---
title: "How to: Navigate to a URL with the WebBrowser Control"
description: Learn how to use the Windows Forms WebBrowser.Navigate control to navigate to a specific URL. Also learn how to determine when the new document is loaded.
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs:
  - "csharp"
  - "vb"
f1_keywords:
  - "WebBrowser.Navigate"
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "WebBrowser control [Windows Forms], examples"
  - "URLs [Windows Forms], navigating to"
  - "WebBrowser control [Windows Forms], navigating to URLs"
  - "examples [Windows Forms], WebBrowser control"
ms.assetid: b3ec38cb-f509-4d0b-bd79-9f3611259c62
---
# How to: Navigate to a URL with the WebBrowser Control
The following code example demonstrates how to navigate the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser> control to a specific URL.

 To determine when the new document is fully loaded, handle the <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.DocumentCompleted> event. For a demonstration of this event, see [How to: Print with a WebBrowser Control](how-to-print-with-a-webbrowser-control.md).

## Example

```vb
Me.webBrowser1.Navigate("https://www.microsoft.com")
```

```csharp
this.webBrowser1.Navigate("https://www.microsoft.com");
```

## Compiling the Code
 This example requires:

- A <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser> control named `webBrowser1`.

- References to the `System` and `System.Windows.Forms` assemblies.

## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.DocumentCompleted?displayProperty=nameWithType>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.Navigating?displayProperty=nameWithType>
- <xref:System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser.Navigated?displayProperty=nameWithType>
- [WebBrowser Control](webbrowser-control-windows-forms.md)
- [How to: Print with a WebBrowser Control](how-to-print-with-a-webbrowser-control.md)