How to Change Autofill in Firefox

Mozilla Firefox contains a customizable autofill feature known as autocomplete. Autocomplete remembers information you type in Web forms and offers to fill that information in when you encounter the same field in the future. For example, when you type your address into an address form on one website, Firefox will offer to fill in the same address on another website. If you want to change stored autofill information, you have to delete it and provide new information on the next form you complete. You can also disable the autocomplete feature entirely if you don't want to use it.

Instructions

Change Individual Fields

1. Navigate to a website that contains the type of form field you want to edit, such as an "Address" field.

2. Click the field, and press the "Down" arrow on your keyboard to select the autocomplete entry you want to change.

3. Press the "Shift" and "Delete" keys on your keyboard at the same time to delete the stored information.

4. Fill out the form normally, typing a new value into the field, and submit it. Firefox will remember the new value you type.

Clear Autocomplete

1. Click the "Firefox" menu at the top left corner of the Firefox window.

2. Hover the mouse cursor over "History" in the menu, and click "Clear Recent History."

3. Click the "Time Range to Clear" box, and click "Everything."

4. Uncheck every check box except the "Form & Search History" check box in the Details list.

5. Click "Clear Now." The next time you fill in a form field, Firefox will remember the new information.

Disable Autocomplete

1. Click the "Firefox" menu at the top left corner of the Firefox window, and click "Options."

2. Click the "Privacy" icon at the top of the Options window.

3. Click the "Firefox Will" box, and click "Use Custom Settings for History."

4. Uncheck the "Remember Search and Form History" check box by clicking it.

5. Click "OK."

References

• Mozilla: Form Autocomplete