# How does the Forward/Back work?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-the-forward-back-work/55316>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 24, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-the-forward-back-work/55316 "2022-01-24T16:40:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![lamho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@lamho](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lamho)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-the-forward-back-work/55316/1 "2022-01-24T16:40:04Z")

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I wanted to use this Forward/Back option to go back to the previous screen, but it did not work. It consistently jumped to a specific wrong screen. How do you figure out where the destination is; hence, how does the Forward/Back work?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-does-the-forward-back-work/55316/2 "2022-01-24T16:50:28Z")

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Certain Vision navigation operations only work if you follow certain restrictions.  
Chiefly, you must have **exactly** one “main” window open at all times.

[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Navigation+Strategies+in+Vision](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Navigation+Strategies+in+Vision)

If you open multiple “main” windows, navigating ‘back’ and ‘forward’ will not work, nor will a variety of other operations.