Select Menu > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Preferences (macOS).
Last updated on
Aug 16, 2025
Learn how to turn on the Auto-Complete feature in Adobe Acrobat, change its settings, and delete saved entries from form fields.
The Auto-Complete feature in Acrobat stores any entries you type while filling an interactive form field and suggests or automatically enters responses. Auto-Complete is turned off by default, but you can easily enable it.
Enable Auto-Complete
Select Forms under Categories.
From the Auto-Complete drop-down menu, select Basic or Advanced.
- Basic: Once you enter a character into a field, a drop-down box displays a list of only the most probable matches.
- Advanced: If there are probable matches for a field, tabbing into that field will automatically display a list of them. If there is a very probable match, it will be entered in the field automatically.
Select Remember numerical data (e.g., telephone number) if you want the Auto-Complete feature to store numbers you enter into forms.
Select OK.
Delete Auto-Complete Entries
Select Menu > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Preferences (macOS).
Select Forms under Categories.
Select Edit Entry List under Auto-Complete.
Complete one of the following actions in the Auto-Complete Entry List dialog box that opens:
- Remove all entries: Select Remove All.
- Remove specific entries: Select the entries you want to remove and then select Remove.
Select Yes to confirm.
Select Close.
