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# Previous Tab

Switch to the previous browser tab.

Previous Tab activates the tab to the left of the current one in the browser. Use it to return to an earlier tab after working in a newly opened tab.

![Previous tab Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/browser_tab_previous.png)

## When to use it

* Return to the original tab after verifying content in a new tab.
* Step back through open tabs during a multi-window workflow.
* Pair with [Next Tab](/test-steps/browser/next-tab.md) to move between tabs without closing them.

## Configure

### Basics

This step has no required fields. It switches to the previous tab in the tab strip.

### Advanced

| Field                                 | What to set                                          |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Status on fail**                    | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md) |
| **When should screenshots be taken?** | `Always` or `On Failures` (default)                  |

## Related

* [Next Tab](/test-steps/browser/next-tab.md)
* [Close Current Tab](/test-steps/browser/close-current-tab.md)
* [Browser](/test-steps/browser.md)

**Tags:** `browser`, `tab`, `previous`