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tiagov8 authored Mar 25, 2024
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uri: include-back-and-undo-buttons-on-every-form
authors:
- title: Adam Cogan
url: https://ssw.com.au/people/adam-cogan/
url: https://ssw.com.au/people/adam-cogan
created: 2014-03-14T00:22:00.000Z
guid: 3fbae7db-7cec-4daa-8371-47261cd6117b
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Following on from including a URL, almost every form should have a Back and an Undo button which takes you back to the previous screen, or reverses the last action. This is just like Outlook (see figure below), it has a Back button to take you to the previous folder and an Undo button.

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![Figure: Good example - Back & Undo buttons in Outlook Advanced toolbar](outlookviewbar.jpg)
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Note: Back button should only be implemented if different views can be shown in the same window.
Note #2: You dont put Undo buttons on non data entry forms such as a Print Preview form.
**Notes:**
- "Back" button should only be implemented if different views can be shown in the same window
- Don't put "Undo" buttons on non data entry forms such as a Print Preview form

The list of forms/URLs and the order in which they have been accessed should be stored in a DataSet held in memory (like IE) - not saved to disk.

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