---
title: "system.nav.goForward"
description: "When using the Typical Navigation Strategy, this function will navigate \"forward\" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a system.nav.goBack()."
---

# system.nav.goForward

> When using the Typical Navigation Strategy, this function will navigate "forward" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a system.nav.goBack().

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
When using the typical navigation strategy, this function will navigate "forward" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a [system.nav.goBack()](system-nav-goBack.md).

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.nav.goForward()`

### Parameters
Nothing

### Returns
**Window** - A reference to window that was navigated to. Refer to the list of window objects.

### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This code would go in a button to move to the last screen that used system.nav.goBack().
system.nav.goForward()
```