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Using the Cookie Manager

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A cookie is a small amount of information on your computer that is used by - some sites. For a brief overview, see - What Are - Cookies and How Do They Work?

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Before loading a web page that uses cookies, your browser handles the - page's cookies by doing two things:

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Enabling & Disabling Cookies

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You can specify how cookies should be handled by setting your Cookies - preferences. The default setting is Allow all cookies.

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To change your Cookies preferences:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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  3. Set your Cookies preferences.
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For more information about the effect of each setting, see - Privacy & Security Preferences - Cookies.

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Managing Cookies Site-By-Site

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To set cookie permissions for the current site:

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  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.
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  2. Choose one of the following items: -
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    • Block Cookies from this Site: Block the - current site from setting cookies.
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    • Use Default Cookie Permissions: Reset - cookie permission for the current site and use the - default settings.
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    • Allow Session Cookies from this Site: Allow - the current site to set session cookies. Persistent cookies from - this site will be downgraded to session cookies.
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    • Allow Cookies from this Site: Allow the - current site to set cookies.
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To set cookie permission for several sites - or a site you are not viewing, use the Cookie Manager.

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If you have selected Ask for each cookie in - Privacy & Security Preferences - - Cookies, you will be warned (while browsing) that a web site is asking to - set a cookie. When you see such a warning, you can choose to - Allow, Allow for Session, or Deny the cookie.

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Other dialog options:

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If you want to change a remembered response later, use the Cookie Manager - to edit stored cookies and - add or remove cookie sites.

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To stop automatically accepting or rejecting cookies from a site:

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  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.
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  2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window - opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
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  3. Click the Cookie Sites tab. The sites for which you have allowed or - denied cookies are listed.
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  4. Click to select the site from which you no longer want to automatically - accept cookies, and then click Remove Cookie.
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Viewing Cookies

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To view detailed information about cookies:

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  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.
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  2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window - opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
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  3. Select a cookie to see its details.
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For more information about the information displayed, see - Stored Cookies.

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Removing Cookies

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Important: To remove cookies, follow the steps in this - section. Do not try to edit the cookies file on your computer.

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To remove one or more cookies from your computer:

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  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.
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  2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window - opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
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  3. Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All - Cookies.
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Even though you've removed the cookies now, you will reacquire those - same cookies the next time you return to the site.

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To prevent that from happening, select the checkbox labeled Don't - allow sites that set removed cookies to set future cookies. When this - checkbox is selected, sites for the cookies that you are removing are - added to the list of sites whose cookies will automatically be rejected.

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You must click OK for your changes to take effect.

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Setting Privacy Levels

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Many sites develop and publish their privacy policies based on the - Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) standard. The information that follows - applies only to sites that post a privacy policy based on the P3P standard - and the browser's implementation of that standard. The browser's - implementation may not be, in all cases, identical to the standard published - by the World Wide Web Consortium.

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A site's P3P privacy policy describes, in a standardized way, what - kind of information the site collects, to whom it gives that information, and - how it uses the information. For information about viewing a site's - privacy policy, see Viewing Privacy - Policies.

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&brandShortName;'s implementation of the P3P standard defines three - levels of privacy: low, medium, and high (the default is medium). You can - select one of these predefined privacy levels, or you can specify your own - custom privacy settings in detail. Once you have set your preferred privacy - level, your browser can compare your preferences with the site's P3P - policy (if any) and accept or reject cookies accordingly.

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For example, your privacy settings may require the browser to reject cookies - that collect personal information without informing you. Alternatively, you - can adjust your privacy settings so that the browser simply warns you when a - cookie is used in this way, while allowing the action to take place.

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To control the privacy settings you want your browser to enforce for all - sites:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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  3. Select the option labeled Allow cookies based on privacy - settings.
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  4. Click View.
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  5. In the Privacy Settings dialog box, select the level of privacy you want, - or select custom and specify your own privacy settings as - discussed below.
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  6. Click OK to confirm your settings.
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Your browser handles cookies according to the settings you select. If you do - not select a preferred setting, the browser defaults to medium. The low, - medium, and high options are predefined by &brandShortName;. For more - information about these predefined options, see - Privacy Settings.

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When the custom option is selected, you can specify your own - privacy settings in detail. Depending on the P3P policy of the site setting - the cookie, and depending on whether or not the site setting the cookie is - the one you are viewing, you can select whether you want the Cookie Manager - to accept the cookie, reject it, accept it just for the current session (that - is, until you exit the browser), or flag it.

