# Browser forward/backward navigation

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** katalon-recorder\
**Created:** [December 17, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678 "2019-12-17T19:58:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ahalemane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@ahalemane](https://forum.katalon.com/u/ahalemane)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678/1 "2019-12-17T19:58:50Z")

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Issue: There are some screens in our application where the control has to navigate back to the previous screen.

During recording the user has performed the actions either clicking the Chrome browser back button or Keyboard short cut (Alt + left arrow).

Katalon is unable to record user actions. No script will be generated for the actions.

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**Author:** ![Piotr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Piotr](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Piotr)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678/2 "2019-12-19T16:52:28Z")

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To perform browser back button just use “goBack”/“goBackAndWait” command.

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**Author:** ![AJB18](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/ajb18/32/23869_2.png) [@AJB18](https://forum.katalon.com/u/AJB18)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678/3 "2024-12-05T07:43:47Z")

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execution gets stuck on goBack command

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**Author:** ![dineshh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/dineshh/32/24488_2.png) [@dineshh](https://forum.katalon.com/u/dineshh)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678/4 "2024-12-08T06:00:48Z")

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did try selenium built in commands?

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**Author:** ![dineshh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/dineshh/32/24488_2.png) [@dineshh](https://forum.katalon.com/u/dineshh)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678/5 "2024-12-08T06:01:22Z")

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can you try with robot library?

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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/browser-forward-backward-navigation/37678/6 "2024-12-08T23:33:58Z")

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> [@AJB18](#):
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> execution gets stuck on goBack command

Please read the following guideline:

> [@\[TIP\] How To Help Us Help You!](http://forum.katalon.com/t/tip-how-to-help-us-help-you/12919):
>
> My test is BROKEN! NOTHING WORKS! HELP ME! Relax. We get it. We really do. There are some pretty smart and clever people on this forum, but you must realize, they are not magicians or wizards or gods. They cannot see your code, they can’t see your errors and they don’t even know what your AUT is meant to do even though it might seem perfectly obvious to you. So please relax and follow the advice below, before you start writing your post. The advice below will tell you the exact information …