Is there a keyboard shortcut to return to previous position?

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The Shift + F5 seems to be back to last "editing position", rather than the last position of the cursor

golimar · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-11 17:19:50Z

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Use Ctrl + Alt + Z

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answered Jul 14, 2015 at 14:38

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Doesn't work for me in MS Word 2013 on Win 10
– Vito Gentile
Jan 23, 2017 at 10:48
Works for Word 2016. (Mentioned so people would know).
– Taru
Jan 23, 2017 at 11:50
I have "Microsoft Professional Plus 2010". Word reports its version as 14.0.6129.5000 (32-bit). Running on Win7. This answer works for me.
– StayOnTarget
Mar 22, 2017 at 15:45
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@Dmitri: Ctrl+Alt+Z/Shift+F5 is "GoBack" and Alt+Left is "WebGoBack".
– Cameron
Sep 21, 2017 at 20:10
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@golimar: Think I found them by recording a macro, so, VBA. For the Quick Access toolbar, WebGoBack seems to be called just "Back", and GoBack seems to be "Previous Edit".
– Cameron
Apr 11, 2022 at 21:29

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Yasser Zamani · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-01 06:21:02Z

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You can use the keyboard shortcut for that command: Alt + Left Arrow.

answered Jan 1, 2017 at 6:21

Yasser Zamani

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Worked for me in MS Word 2013 on Win 10
– Vito Gentile
Jan 23, 2017 at 10:48
Works better than the accepted answer, Also easier to use, as it does not require 3 key presses.
– IFink
Oct 6, 2019 at 16:51
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Worked perfectly for me when moving between bookmarks on Office 365.
– BND
Aug 31, 2020 at 5:56
perfect answer..worked for me
– Jayesh Bhoi
Apr 26, 2021 at 5:17

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