How to Make a Web Browser

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Install Visual Basic on your computer by either downloading the software from the Visual Basic Developer Center website or using an installation disk.

   This will display the Visual Basic toolbox. ,, This will change the view of the form from full-screen to a smaller window within the Visual Basic interface. ,, This will open up a default website on open so you can see what a website will look like when opened through your Internet browser. , The text on the button should say "Go." Name the button "GoBtn."
   
   This will pop up a private sub.
   
   Enter the following code between the private and end subs (you can replace "URL" with any website address).
   
   WebBrowser1.Navigate(URL) , It should take you away from the default website to the destination website assigned for the button. ,,, , This indicates that you want to use the button to go to whatever URL is typed in the address bar. ,,
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   Step 2: Run Visual Basic and start a new project by going to the File menu and clicking on "New Project."

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   Step 3: Browse over "Text" and select "Web Browser" in the form page that appears.

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   Step 4: Go to "View" in the top menu bar

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   Step 5: browse over "Other Windows" and click on "Toolbox."

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   Step 6: Double-click on the Web browser tool in the toolbox.

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   Step 7: Press the right arrow icon on the top-right of the form and click on "Undock in Parent Container."

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   Step 8: Resize the web browser form to your desired size using the clickable outline around it.

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   Step 9: Set the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) property to a website address that you wish to visit.

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    Step 10: Create a new button and assign the following properties to it.

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    Step 11: Trigger the button by double-clicking on it.

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    Step 12: Test the button by clicking on it.

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    Step 13: Select the TextBox tool from the toolbox.

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    Step 14: Drag the TextBox tool and drop it on the custom web browser form that you are creating.

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    Step 15: Name the text box as "addressTxt."

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    Step 16: Go back to the button you created earlier and replace the URL with "addressTxt.Text."

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    Step 17: Test the address bar by using it to visit different websites.

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    Step 18: Save the web browser that you have just created as a program through Visual Basic by selecting the option to save through the File menu.

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