The "back" button

You know how in MS Explorer you can click on the back button and get a drop-down box of past web pages you've been to -- and then you can choose one of them to visit?
Is there any way to chooes previous pages on Safari without going through each and every one on the way?
Thanks,
Matt

Hi Matt,
Just hold the mouse button down when clicking the back button. A similar list should appear after a small pause.

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    Since the update to FF 23, the list of Google search results clears and the on-page search box is reset to match the address bar search box when I hit the back button to re-view the results list after checking a result.
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    This is incredibly maddening since searching for something requires frequent use of the back button to check through the list of search results, and then frequently trying the search again with slightly different terms. Although it sounds like a Google issue, it did not occur on the old firefox and has me wanting to revert. I tried to revert to the old search function via the "keyword search" addon, but this did not fix my issue. Is there a way to force FF to go back to the actual google search page I was just on instead of conducting a new google search from the FF search box when I hit the back button?

    In Firefox 23 versions and later the keyword.URL pref is no longer supported and it is no longer possible to specify the search engine for the location bar via the keyword.URL pref.<br />
    The search engine that is used on the location bar and on the about:home page is the search engine that is selected in the search Bar on the Navigation Toolbar.<br />
    Current Firefox versions do not update the about:home home page until you refresh the page (future versions will do this automatically without a refresh) and that is what happens if you use the Back key.
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  • How to get the values retained on clicking the back button in jsp page

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    You have no control at all over the back button process. To the server, it's indistinguishable from the user simply tying the URL of your search page. So, you need to store this data server side*.
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  • Before the recent updates to Firefox, clicking on the back button always brought me back to the same place on the page where I had been, but now it brings me to the top of the page. How do I restore the previous feature?

    Before the recent updates to Firefox, when I would go to another page in the same window and then clickon the back button, Firefox used to bring me back to the same place on the page where I had been, but now it brings me to the top of the page, meaning that I have to laboriously scroll down to the old place. How do I restore the previous feature?

    That change was made in Firefox 4, 6 months ago.
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  • I have a currently updated Mac that's fast as lightning. I use eBay A LOT. In the newest version when I hit the back button it takes me to the original "new tab" page. Please don't make me use Chrome or Safari, I love you guys

    Hello,
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  • The back button is there but never works. It didn't open in a new tab or window but the back button isn't functioning. I just downloaded Firefox 5.

    Actually, all my details are in that looong question I asked. ; )
    I am ready to go back to 3.6 or whatever version I had because 4 and 5 have had these issues. I tried 4 before but now that I have 5 and the same issue, I remember that I saw this before.
    As I was typing this note, I looked up and saw the back button is actually working on this site. Weird.
    Also, there isn't a button next to the back and forward so I can see my history. Where is that, now? Sometimes, I want to go back 3 or 4 pages at once without loading each page the slow way. Awww, what am I saying? You all know what I mean. :\
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    [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode] <br />
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  • My back button and refresh button and my yahoo tool bar are dimmed a lot when I open up firefox. So as a result, I cannot use the back button nor my refresh button AND my yahoo toolbar disappears a lot. I have tried to get on your chat session but it is a

    <blockquote>Locked by Moderator as a duplicate/re-post.
    Please continue the discussion in this thread: [/forum/1/688252]
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    == Issue
    ==
    I have another kind of problem with Firefox
    == Description
    ==
    My back button and refresh button and my yahoo tool bar are dimmed a lot when I open up firefox. So as a result, I cannot use the back button nor my refresh button AND my yahoo toolbar disappears a lot. I have tried to get on your chat session but it is always closed. I need one on one help. Please reply with resolution.
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    ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == two or three months ago
    ==
    == Firefox version
    ==
    3.6.3
    == Operating system
    ==
    Windows XP
    == User Agent
    ==
    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 (BT-canvas) Firefox/3.6.3 GTB7.0 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
    == Plugins installed
    ==
    *-npdnu
    *npdnupdater2
    *Coupons, Inc. Coupon Printer DLL
    *Coupons, Inc. Coupon Printer Plugin
    *The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
    *6.0.12.448
    *RealPlayer(tm) LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In
    *RealJukebox Netscape Plugin
    *Default Plug-in
    *Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2"
    *BrowserPlus -- Improve your browser! -- http://browserplus.yahoo.com/
    *Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
    *Yahoo Application State Plugin version 1.0.0.7
    *3.0.50106.0
    *My Web Search Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows
    *Google Updater pluginhttp://pack.google.com/
    *Google Update
    *Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
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  • When I click on a result of a Google search and then go that web site, the Back button on the toolbar is grayed out and I cannot return to the search results.

    When using FF3.6 and making a Google search, when I click on a result and then go that web site, the Back button on the toolbar is grayed out and I cannot return to the search results without going to History. This does not happen all the time; about 1/2 of the time.
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    If you are talking about searches from - http://www.google.com/ - are you logged into a Google account all the time? If so, check your "Search Settings" from the "gear" in the upper-right corner of that Google search page and see if you have '''Open search results in a new browser window.''' check-marked, at the bottom of that preferences page. When that is check-marked and you have Tab options in Firefox set to '''Open new windows in a new tab instead''', you will get search results always opening in a new tab instead of the same tab. As to why that works different for "sponsored links" I don't know, I haven't seen the "sponsored links" for years now, I have a GM script that blocks those advertisements.

  • When I open a second Firefox browser window, the URL address window, instead of showing the URL, says "Go to a Web Site;" also, and more importantly, the "back" button is greyed out. This is a new problem, and the first Firefox window I open works fine.

    After I open the first Firefox browser window, any additional window I open does not open my homepage, but opens a blank page with "New Tab" showing on the tab. An orange "Firefox" tab with a drop down arrow shows at the upper left hand corner of the screen. All of the options (File, Edit, etc.) are greyed out, however they will work if you move your cursor over them.
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  • How do I use the back button to go back more than 1 step?

    In previous versions of Firefox and common in other browsers is a small pull-down option on the back button that will allow the user to go back more than 1 step in browsing history.
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