Editing Gmail Autocomplete Suggestion List

The key to removing or changing an email address is to edit the underlying contact record. You can:

  • Delete the contact record
  • Delete a contact’s email address
  • Change or add a contact’s email address

The steps are pretty much the same although there is a slight twist if you’re using Google Contacts Preview which I mention further down.

  1. Log into your Gmail account
  2. Click the down triangle next to Gmail. Your URL will show someting like: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#contacts

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  4. Select Contacts from the drop down menu
  5. Enter in the contact’s name or email in the search bar and select their record.
  6. Click in the contact’s email address field. Once you click in the text box, a trash icon shows to the right. You can either edit the address and click Save Now on the top right or click the trash can icon to delete.

  7. google contact email textbox

  8. If you no longer want the contact record, you can click More and select Delete contact.

  9. delete Google contact record

  10. Sign out of Gmail and log back in.

Now, when you compose and email message and start typing in the To: field, your changes should be reflected.