---
title: HTMLVideoElement.msFrameStep()
slug: Web/API/HTMLVideoElement/msFrameStep
tags:
  - API
  - API:Microsoft Extensions
  - Method
  - Non-standard
  - Reference
  - msFrameStep
---
{{APIRef("HTML DOM")}}{{Non-standard_Header}}

The **`HTMLVideoElement.msFrameStep()`** method steps the video
by one frame forward or one frame backward.

This proprietary method is specific to Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

## Syntax

```js
HTMLVideoElement.msFrameStep(forward);
```

### Parameters

- forward
  - : A [Boolean](/en-US/docs/Glossary/Boolean) which if set to _true_
    steps the video forward by one frame, if _false_ steps the video backwards by
    one frame.

### Return value

This method does not return a value.

## See also

- {{DOMxRef("HTMLMediaElement")}}
- [Microsoft API extensions](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Microsoft_API_extensions)
