{"id":63371,"date":"2020-06-30T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=63371"},"modified":"2020-07-02T16:56:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T21:56:29","slug":"how-to-use-autofill-in-macos-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/63371-how-to-use-autofill-in-macos-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use AutoFill for Credit Cards, Contacts, Passwords in macOS Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you tired of having to reenter all your data (name, address, credit card, etc.) when using the Safari web browser? Thanks to its AutoFill feature, Safari can save you some time by automatically filling in your credit card information, contact information, passwords, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can automatically fill in information from any contact in Contacts. It can also generate a secure password when you need to create one. Safari highlights auto-filled fields in yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One big advantage of doing this:<\/strong> if you set up iCloud Keychain on your Mac and other devices, Safari automatically fills in saved user names, passwords, and credit card info on all those devices. This is a great time-saving feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Set Up Safari’s AutoFill feature:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to Safari > Preferences > AutoFill.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To fill in your credit card info, you can choose from a list of your stored credit cards. You can add or remove stored credit cards. Safari can autofill your account name, account number, and expiration date. For security, Safari doesn\u2019t store the credit card security code. You must enter it manually each time you use the card on a website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the AutoFill preferences open, click “Edit” for the Credit Card options, and you\u2019ll be told that your credit cards are locked until you enter your password or use the Touch Bar on a Mac laptop to enter your fingerprint. This is one of Apple\u2019s many security features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To fill in info from the Contacts apps, start typing any name from your Contacts to autofill their details. If a contact has more than one address, email, phone, or other contact info, you can choose from the home, work, or custom address you\u2019ve already entered in their contact card (or use the Touch Bar on a Mac laptop). If you don\u2019t want Safari to autofill information, just keep typing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To fill in your user name and password, if you previously stored your user name and password for the website, Safari automatically provides the information. Click in the user name field, then choose your user name (or, again, use the Touch Bar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there\u2019s no stored information for a website, do either of the following:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n