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If you choose Reject, Flag, or Session for a given category of cookies, the - Cookie Manager displays the cookie notification icon - (cookie notification icon) - near the lower-right corner of the browser window whenever a site that - fits the category sets a cookie. When this icon is displayed, you can click - it to get information about the affected cookies.

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First party cookies are cookies set by the site you are - visiting. Third-party cookies, also known as - foreign cookies, - are set by sites other than the one you are viewing.

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For more details, see Privacy Settings.

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Cookie Manager Settings

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This section describes how to set your Cookies preferences and control other - aspects of cookie handling.

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For step-by-step descriptions of various tasks related to cookies, see - Using the Cookie Manager.

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Privacy & Security Preferences - Cookies

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Your browser is set by default to accept all cookies. This section describes - how to use the Cookies preferences panel to change that setting. If - you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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Cookies help sites keep track of information for you, such as the - contents of your on-line shopping cart or which cities' weather you want - to know about. For a brief overview, see - What Are - Cookies and How Do They Work?

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You can select one of these options:

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Note: Blocking cookies does not remove old cookies. By - blocking cookies you only block sites from setting new cookies, and old - cookies will still be sent to sites. To completely block a site from receiving - old cookies, you need to remove its cookies. -

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Note: Per-site cookie permission - supersedes default cookie setting. For example, if you allow a site to set - cookies, the site can set cookies even if you choose Block cookies. -

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If you allow cookies or do not change the default setting, you can also - select the following preferences:

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You can also get more information about your stored cookies:

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Stored Cookies

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This section describes how to use the Stored Cookies tab of the Cookie - Manager. If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.
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  2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window - opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
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The Stored Cookies tab lists all the cookies stored on your computer, the - sites they belong to, and their current status.

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If you can't see the Status column, click the icon in the upper-right - corner of the table and select Status. This column indicates which cookies - have been flagged or accepted according to your - Privacy Settings.

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When you select a cookie in this list, the following information about that - cookie appears in the bottom portion of the tab:

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ItemExplanation
NameThe name assigned to the cookie by its originator.
InformationA string of characters containing the information a site tracks - for you. It might contain a user key or name by which you are - identified to the site, information about your interests, and so - forth.
Host or domainProvides the name of the cookie's host or domain. - -

A host cookie is sent back, during subsequent - visits, only to the server that - set it.

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A domain cookie is sent back to any site - that's in the same domain as the site that set it. A site's - domain is the part of its URL that contains the name of an - organization, business, or school—such as netscape.com or - washington.org.

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PathThe file pathway. This is provided only if the cookie should be sent - back to all URLs that are on that path or lower. For example, - http://a.b/x/y/z.html means that the cookie can also be set - for path x/.
Send ForWhen this field is For encrypted connections only it means - that the browser checks the connection whenever the server asks for a - cookie and will not send it unless the connection is encrypted - (HTTPS).
ExpiresThe date and time at which the cookie will be deactivated. The - browser regularly removes expired cookies from your computer.
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To remove cookies, click one of these buttons:

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Select this checkbox to prevent the cookies you remove from being added back - into the list later:

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Even if you remove cookies now, you will reacquire those same cookies the - next time you return to the site. To prevent that from happening, select - this checkbox. When this checkbox is selected, sites for the cookies that - you are removing are added to the list of sites whose cookies will - automatically be rejected.

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You must click Close for your changes to take effect.

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This section describes how to use the Cookie Sites tab of the Cookie - Manager. If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager.
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  2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window - opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
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  3. Click the Cookie Sites tab.
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The Cookie Sites tab of the Cookie Manager lists the sites for which your - decisions have been remembered, and what your decisions were. It also allows - you to add and remove sites from the list.

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To add cookies sites manually:

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To remove a cookie site:

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Once you've removed a site from this list, Cookie Manager remembers - nothing about it. If the Ask for each cookie option is selected in - the Cookies preferences panel, you will be warned when any site not in this - list requests permission to set a cookie.

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Privacy Settings

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This section describes how to use the Privacy Settings window. If - you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Cookies. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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  3. Select the radio button labeled Allow cookies based on privacy - settings.
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  4. Click View Privacy Settings.
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For more information about using privacy settings, see - Setting Privacy Levels.

