The address bar shows you what URL you’re currently visiting (remember the lesson about URLs):

A browser with the address bar highlighted

Whenever you navigate to a new page, the address bar changes to show you the new URL.

Or, if you know the new URL you want to visit, you can navigate there by typing the URL directly into the address bar:

Typing a new URL into the address bar

Make sure you type any new URL into the address bar, not into the search field of a search engine:

Don't type a new URL into a search field

Search and the address bar are two different ways to navigate to a website. If you know the exact address you want to visit, enter it directly into your address bar. If you don’t know the exact address, that’s when you should use search.