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Setting Up AutoComplete On Your Browser

Your browser may have a button on its toolbar called "AutoComplete." (It's called "AutoFill" on a Macintosh.) AutoComplete is a useful yet underutilized feature which is available on most browsers. Its purpose is to save you time when filling out online forms when placing orders with online merchants. Rather than filling out an order form each time you make an online purchase, browsers provide a place to store this information to then use as needed when placing an order. Here's how to set up AutoComplete on your browser:

Utilizing AutoComplete When Using Internet Explorer Browser

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  2. Click on "Tools" on your browser's menu bar and select "Internet Options."

  3. Click on the "Content" tab and select "AutoComplete."

  4. Check the box next to "Forms" and click "OK."

  5. Click the "My Profile" button.

  6. If you have placed contact information about yourself within your Address Book, AutoComplete can use it for your profile. Select the second option ("Select an existing entry from your Address Book to represent your profile") and then choose an Address Book entry by clicking on it. Click "OK" and this will be your profile.

  7. If you do not have the contact information about yourself within your Address Book, select the first option ("Create a new entry in the Address Book to represent your profile"), fill in the information on the form, and click "OK." The next time you go to make a purchase online or fill out a form, AutoComplete will take your profile information and automatically fill out the form for you once you key in the first few letters.

  8. To make changes to your profile information, click on the "My Profile" button under the "Content" tab of the "Internet Options" window and fill in the blanks in your profile. You can also simply go to your Address Book in Outlook Express and make your revisions there.
     
Utilizing AutoFill When Using Macintosh's Safari Browser
  1. Open Safari.

  2. Click your cursor arrow on "Safari" on your browser's menu bar and drop down to "Preferences."

  3. Click on the "AutoFill" icon.

  4. Make sure there is a check in the box next to "Using info from my Address Book card."

  5. Click on the "Edit" button to enter or update your information.

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