How do I stop Firefox from suggesting usernames when I am logging into Gmail?

How do I turn off the suggestions for usernames and other fields? When I log into an email account or enter information into a form, Firefox will suggest information based on what I've entered in the past. How do I turn this off?

Note if you do not wish to turn this feature off but only remove outdated or incorrect suggestions: then when you see the dropdown list, highlight the item, and use the keyboard delete key.

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Since downloading firefox, every time I go to a website and start to enter my user name firefox immediately suggests my details for all to see. How do I stop this

*Click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop down list
*Highlight an entry in the drop down list
*Press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to remove it.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Form+autocomplete
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/make-firefox-remember-usernames-and-passwords
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history" > "Remember search and form history"
*Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Remember passwords for sites"

How do I stop firefox from suggesting answers to regularly asked questions? ie: my name, email etc

when I am taking a surevey, and questions are asked of me, like my name, address, email etc. firefox will suggest the answer that I have typed before. it appears underneath the box in which I am to type. how do I turn this function off

*Click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop down list
*Highlight an entry in the drop down list
*Press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to remove it.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_autocomplete_entries
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Form+autocomplete
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/make-firefox-remember-usernames-and-passwords
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I have several gmail ids that I deleted with gmail. How do I stop Firefox from showing them when I go to log into surviving gmail ids?

I have 5 or 6 Gmail account IDs. Several have been deleted via Gmail so no longer exist. However, every time I want to log into one of my remaining Gmail IDs, Firefox shows a list of every Gmail ID I've had in the past. How do I delete the ones I no longer use??
Related question: How do I export my bookmarks so that I can completely eliminate Firefox and start fresh with a new Firefox that hopefully doesn't remember all my Gmail IDs???

On the logins, you can try clearing the obsolete ones here:
orange Firefox button > Options > Security > "Saved Passwords"
''or''
Tools menu > Options > Security > "Saved Passwords"
On bookmarks, there are several methods to import. You can export to an HTML file and store that outside of the Mozilla folders (e.g., in your Documents folder) or you can copy the bookmark backups folder.
Before making changes, I recommend backing up your Firefox settings in case something goes wrong. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information Backing up your information]. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)
Then, see:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Exporting%20bookmarks%20to%20an%20HTML%20file Exporting bookmarks to an HTML file | How to | Firefox Help]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Lost%20Bookmarks#w_restoring-bookmark-backups Lost Bookmarks - Restoring Bookmark Backups]
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To move key settings to the new profile: [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile Recovering important data from an old profile].
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Thanks for your quick reply!
I neglected to mention I'm running FF 24.0 on a Mac 10.9 Mavericks system. There was not a Tools -> Options choice on the menu, but I did find it on the Preferences panel, on the Advanced tab (see image 1).
I made the auto-detect selection as you advised and restarted FF. After navigating to a video I once again received the error message (see image 2).
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When other people use my computer, how do I stop Firefox from filling in usernames and passwords?

*Click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop down list
*Highlight an entry in the drop down list
*Press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to remove it.
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* Tools > Options > Security: Passwords: "Saved Passwords" > "Show Passwords"
Password Manager:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Password_Manager

Is there a way to stop Firefox from suggesting to add new search engines to my search bar?

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Firefox doesn't do that. That's either a feature of the website you are visiting or possible Malware on that PC.
A screenshot of that might be helpful. 
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-create-screenshot-my-problem 
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* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
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== This happened ==
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== Started since I can remember

This problem has grown worse over the last couple of years. I use Firefox on Mac and Windows. I consider this problem to be a bug. Here's why: Event Driven interfaces, e.g., OSX and Windows, are never supposed to change typing-cursor focus WHILE SOMEONE'S TYPING!!!
Firefox allows websites to change focus WHILE USERS TYPE!
Hey, sorry for the caps, but I haven't used those for awhile and that's kind of fun. But really, more and more websites steal typing-cursor focus WHILE USERS TYPE.
Efff them, but really, Eff Firefox for allowing this.
It's almost like a symptom of our hyper scattered age where our attention jumps here and there.
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FIX THIS PLEASE.
Oh, I just ran out of capital letters. :) :) :)

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Simple and annoying. . Extremely frustrating issue with Firefox for Android. ..
I watch a YouTube video or any flash video. . And after I hit play, the ONLY way to stop it is to hit pause or let it play to the end or close the tab. .
It will NOT automatically stop if I open another tab. or if I navigate from Firefox. .
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Can I ask two questions?
I have another extremely annoying and frustrating problem with Firefox for Android.
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Ps
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I'm using a different keyboard which works fine in the most top search bar...
I cannot believe that it's not a feature.
What if I was watching a video and wanted to shut it off quickly? I'll have to hit back? Wait for the previous screen to load then hit the power button?
Please tell me that feature ids soon to come

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Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are listed in order of efficacy. '''''(Not all programs detect the same Malware, so you may need to run them all to solve your problem.)''''' These programs are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have. 
''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] 
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] 
AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/] 
Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html] 
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[http://forum.aumha.org/] 
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/] 
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