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Level of Privacy

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The level of privacy you set here determines how your browser treats cookies - according to privacy policies based on the P3P standard that published by - some sites and on the settings displayed under Cookie Acceptance Policy - for first-party and third-party cookies.

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First party cookies are cookies set by the site you are - visiting. Third-party cookies, also known as - foreign - cookies, are set by sites other than the one you are viewing.

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You can select one of the following privacy levels:

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To see the exact effect of each privacy-level setting, select it and then - examine the Cookie Acceptance Policy settings.

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If you select the custom option in the top portion of the - Privacy Settings dialog box, you can choose one of four settings from the - drop-down list in each of the eight categories shown in the bottom portion. - These settings cause Cookie Manager to perform the following actions:

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The cookie notification icon (cookie notification icon) appears near the - lower-right corner of the browser window. You can click it to get information - about the affected cookies or modify your privacy settings.

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Sites are classified in four categories for each of the two types - (first-party and third-party) of cookies:

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The cookie notification icon (cookie notification icon) is displayed in the - status bar near the lower-right corner of the browser window. It appears when - a site has used a cookie in a way that requires you to be notified - according to your current Privacy - Settings.

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This section describes how to use the Cookie Notification dialog box, which - appears when you click the Cookie Notification icon. You can take the - following actions from this dialog box:

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For more information about using privacy settings, see - Setting Privacy Levels.

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Using the Password Manager

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Many sites require you to type a user name and password before you can - enter the site. For instance, personalized pages and sites containing your - financial information usually require you to log in.

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The user name and password you use at a particular site can be read by the - site's administrator. Potentially, that person could then attempt to log - into other sites where you may have used the same user name and password. If - this concerns you, you may wish to use a different password at every site - with which you register.

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Password Manager can help you remember some or all of your names and - passwords by storing them on your computer's hard disk, and entering - them for you automatically when you visit such sites.

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Using - Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords

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When Password Manager is active (as it is by default), it gives you an - opportunity to save user names and passwords on your hard drive that you - enter while using the Internet.

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For example, after you log onto a site from a page that requests a user - name and password, a dialog box appears asking, Do you want Password - Manager to remember this logon? When you see this dialog box, you can - click one of the following buttons:

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Similarly, when you log onto an email account or an FTP site, or perform any - other action that requires the browser itself to display a special dialog box - for your login information, you can select this option in the dialog box:

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The next time you check your email or perform other tasks that require a - password only, the password will be submitted directly without any further - action on your part. For tasks that require you to enter both a user name and - password, you need to click a Login button or equivalent after Password - Manager fills in the information.

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Password Manager saves your user names and passwords on your own computer in - a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. - See Encrypting Stored - Sensitive Information for information on protecting your stored user - names and passwords with encryption technology.

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If the Password Manager dialog box described above does not appear when you - click Submit after typing your user name and password, Password Manager may - be turned off or the site may disallow its use.

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To check whether Password Manager is currently active, see - Turning Password Manager On - and Off.

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Entering User Names - and Passwords Automatically

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There are two different ways that Password Manager can fill in user names - and passwords on your behalf:

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Turning Password Manager On and - Off

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Password Manager is on by default. To turn it off:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Passwords. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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  3. In the Password Manager section, deselect Remember passwords - to turn Password Manager off.
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To turn Password Manager on, follow steps 1 and 2 above, but select the - checkbox in step 3 rather than deselecting it.

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Viewing and Managing Stored - Passwords

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To see the user names and passwords you have stored and to display a list of - sites from which logon information never is saved:

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Using the Form Manager

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Many web pages contain forms for you to fill out—order forms for - online shopping, information databases, and so forth.

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Form Manager can save the personal data you enter into online forms, such as - your name, address, phone, credit card numbers, and so on. This information - is stored on your hard drive. Then, when a site presents you with a form, - Form Manager can fill it in automatically.

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Saving Form Data

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By default, when you fill out an online form and click Submit, Form Manager - detects the form and displays a dialog box asking if you want to save the - personal data you just entered. Soon, Form Manager will have enough data to - begin filling out forms automatically.

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There are two ways to save personal data:

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When Form Manager asks if you want to save values that you've entered - in a form (the first method described above), it gives you three options:

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Form Manager stores your personal data on your own computer in a file - that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. See - Encrypting Stored - Sensitive Information for information on protecting your information with - encryption technology.

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Filling Out Forms Automatically

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You can use the Form Manager to fill out forms automatically in two ways: - either one field at a time, or multiple fields at once. In both cases, the - information is not actually sent to the site until you click the Submit - button or perform some similar action.

