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Q: Editing Google in Internet Explorer ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Editing Google in Internet Explorer
Category: Computers > Software
Asked by: gasman123-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 04 Sep 2005 19:20 PDT
Expires: 04 Oct 2005 19:20 PDT
Question ID: 564309
When I try to remove previous Google searches from my browser using 
the "Delete Forms" button on "Auto Complete", the system locks up and
I have to restart Internet Explorer.  I am using Windows XP Home. 
What can I do?
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Subject: Re: Editing Google in Internet Explorer
Answered By: sublime1-ga on 06 Sep 2005 16:13 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
gasman...

Try this alternative method, which I find preferable anyway,
since deleting the forms history clears much more than your
Google search history, including all your stored usernames
and passwords, which I'd prefer to keep intact.


Go to Google or any other search site you use. When you
left-click once or twice in the empty search box, a list
of previous searches appears, complete with scroll bar.

Now, you can highlight the very first entry with your 
cursor. If you want to delete only that entry, or any
other entry you highlight, just click on the Delete
key on your keyboard (not the backspace key, which you
might use to delete a letter or two in a word, but the
Delete key).

If you want to delete all the entries quickly, you can
just highlight the very first one, and then hold the 
Delete key down, instead of releasing it after it 
deletes one entry. This will rapidly scroll down
through the entire list, deleting as it goes.

If you want to be more selective, you can use the scroll
bar (easier to navigate) or move the cursor to the bottom
of the list to scroll to lower entries. Yet another way to
navigate the list is to leave the cursor in the search box
when the list appears. Then use the Up and Down scroll keys
on your keyboard to navigate through the list. Then just 
select the specific entries you want to remove, and tap on
the Delete key to remove them.

You can use this same method to erase selected items from
any form you encounter that generates a drop-down box of
possible entries. Just highlight the ones you want to delete,
and click on the Delete key.


Please do not rate this answer until you are satisfied that  
the answer cannot be improved upon by way of a dialog  
established through the "Request for Clarification" process. 
 
A user's guide on this topic is on skermit-ga's site, here: 
http://www.christopherwu.net/google_answers/answer_guide.html#how_clarify 
 
sublime1-ga

Request for Answer Clarification by gasman123-ga on 06 Sep 2005 18:44 PDT
I tried all the methods you suggested, and they all did the same thing
- hitting the Delete key deleted the items at that time, but they were
still there when I clicked on the empty search box again.
Next suggestion?

Request for Answer Clarification by gasman123-ga on 06 Sep 2005 20:02 PDT
My apologies!  I was hitting the "Del" key rather than the "Delete"
key.  It worked perfectly when I pushed the right key.

Clarification of Answer by sublime1-ga on 06 Sep 2005 20:47 PDT
gasman...

LOL! I never even knew I had a Del key, but I found
it actually works the same way, as long as your
Numbers Lock isn't locked, in which case you'll just
type a decimal point.

Thanks very much for the rating!

sublime1-ga
gasman123-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Prompt and thorough

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