Different Methods to Pass Values between Web Forms Cross page posting means to post data from one page to another page.this is an important concept in web development. there are many methods to perform this task.some of Them are following. Cookies: A small piece of information or message sent by the web server to User's web browser during a request, which is stored on user's system in the form of a text file(mostly as notepad file). How to use a cookie. //Cross Page Posting Using Cookies. HttpCookie samplecookie = new HttpCookie("mycookie"); samplecookie.Value = TextBox1.Text; samplecookie.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddHours(1); Response.Cookies.Add(samplecookie); Response.Redirect("default2.aspx"); ON Second page Retrive value using cookies. Label1.Text = Request.Cookies["mycookie"].Value; Query String this is another way to pass value between pages. in it we have to use a question mark (?) as separator. "&" is use to pass multiple query strings. how to use querystring Response.Redirect("default2.aspx?pass="+TextBox2.Text); Retrieve value using Querystring Label2.Text = Request.QueryString["pass"] Sessions it is server side state management method.this is most secure and most acceptable way of cross page posting how to use session on page. Session["user"] = txtName.Text; on second page string str=Session["user"].ToString();