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How prevent email password from automatically appearing?

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zarffraz
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My email password--the actual chacters, not dots--is already in its "enter " box when my email page appears. How do I prevent this from happenieng?

My email password--the actual chacters, not dots--is already in its "enter " box when my email page appears. How do I prevent this from happenieng?

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cor-el
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Use these steps to remove saved (form) data from a drop-down list:

  1. click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop-down list
  2. highlight an entry in the drop-down list with the mouse or cursor Down key
    do not click the mouse or press the Enter key
  3. press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to delete the highlighted entry

Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie. You can delete the cookies from the website. "Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Modified by cor-el