Applies to these editions of Windows Vista

Starter

Home Premium

Ultimate

Enterprise

Find recently visited webpages

This information applies to Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8.

The following table describes the different ways you can find recently visited webpages.

To Do this

Return to the webpage you just left

Click the Back button.

Picture of the Back button

View the History of webpages you've visited previously in Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer 7, click the Favorites Center button Picture of the Favorites Center button, and then click the History button. In Internet Explorer 8, click the Favorites button, and then click the History tab. Then, click the webpage you want to visit.

The history listing can be sorted by date, site name, most frequently visited, or most recently visited by clicking the arrow next to the History button in Internet Explorer 7, or by clicking the list under the History tab in Internet Explorer 8.

Return to one of the webpages you visited during this session

Click the arrow to the right of the Forward button , and then select from the list to get back to a previously visited webpage.

Picture of the Forward button

Display the Favorites Center all the time

Click the Pin button Picture of Favorites Center Pin button in the Favorites Center.

Return to webpages you typed into the Address bar

Click the down arrow at the end of the Address bar to display a list of webpages that you have typed into the address bar, and then click the webpage that you want to return to.

Open your last browsing session in Internet Explorer 8

Click the Tools button, and then click Reopen Last Browsing Session.

Open tabs you've closed since starting Internet Explorer 8

Click the New Tab button, and then, under Reopen closed tabs, click the webpage you want to open.