# IE and Drop Down Boxes
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-and-drop-down-boxes/57199
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 8, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-and-drop-down-boxes/57199 "2001-03-08T05:17:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-and-drop-down-boxes/57199/1 "2001-03-08T05:17:16Z")
Well not really drop down boxes but I don’t know what else to call them.
When you go to a site IE 5.5 (which I really like but anyway) remembers what you previously typed in there and gives you choices when you try to type something into the same box.
For example if I go to eBay and type CD Cliff Richard, it recalls all the words I’ve typed in before that start with CD and gives me a drop down / pick box to choose from.
My quesiton is how do I delete the choices that drop down.
It is great on some sites but I use various sites for my employer and it is annoying to when I type numbers in.
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### Author:  [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2001, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-and-drop-down-boxes/57199/2 "2001-03-08T06:06:06Z")
[li]Click “Tools” and choose “Internet Options…”[/li][li]Click on the “Content” tab[/li][li]Under “Personal Information” click the “AutoComplete…” button[/li][li]Click “Clear Forms”–ALL the information previously entered on forms will be deleted[/li]Unclick any check boxes that you do not wish AutoComplete to be used on–this will disable ALL forms if you uncheck “Forms”
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### Author:  [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-and-drop-down-boxes/57199/3 "2001-03-10T00:38:00Z")
Cool and thanks