"Back Page" tip works great

boswd · 11-24-2010, 09:51 AM

for those of us scratching our head wondering why there is no dedicated back button to go back to your previous screen quickly, well I saw this tip on BN community forum , I tested it and it works great.

on the bottom of the screen where you have your battery icon, settings arrow and the little book icon . If you swipe from right to left, left to right does nothing, but right to left it takes you to your previous screen.

Haven't tested it over the internet yet but wil this afternoon but I tested it in all other open window, from what book I was reading, to My shelves etc.

It works great and seamless.

Hope this helps.

Happy Thanksgiving

madsquabbles · 11-24-2010, 10:20 AM

you can have the back and menu buttons semi persistent. open up a pdf as your last read document - i know it works off of an sd card, but i don't know if it work off the main storage.

if you leave it as you last read document in your read it now you can now tap the little "read it now" book icon in the menu and you'll have the menu and back buttons available. it works with every program i've tried except those that use up the full screen.

tubemonkey · 11-24-2010, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boswd

on the bottom of the screen where you have your battery icon, settings arrow and the little book icon . If you swipe from right to left, left to right does nothing, but right to left it takes you to your previous screen.

That's like very cool

cwosigns · 11-24-2010, 11:40 AM

This tip DOES work on the browser - yee haw!

SCION · 11-24-2010, 11:53 AM

Great. Thanks!

Grimm · 11-24-2010, 12:07 PM

Yup, it sure does, a single right to left swipe in the black area, either in portrait OR landscape mode works perfectly as a "back" command. Nice!

boswd · 11-24-2010, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwosigns

This tip DOES work on the browser - yee haw!

very very cool,

boswd · 11-24-2010, 12:43 PM

I wonder if the *Mods* could make this a sticky

bilbothejust · 11-24-2010, 02:00 PM

Excellent tip @boswd...don't know how I missed that when reading the tips/tricks. Much thanks. I've been cursing the lack of a back button and it was there all the time. woohoo

Rebo · 11-25-2010, 01:05 AM

Yah. I tried the swipe and it works. I also tried the pdf file trick and it works too. Opening up the pdf file before surfing the web will have a reading button appeared on the nav bar. Tapping the reading button will open up the back and menu button. Under the menu, there is command for back, forward, refresh, bookmark, open up new window. Very helpful indeed for web browsing.

11-24-2010, 09:51 AM	#1
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	"Back Page" tip works great for those of us scratching our head wondering why there is no dedicated back button to go back to your previous screen quickly, well I saw this tip on BN community forum , I tested it and it works great. on the bottom of the screen where you have your battery icon, settings arrow and the little book icon . If you swipe from right to left, left to right does nothing, but right to left it takes you to your previous screen. Haven't tested it over the internet yet but wil this afternoon but I tested it in all other open window, from what book I was reading, to My shelves etc. It works great and seamless. Hope this helps. Happy Thanksgiving

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11-24-2010, 10:20 AM	#2
madsquabbles Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 8698 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: samsung 8.9, galaxy note 10.1, galaxy note 2, nook hd+, ipad	you can have the back and menu buttons semi persistent. open up a pdf as your last read document - i know it works off of an sd card, but i don't know if it work off the main storage. if you leave it as you last read document in your read it now you can now tap the little "read it now" book icon in the menu and you'll have the menu and back buttons available. it works with every program i've tried except those that use up the full screen.

11-24-2010, 11:40 AM	#4
cwosigns Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: NookColor/Droid Incredible	This tip DOES work on the browser - yee haw!

11-24-2010, 11:53 AM	#5
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Great. Thanks!

11-24-2010, 12:07 PM	#6
Grimm DRM killer Posts: 471 Karma: 793120 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Just northeast of Atlanta, GA Device: ASUS Transformer Prime (Sold: Nook, Kindle 3, Nook Color, Nook STR)	Yup, it sure does, a single right to left swipe in the black area, either in portrait OR landscape mode works perfectly as a "back" command. Nice!

11-24-2010, 12:43 PM	#8
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	I wonder if the Mods could make this a sticky

11-24-2010, 02:00 PM	#9
bilbothejust Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 60 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iPad -> Nook Color	Excellent tip @boswd...don't know how I missed that when reading the tips/tricks. Much thanks. I've been cursing the lack of a back button and it was there all the time. woohoo

11-25-2010, 01:05 AM	#10
Rebo Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook, nook color, kindle 3, Ipad 2nd gen, Nook HD+, Iphone 4S	Yah. I tried the swipe and it works. I also tried the pdf file trick and it works too. Opening up the pdf file before surfing the web will have a reading button appeared on the nav bar. Tapping the reading button will open up the back and menu button. Under the menu, there is command for back, forward, refresh, bookmark, open up new window. Very helpful indeed for web browsing.