If you want to save time, especially if you find it difficult to do something, you might want to use some time-saving keyboard shortcuts. This is especially true if you are constantly filling out your details online, in online forms, or in your shopping cart.
For Google Chrome users, there is one simple and time-saving shortcut that can be used to save time on the web – Google Chrome AutoComplete. You can use it to enter passwords and other form data that you have securely stored, such as addresses or credit card information. If you’re new to Chrome, here’s everything you need to know about Google Chrome AutoComplete.
What is Google Chrome Autofill?
Google Chrome autocomplete is designed to save time. It has one purpose: to fill in the details you usually use on websites. It will fill in your name, address, and billing details in shopping carts, and it will also allow you to quickly log into your favorite websites by automatically entering your username and password.
There are advantages and disadvantages to enabling this feature in your browser. The benefits are clear – it will save you time and make your browser more secure, allowing you to save and use more complex passwords for the sites you use most, and keep your other personal data safe.
Unfortunately, this can also be a disadvantage. If you save payment information (such as credit card information) in Chrome, you put your data at risk if your computer is ever compromised, even though Chrome does encrypt your personal data.
Of course, you might prefer to use Google Chrome’s autocomplete for less sensitive data, and that shouldn’t be a big problem. If you find yourself keeping sensitive data, you can always delete it later, or turn off Chrome autocomplete entirely.
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How to set up auto-fill in Google Chrome
To use Chrome’s auto-complete feature, you’ll first need to make sure it’s set up to save the data you want. Autocomplete can be used to save passwords, payment details, addresses, and other forms of contact information.
- You can access these settings by clicking the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner of the Chrome window. Select the Settings option from the drop-down menu.
- In the Chrome settings menu, you can access various autocomplete settings under the AutoComplete category. Click on Passwords, Payment Methods or Addresses, etc. to access specific auto-complete settings for these categories, and to add or remove saved data.
- In the “Passwords” section, you can enable and change the built-in Chrome password manager Passwords that you previously saved will be listed in the “Saved Passwords” section.
- If you want this feature to work automatically, prompting you to autocomplete forms on different sites, make sure the “Prompt to save passwords” slider is turned on. You can also turn on automatic login to saved websites by making sure the automatic login slider is turned on.
- In the “Payment Methods” menu, you can access your saved payment methods. They will be listed under the “Payment Methods” category. If you want to enable this feature (and allow sites to check to see if this feature is enabled), make sure the Save and complete payment methods and Allow sites to check if you have saved payment methods sliders are enabled.
- If your device has a fingerprint reader (such as a Macbook Pro), you can enable Touch ID as an authentication method by enabling the Touch ID slider.
- For addresses, phone numbers, and other types of contact information, you’ll need to open the Addresses & More menu in Chrome’s Settings menu. From here, under the listed categories, a list of saved information will be visible. If you want to enable this setting, make sure the Save and Populate Addresses slider is enabled.
- To remove specific chunks of Chrome’s AutoComplete data, you need to access the AutoComplete settings by clicking the three-dot menu icon> Options and click one of the options under the AutoFill category.
- In each of the autocomplete category menus, you will see another three-dot menu icon next to each saved bit of data. Click here, then click Remove to remove the data from the saved auto-complete database. You can click Edit to make changes to this data if you do not want to completely remove it from AutoComplete.
- If you want to remove all autofill data from your Chrome profile, you will need to erase your browser data. To do this, click the three-dot menu icon> Settings. In the Chrome settings menu, select the “Clear browsing data” option.
- In the Clear Browsing Data window, click the Advanced tab. You will need to set the time range that you want to remove. To remove all autofill data, be sure to select All Time from the Time Range drop-down menu.
- Make sure the check boxes for Form Data Autofill, Passwords and Other Login Information are checked. You can also erase other Chrome browser data at the same time.
If you only want to erase the autofill data, be sure to uncheck all other checkboxes. When you’re ready to delete your Chrome autofill data, click the Clear Data button. If you erase all data in your browser, it may take a while.
Delete the Auto-fill data in Chrome
There are several ways to remove autofill data in Google Chrome. For example, you can delete a certain part of your saved data, such as a saved password or address, which you can do in the Chrome settings menu. You can also remove all saved autocomplete data from your Chrome profile.
After deleting the autocomplete data, make sure each of the autocomplete categories is disabled in the autocomplete categories menu in the Chrome settings menu so that further data is not automatically saved.
Use Autofill Effectively in Google Chrome
Chrome autocomplete is a great time-saving feature for both casual and power users. This is especially useful if you are concerned about the security of your password, especially as it becomes the built-in password manager for your Google account. You can also use a similar auto-complete feature on Android devices.
Similar features are available in other browsers as well. If you’re using Firefox, you can make Firefox more secure by adding a master password to store your shared site accounts and form data. Of course, if you are concerned about the security of your data, you can always erase your data in your browser to hide important information from strangers.
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