It seems that I am falling behind in my playing/exploring....
See below for Robert Bowen's private message to me....
Thanks for updating me Rob.
Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Bowen - Information Services - SUNY Farmingdale
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> Jim,
>
> There is in-fact an autocomplete that is built into IE5.0 that will
> remember what was typed into a box in the display area of a web page.
>
> For example;
>
> I have snap.com as my homepage. When I start typing something into the
> search box the autocomplete will try to fill the rest in for me. It does
> this by presenting a drop down box with similiar searches I have typed
that
> begin the same (If I start to type dog it presents me with Dog Collar,
Dog
> Breath, Dog Shampoo and so on).
>
> It will also remember usernames and passwords for you. Really handy if
you
> use many different passwords at many different websites. It will also
> remember usernames. As a matter of a fact it will remember anything you
> type into a prompt box (I really don't know what to call it, the box you
> type usernames into, the box you type search criteria into)
>
> This is not a feature of the page becuase it works with most sites I do
> searches of. It is a feature of the browser. As far as turning it on
or
> off, I have no clue how to do that.
>
> If you check out this page;
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Ie/Features/Intellisense/default.asp
>
> You will see under the first bullet;
> Use AutoComplete to get a drop-down list of sites you have already
visited
> or fill out forms automatically
>
> It is the fill out forms automatically that the gentleman was speaking
of
> and what I am referring to.
>
> -Rob
>
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>
>
> At 04:28 PM 6/26/99 -0400, Jim Meagher wrote:
> >Oh.
> >Well that's something different.
> >
> >The AutoComplete feature is for filling in URLs in the ADDRESS BAR,
> >not filling in forms at a web site.
> >
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