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To fill out a single field automatically in an online form, double-click in - the field. If Form Manager has stored the data for that field, it will fill - it in. You can edit the filled-in data if necessary.

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To fill out multiple fields in an online form all at once:

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  1. Go to the online form you want to fill out.
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  2. Open the Edit menu and choose Fill in Form. - -

    Note that the Fill in Form menu item won't be accessible if the - Form Manager hasn't yet stored any relevant information.

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  3. A dialog box called Prefill Form Data appears (unless you have previously - chosen to bypass it for this site). This shows exactly what information - Form Manager is about to fill in. You can use this dialog box as follows: -
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    • To prevent a field from being filled in automatically, deselect the - checkbox beside it.
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    Important: You can also choose to bypass this dialog - box in the future. However, if you bypass this screen, you risk filling - in personal information (such as your credit card number) inadvertently. - For details, see below.

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  4. Click OK to confirm your choices. Form Manager then fills in the form as - you specified. - -

    The form is now filled in with the saved information. You may still need - to provide some additional information that the Form Manager does not - have available. The information is not actually sent to the site until - you click Submit or perform some similar action.

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In addition to providing a convenient way to confirm saved data and fill in - a form all at once, the Prefill Form Data dialog box is useful for two - reasons:

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For a detailed description of the Prefill Form Data dialog box, see - Prefill Form Data.

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Turning Off Form Manager - Notification

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Form Manager is set to prompt you to save information whenever you submit an - online form that includes certain kinds of information, such as your name and - address. To stop these messages from appearing on your screen:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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  3. In the Form Manager section, deselect Save form data from web pages - when completing forms.
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Note that deselecting this option turns off the notification feature, but - not Form Manager. The form data it may have already collected is still - available.

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You can still open the Edit menu and choose Save Form Info any time you want - to save information from a form you've just filled in, or choose Fill in - Form (or double-click each field) to fill in a form automatically.

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Managing Stored Form Data

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To examine or edit personal data that Form Manager has saved:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. From the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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The Form Manager dialog box for editing data appears. Click the - subcategories on the left to view or edit the corresponding data in the panel - on the right. To view subcategories that aren't visible, double-click a - category to expand the list.

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To add information not currently included in one of the drop down lists on - the right, select the blank item and start typing. Similarly, select existing - text to edit or delete it.

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The last category on the left side, Other Saved Information, includes panels - for two special kinds of data:

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Editing Stored Site Information

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As explained in Saving Form Data, you can - choose Never for this site when Form Manager prompts you to save - data you've entered in a form. Similarly, you can choose not to display - the Prefill Form Data dialog box on a site-by-site basis.

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Form Manager lets you change your mind about these decisions at any time. To - view site-specific information about your saved form data:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. From the Privacy and Security category, click Forms. (If no subcategories - are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand the list.)
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  3. Click Manage Sites.
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The Form Manager dialog box for managing sites appears:

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To remove a site from either list and thus restore the default behavior, - select the site and click Remove. For more details, see - Form Manager - Sites.

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Viewing Privacy Policies

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When you provide personal information such as your name, phone number, or - email address to a site, or when the site collects personal information in - other ways, the site can use the information for its own purposes (such as - shipping you a product or customizing your browsing experience) and can - potentially share it with others.

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Before providing personal information on an online form, you must decide - whether or not you trust the site—just as you judge whether or not - you trust a catalog company before you provide your credit card number on the - company's order form.

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One way to evaluate a site's trustworthiness is to examine its - published privacy policy. Sites publish privacy statements online, and - some of them publish such statements based on the Platform for Privacy - Preferences (P3P) standard and the browser's implementation of that - standard.

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A site's privacy policy describes what kind of information the site - collects, to whom it gives that information, and how it uses the information. - Sites publish privacy policies in both human-readable form and as a file - that can be interpreted by the browser according to your - Privacy Settings.

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To view a site's privacy policy, browse to the site and follow these - steps:

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Many web pages are made up of a variety of text, images, advertisements, and - other elements, some of which may be controlled by different companies.

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To view the same information for any individual element of the web page:

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  1. Double-click the categories to see addresses for individual - components.
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  3. Click the buttons as described above.
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For more information on controlling your privacy, see - Setting Privacy Levels.

