the auto form fill feature and how to clear or prevent it from storing form entries.
__TOC__
= Using Auto Form Fill =
To use your previous entry in a form:
# Type the first few letters of the entry into the form field. Firefox will display a drop-down menu with what you've typed into the form before.
#* You may see a list of all the entries stored for a particular form field by pressing the {key ↓} key when the field is empty.
# Press the {key ↓} key to select the entry you want to re-use. Press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for} when the appropriate entry is highlighted. The text of the entry will appear in the form field. You may also use the mouse to click on the entry.
= Deleting individual form entries =
If you want to remove one of your previous form entries from Firefox's history:
# Click on the form field and press the {key ↓} key to display all the saved entries. You may type the first few letters of the entry to limit the number of entries displayed.
# Use the {key ↓} key or the mouse pointer to highlight the entry you wish to delete.
# Press {for mac}{key Shift}+{/for}{key Delete}. The entry will be removed.
Repeat the process for each entry that you'd like to delete.
= Clearing form history =
If you want Firefox to forget all of your previous form entries:
# [[Template:fx29menu]]
# Click {menu History}, and then click {menu Clear recent history…}
# In the ''When:'' drop-down, choose {menu Everything}.
# Make sure that '''Saved form info''' has a check mark next to it.
# Click {button Clear Now} to clear your form history and close the dialog box.
= Turn off Auto form fill and prevent Firefox from storing more form entries =
If you don't want Firefox to remember what you've entered into form fields, you can turn off the auto form fill feature:
# [[T:optionspreferences]]
# Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel.
# Scroll down to the ''History'' section.
# In the drop-down menu next to ''Firefox will'', choose {menu Use custom settings for history}.
# Remove the check mark next to '''Remember search and form history'''.
# [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]]
Disabling form history also prevents Firefox from storing search history for the [[Clear recent searches from the Search bar|Search bar]] in the Navigation Toolbar.
{note}'''Address Autofill:''' To turn off address autofill, see [[Automatically fill in your address on web forms]].{/note}
= Troubleshooting =
If you find that Firefox does not save your form entries and you cannot re-use them, please read the article [[Firefox doesn't save web form entries]].
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<br/> <br/>
'''''Based on information from [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries Deleting autocomplete entries (mozillaZine KB)]'''''