Find box is filling with predictive text, DO NOT WANT

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Victorianola
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Find box is filling with predictive text, DO NOT WANT

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I apologize for my tone here, but this is driving me crazy: The find box is now automatically filling with what it thinks I might want. The problem is I DO NOT WANT this feature. It didn't used to be on. I can't find an instruction to turn it off. Even if it weren't interfering with my constant need in my work to search for specific terms that change, and might start with the same letters but are different-- even if it wasn't causing me problems in my muscle memory routines, it refuses to respect case when I tell it to. It simply won't accept a capital letter, for example, even though I have "respect case" checked.

I don't want it, I don't need it. How do I turn it off? All the way off.

Please help, and I thank you for your time.

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Re: Find box is filling with predictive text, DO NOT WANT

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Hi Victoria,

You can do that via File-Manage Settings-Reset Settings. Note that this will reset all settings, unless you customize the settings to be reset—so if you have settings you want to keep, please ensure to deselect the relevant boxes.

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Re: Find box is filling with predictive text, DO NOT WANT

Post by Victorianola »

Thank you for getting back to me, I didn't see/receive the notice I had a reply, thank you. Attached is a screenshot of the options I'm given when I go to File/Settings/Reset Settings. I have no idea what I should allow to change, but I know the Find Box Predictive Text is the only setting I want to change.

And, is it possible for me to know where I can find settings that would involve the Find Box, since you seem to be saying that something I did changed the setting to allow predictive text? I would like to know where that setting is so I can see what other options there are as well as perhaps be more surgical about a reset?
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