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I can't skip to a few pages back, the back button only lets me move back one page at a time.

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emp361
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There is only the back button or the down-pointing arrow to the right of the navigation toolbar, but when I click on that, instead of showing past websites I have just visited (like when scrolling through some forums and want to go back to the start) nothing happens.

There is only the back button or the down-pointing arrow to the right of the navigation toolbar, but when I click on that, instead of showing past websites I have just visited (like when scrolling through some forums and want to go back to the start) nothing happens.

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Use one of these to open the tab history list:

  • Right click on the Back or Forward button
  • Hold down the left mouse button on the enabled Back or Forward button until the list opens

You can look at this extension:

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

Use one of these to open the tab history list:

  • Right click on the Back or Forward button
  • Hold down the left mouse button on the enabled Back or Forward button until the list opens

You can look at this extension:

emp361
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Thanks! I never even thought to right click :/