Can't find preferences

Well I can find the general preferences--under Safari where it belongs--but I was trying to edit my autofill settings and the Help said go to preferences-->autofill. However my preferences panel looks like this:
Where is the autofill?
G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thanks! so much to learn about OSX...
That goes for everyone. OS X Tiger holds a treasure chest of features, some obvious, others not so. Good way to familiarize yourself with OS X is to pick up a copy of Scott Kelby's book OS X Tiger: Killer Tips.
Glad you received the help you were looking for, solving your question.
You have the option of "awarding" up to two "helpful" designations - (to the far right of a person's screen name) to anyone who has helped you with information.
In instances, such as yours, where your question was satisfactory answered, one "solved" designation is also available, in this case to "KS".
Doing so helps others searching for a solved or helpful solution to a problem. It also adds to a person's Level Status, which in itself is helpful for others knowing a person's skill level and their ability to assist others with computer questions.
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Process:         Aperture [2819]
Path:            /Applications/Aperture.app/Contents/MacOS/Aperture
Identifier:      com.apple.Aperture
Version:         3.4 (3.4)
Build Info:      Aperture-301036000000000~1
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Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          31513 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           5
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Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   4
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