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Nucklehead
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April 9, 2024
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Adobe Acrobat Pro 2024 - Where's the Go Back Button?

  • April 9, 2024
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Right clicking or left clicking on any menu bars brings up no drop down menus.  I see page up and page down buttons but no "back to previously viewed page".  I found that Alt+< works for a keyboard command but that is seriously cumbersome.  Who wants to keep a keyboard in their lap and then have to use one hand to press Alt and the other hand to press the left arrow key evertime you want to go back to the previously viewed page instead of just one click with one hand already on the mouse.

 

I looked for options in preferences and see nothing.  No view options, no menu options.

    Correct answer Bastian33655260dvso

    At the bottom left "page view" menu/bar click on the small arrow at the 1:1 view button. This opens a menu that lets you pin other things to this bar, including the button for previous view.

    I want this to work with the back button on the mouse (again)! it is really beneficial for reading scientific or long pdf with references to figures, chapters and scitations.

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    fernando_1002
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    April 1, 2025

    The solution provided works but MAN, WHY?? WHY HIDE THE DAMN BUTTON UNDER 3 MENUS? DUDE, IT IS A GO BACK BUTTON! WHY??? GRRRRRRRRRRR! 

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      Bob31656597cdyk
      Participant
      September 4, 2025

      @fernando_1002 Hmm, because they CAN?! (Initutive workflows was never a 'big thing' with Adobe software.)

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      Bastian33655260dvsoCorrect answer
      Participant
      June 30, 2024

      At the bottom left "page view" menu/bar click on the small arrow at the 1:1 view button. This opens a menu that lets you pin other things to this bar, including the button for previous view.

      I want this to work with the back button on the mouse (again)! it is really beneficial for reading scientific or long pdf with references to figures, chapters and scitations.

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        Bastian33655260dvso
        Participant
        June 30, 2024

        Addition: if you have a slightly better mouse, you might be able to use their software to easily map alt+left on a mouse button. The same shortcut also works as "back" in browsers, file explorer and others.

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