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Form Settings

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When you fill out an online form, Form Manager normally detects the form - and, when you click Submit, gives you an opportunity to save the data you - entered.

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This section describes the preferences and other settings that control the - way Form Manager works.

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For step-by-step instructions on using these settings, see - Using the Form Manager.

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Privacy & Security Preferences - Forms

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This section describes how to use the Forms preferences panel. If you are - not already viewing it, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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Form Manager

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When you fill out an online form and click Submit, Form Manager displays a - dialog box that asks if you want it to save the form data you just entered - (but only some of the filled-in fields include standard ones such as name and - address).

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If you click Yes at least some of the time, Form Manager will soon have - enough data to begin filling out forms automatically.

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Form preferences allow you to

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Form Manager - Data

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This section describes how to use the window that allows you to edit data - saved on your behalf by the Form Manager. If you are not already viewing this - window, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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  3. Click Manage Stored Form Data.
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The Form Manager window for managing stored form data allows you to perform - two tasks:

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The last category on the left side, Other Saved Information, includes panels - for two special kinds of data:

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For step-by-step instructions on using the Form Manager, see - Using the Form Manager.

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Form Manager - Sites

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This section describes how to use the dialog box that allows you to edit - site information saved on your behalf by Form Manager. If you are not already - viewing it, follow these steps:

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  1. Open the &brandShortName; - Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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  2. Under the Privacy & Security category, click Forms. (If no - subcategories are visible, double-click Privacy & Security to expand - the list.)
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The Form Manager window for managing sites has two tabs:

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Regardless of which tab you are viewing, you can remove entries from the - list as follows:

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See the descriptions of each tab above for the consequences of removing - entries.

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For step-by-step instructions on working with form data, see - Using the Form Manager.

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Prefill Form Data

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This section describes the window that normally appears when you open the - Edit menu and choose Fill In Form.

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However, the Fill in Form menu item is enabled only if you have previously - used Form Manager to save some form data and are now viewing a web page that - is requesting some of the same data. For step-by-step instructions on working - with form data, see Using the Form - Manager.

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The Prefill Form Data window allows you to perform these actions:

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Encrypting Stored Sensitive - Information

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If you use Password Manager or Form Manager to save passwords and personal - data, then this sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file - that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read.

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For example, if your computer is in an area where unauthorized people have - access to it, it's possible for a determined person to read the file - containing your sensitive information.

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For a greater degree of security, you may want to protect the file with - encryption. Encryption makes it much harder for an unauthorized person to - view your stored sensitive information.

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Your decision about whether to use encryption for stored sensitive data is a - tradeoff between improved security and convenience.

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If you use encryption, you will need to enter a master password - periodically, which can be inconvenient. If you don't, it may be easier - for a stranger who has access to your computer to steal your passwords.

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Turning Encryption On and Off

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Setting a Master Password

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If you choose to encrypt your stored sensitive information, you'll need - a master password. With encryption selected, you'll be asked for your - master password at least once during a browser session in which you access - any of your stored sensitive information.

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If you choose encryption, but don't already have a master password, - you'll be prompted to create one the first time you try to save or - retrieve your sensitive information.

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If your master password has not previously been set, you can set at this - time:

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Changing Your Master Password

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Logging Out of Your Master - Password

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Normally, you are asked for your master password once during each browser - session during which you access any of your stored sensitive information.

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You can log out of your master password so that it must be entered again - before any sensitive information can be stored or retrieved. This is useful - if you are going to leave your computer unattended for a period of time.

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What to Do If You Forget - Your Master Password

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If you forget your master password and you have chosen to encrypt sensitive - data (see Encrypting - Stored Sensitive Information), you won't be able to access any of - the stored password and form data that it protects (assuming you have turned - on encryption. Your master password is your most important password. Make - sure you remember it or record it in a safe place.

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As a last resort, it's possible to reset your master password if you - are sure you can't remember it. However, resetting your master password - permanently erases all the web passwords, email passwords, and form data - saved on your behalf by Password Manager and Form Manager. You will also lose - all your personal certificates associated with the - Software Security - Device.

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Managing Images

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If you wish, you can choose not to download any images when you browse the - web. This greatly restricts what you can view online, but may be helpful if - you have a slow connection and wish to shorten the time it takes web pages to - load.

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You can also control how frequently animated images repeat their animation, - or turn off animation completely

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The next section describes how to control these image settings. The default - settings allow all images to be accepted and allow them to repeat their - animation.

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Animated images should loop

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