How do I stop autofill of addresses in the address bar

I just switched to Mac from PC. I purchased a used macbook with OS X (10.5.5). I am trying to figure out how to stop Safari from automatically displaying website addresses in the address bar when I start to type in an address. Also along the same subject, is there a way to clear that information as these are websites the previous owner visited and some are rather vulgar. Any help would be appreciated.

hi there, jhy --
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Ok, here's where to go for starters, OK?
1. Go to the main Safari menu, at the upper left corner of the menu bar,
Then select "Preferences", then go to:
General: Remove history items "After one day."
Autofill: Uncheck all options of Autofill,
go to "Edit" button for each one, and select "Remove All."
Then go to
Security. Select "Show Cookies" and then "Remove All."
Then to over to the Google Search "Search Discussions" at the upper left side ------->
and click and hold on the magnifying "Q" thingie just to the left of the word "Search"
and select "Clear Recent Searches."
That at least is a good start, I hope.

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