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Stop automatically completing file names and URLs

If you have Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, you can turn off the feature that automatically suggests a match for file names and URLs as you type them. This affects entries in the Insert Hyperlink and Open dialog boxes in Microsoft Excel and also URLs in Internet Explorer and any other Microsoft Office programs you have.

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Browsing, clear one of the following check boxes:
   • If you have Internet Explorer 4, clear the Use AutoComplete check box.
   • If you have Internet Explorer 5, clear the Use inline AutoComplete in integrated shell check box.
   • If you have Internet Explorer 6, clear the Use inline AutoComplete check box.