---
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](visualization-and-dashboards\windows\navigation-windows\navigation-windows.md), this function will navigate "forward" to the last main-screen window the user was on when they executed a system.nav.goBack().

Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

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

### Parameters
None
### Returns
**PyObject** - The window that was returned to.
### Scope
Client

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