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- How many users use the back button?
- What is the most used button in a web browser?
- Why back and forward buttons are used in Internet Explorer?
- What is forward button in web browser?
How many users use the back button?
Usability studies have shown that 60% of users rely on the back button as their primary means of navigating around the web (source: Usability Interface). In fact, several studies have shown that the back button is second only to clicking on links as the most used feature on the web (source: Web Usability research).
What is the most used button in a web browser?
In Catledge and Pitkow's study , the back button accounted for 41% of all navigation actions.
Why back and forward buttons are used in Internet Explorer?
Activating the back and forward buttons gives the user access to the previous page or the last page visited. They also provide a menu of the user's browsing history displaying the pages that have been visited.
What is forward button in web browser?
With an Internet browser, forward moves you forward a page. It only works if you have previously used the back button. If you have not gone back, and your browser shows a forward button, it will be grayed out. Tip. Hold down Alt and press Right arrow key on your keyboard to move forward.
