can anyone tell me how- when u are on internet u can go back to previous page without having to use mouse?

Question

can u use keys instead e.g -ctrl and something?? im sure i once heard /read u can do this!!
any other cool little tips would also be nice. i know ctrl+c etc is copy. cheers.

Answer 1

press the backspace key on your keyboard - the one above enter.

it is the keyboard equivalent to clicking the 'back' button in your browser, but obviously if you're in a text box at the time you press it, it'll function as a backspace key instead.

here are some more.

Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

When Accessing a Website or Document:
F1 = Help
F11 = Full Screen
Tab = Switch between items on the page
Shift-Tab = Switch between items on the page backwards
Alt-Home = Go to your homepage
Alt-Right Arrow = Next
Alt-Left Arrow = Back
Alt-Backspace = Back
Backspace = Back
Shift-F10 = Display the shortcut menu for a link
Up Arrow = Scroll up
Down Arrow = Scroll down
Page Up = Scroll up really fast
Page Down = Scroll down really fast
Home = Go to the beginning of a document or webpage
End = Go to the end of a document or webpage
Ctrl-F = Search the page
F5 = Refresh
Ctrl-R = Refresh
Ctrl-F5 = SuperRefresh (Refreshes the page even if no changes have been made to the site since you last accessed it)
Escape = Stop loading a page
Ctrl-0 = Go to a new location
Ctrl-L = Go to a new location
Ctrl-N = New Window
Ctrl-W = Close Window
Ctrl-S = Save
Ctrl-P = Print
Enter = Activate a selected hyperlink
Ctrl-E = Search
Ctrl-I = Favorites
Ctrl-H = History
Ctrl-X = Cut
Ctrl-C = Copy
Ctrl-V = Paste
Ctrl-A = Select All

When Typing An Address Into The Address Bar:
Alt-A = Select all the text in the address bar
Alt-D = Select all the text in the address bar
F4 = Access a list of the addresses you have typed into the address bar in the past
Ctrl-Enter = Add www. to the beginning of the text you typed into the address bar and .com to the end of the text you typed
Up Arrow = Move forward through the list of autocomplete matches
Down Arrow = Move backwards through the list of autocomplete matches

Managing Favorites:
Ctrl-D = Add the current page to your favorites
Ctrl-B = Access the Organize Favorites window
Alt-Up Arrow = Move the selected item up in the Organize Favorites window
Alt-Down Arrow = Move the selected item down in the Organize Favorites window

obviously in the grander scheme of things there are a whole bunch of 'universal' shortcuts that work pretty much everywhere in windows, but that's a different story.

Answer 2

Yeah, No Prob's Mate.
Hold Down "Alt" key + Press "Cursor Left"
(this is the same as clicking the "Back Button" with the mouse)

+

Hold Down "Alt" key + Press "Cursor Right"
(this is the same as clicking the "Forward Button" with the mouse)

Answer 3

i just always used the backspace key back in the dark old days when mouses were not always standard with pcs( seems incredible now i know but it was called the early 1980's) (p.s i was only a kid back then)

Answer 4

Use Backspace key; In certain laptops there's also a backward & forward keys, which work too.

Answer 5

Alt + left direction arrow to go back
Alt + right direction arrow to go forward

Regards EDD

Answer 6

alt with left arroew key

Answer 7

press the backspace key, last key top right, above the return key.

Answer 8

You can use alt + right or left arrow .

Answer 9

'alt' and left arrow...