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The Auto Complete feature saves previous entries you've made for Web addresses, forms, passwords, and so forth. Then, when you type information in one of these fields, AutoComplete suggests possible matches. Available in 3270 and 5250 sessions only.
Table 100
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Options |
Description |
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Auto Complete Settings |
Displays choices for configuring Auto Complete suggestions. |
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Make Suggestions from All Screen Data |
When selected, Auto Complete makes suggestions based on all user data that has been entered. |
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Remember Suggestions across Sessions |
When selected, Auto Complete "remembers" the data entered in all sessions. The data is stored in a shared file common to all sessions. |
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Reset Suggestions |
Clears stored suggestions created from data entered by users. The next typed entry will begin creating a new set of data from which Auto Complete suggestions are made. |
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Number of Characters Typed before Suggestions are Made |
Select the number of characters to enter before Auto Complete suggests a completed word or command. |
To configure Auto Complete settings
From the Edit or Options menu, choose Settings.
From the Categories list, click the Productivity icon to open the Settings - Productivity dialog box.
From the Auto Complete page, under Auto Complete Settings, select either or both of the check boxes to indicate where to find the suggested completions.Click the Reset Suggestions button to set the suggestion list to zero.
In the Number of Characters box, select the number of characters you want to type before Auto Complete suggests a completed word or command. Use the arrows to increase or decrease the number of characters.
In the Maximum Items box, select the maximum number of items you want Auto Complete to suggest for any field. Use the arrows to increase or decrease the number of items.
Click the Apply and OK buttons.