How to Use the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Visit the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine page at http://www.archive.org/., Locate the box labelled "Web"., Click this box to the right of the insignia for the Wayback Machine., Press the Enter key on your keyboard to submit the search, or click...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Visit the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine page at http://www.archive.org/.

    You'll find another box to the right of the icon for the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. , Type the website you want to find into this box. ,, The machine has lots of items to search for, covering lots of dates over the last 10 to 15 years. , This date is the date the robot came along and cached a view of the exact page you enquired about. , You'll be delighted to see the page as it appeared on the date selected.
  2. Step 2: Locate the box labelled "Web".

  3. Step 3: Click this box to the right of the insignia for the Wayback Machine.

  4. Step 4: Press the Enter key on your keyboard to submit the search

  5. Step 5: or click the "Take Me Back" button.

  6. Step 6: Wait a few moments.

  7. Step 7: Click on one of the dates displayed.

  8. Step 8: Wait for the page to display.

Detailed Guide

You'll find another box to the right of the icon for the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. , Type the website you want to find into this box. ,, The machine has lots of items to search for, covering lots of dates over the last 10 to 15 years. , This date is the date the robot came along and cached a view of the exact page you enquired about. , You'll be delighted to see the page as it appeared on the date selected.

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