This article provides sample HTML code that inserts a control button or a link on a Web page that returns you to the previous document when you click it.

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<FORM method="POST" name="VBScript_Nav_Sample">
     <INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="Go Back!"
      VALUE="VBScript_Backup_Sample" LANGUAGE="VBScript"
      OnClick="call window.history.back(1)">
   </FORM>
				

The following HTML code adds a hyperlink that retraces the Web browser's history:

<a href="JavaScript:history.back(1)">the past</a>
				

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