About entering Web information

Microsoft Internet Explorer makes it easier to enter Web information, whether you’re typing a Web address or filling out a Web form. In Internet Explorer, there are several ways you can enter Web information more easily:

Turning Address AutoComplete on or off

Turning Forms AutoComplete on or off

Setting up your AutoFill Profile

Storing a site password

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Turn Address AutoComplete on or off

  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. Under Web Browser, click Browser Display.
  3. In the Toolbar Settings area, select or clear the Use Address AutoComplete check box.

Turning Forms AutoComplete on or off

Setting up your AutoFill Profile

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Turn Forms AutoComplete on or off

  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. Under Forms AutoFill, click Forms AutoComplete.
  3. Click Enabled or Disabled.

Adding or changing a Forms AutoComplete entry

Deleting a Forms AutoComplete entry

Turning Address AutoComplete on or off

Setting up your AutoFill Profile

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Add or change a Forms AutoComplete entry

  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. Under Forms AutoFill, click Forms AutoComplete.
  3. Do one or more of the following:
  4. Type a new word or phrase, and then click OK.

Tip You can also add words or phrases to your AutoComplete list while you’re filling out fields on a Web page. To do so, hold down CONTROL, click the field that contains the word or phrase you want to add, and then click Add to AutoComplete List on the contextual menu.

Turning Forms AutoComplete on or off

Setting up your AutoFill Profile

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Delete a Forms AutoComplete entry

  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. Under Forms AutoFill, click Forms AutoComplete.
  3. Click the word or phrase you want to delete, and then click Delete.

Tip You can also delete words or phrases from your AutoComplete list while you’re filling out fields on a Web page. To do so, hold down CONTROL, click the field that contains the word or phrase you want to delete, and then click Remove from AutoComplete List on the contextual menu.

Adding or changing a Forms AutoComplete entry

Turning Forms AutoComplete on or off

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Set up your AutoFill Profile

  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. Under Forms AutoFill, click AutoFill Profile.
  3. Enter the information you want to include in your profile.

Note Web sites cannot gain access to your AutoFill Profile information. They can only receive the information you explicitly send to them.

Using AutoFill to fill out a Web form

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Use AutoFill to fill out a Web form

  1. Set up your AutoFill Profile.
  2. Go to the Web form you want to fill out.
  3. On the Tools menu, click AutoFill Forms.

Note Web sites cannot gain access your AutoFill Profile information. They can only receive the information you explicitly send to them.

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Store a site password

  1. Go to the Web site that requires you to enter your user name and password.
  2. In the dialog box that appears, enter your user name and password, and then select the Remember Password check box.

Note If the dialog box does not appear when you go to the Web site, you do not need to store your site password in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The Web site stores your password for you.
Note After you store a site password, anyone who has access to your computer can visit the site by using your stored password.

Changing or deleting a site password

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Change or delete a site password

  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. Under Network, click Site Passwords.
  3. Click the Web site you want to change or delete your password for, and then do one of the following:

Note If you delete a site password, you’ll need to provide your user name, password, or both the next time you visit the site.

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