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To Manage Stored Passwords

Note: To determine the version of browser you are using, click to open the browser's Help menu, then select the About... option, usually at the end of the menu. If the version of browser you are using is not listed below, search the index of the help topics for your browser to find instructions to delete stored passwords.

Internet Explorer (5.1)
1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
2. Under Network, click Site Passwords.
3. Click the Web site you want to change or delete your password for, and then do one of the following:
      o To change your password, click Change, enter a new password, and then click OK.
      o To delete your password, click Delete.

Internet Explorer (5.2) for Mac OS X only
1. With Internet Explorer open and its window active, on the Mac OS X desktop, click to open the Explorer
    application menu.
2. From the menu, select Preferences, then Network.
3. Click to seledt Site Passwords.
4. From the list, select the WebCT site.
5. Click Delete.

Internet Explorer (6.0)
Change or delete stored passwords
1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
2. Click to select the Content tab.
3. Click to select the AutoComplete button.
4. Select the Clear Passwords option.
5. If you like, you can also de-select the option to "Prompt to Save Passwords."

Netscape (6.2)
To see a list of the user names and passwords you have stored:
1. Open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy & Security, and then choose Password Manager.
2. Select View Stored Passwords from the submenu. You will see the Password Manager window.
3. Click the Passwords Saved tab. You will see a list of all the stored user names. (Passwords are not listed.)
     o To remove a user name, click it and then click Remove. The next time you visit the web site, you will
        be asked to enter your password.
     o Click the Passwords Never Saved tab to see a list of the web sites for which you instructed Password
        Manager never to store user names. To remove a web site from this list, click it and then click Remove.
        The next time you visit the web site, you will be asked if you want Password Manager to save the user
        name and password for that site.

Netscape (7.0)
To see a list of the user names and passwords you have stored:
1. On the Edit menu, select Preferences.
2. Choose Privacy & Security, and then choose Passwords.
3. Select Manage Stored Passwords from the submenu. You will see the Password Manager window.
4. Click the Passwords Saved tab. You will see a list of all the stored user names. (Passwords are not listed.)
      o To remove a user name, click it and then click Remove. The next time you visit the web site, you will be
         asked to enter your password.
      o Click the Passwords Never Saved tab to see a list of the web sites for which you instructed Password
         Manager never to store user names. To remove a web site from this list, click it and then click Remove.
         The next time you visit the web site, you will be asked if you want Password Manager to save the user
         name and password for that site.

Netscape (7.0) for Mac OS X only
1. With Netscape open and its window active, on the Mac OS X desktop, click to open the Netscape application
    menu.
2. From the menu, select Preferences, then Privacy & Security.
3. Click to select Passwords.
4. Select Manage Stored Passwords.
5. From the list, select the entry for http://webct.ics.purdue.edu.
6. Click OK.