Failing that, try opening the "application menu". This can be done by pressing VO keys and F2 twice in quick supsession. Thanks Daniel On 3 Mar 2012, at 17:26, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote: > try vo-f2 twice to bring up a list of open windows. > > > On Mar 3, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Julio C. Perez wrote: > > So, when I press command-tab twice, it doesn't bring me to the previously > open help topic I left. It only switches me to the other application windows > or brings me back to the same VO utilities window. If I go to the menu and > arrow down the windows options, I only see one applications window available > to choose from. Is one of those other options on that windows drop-down the > one I need to take me back to the topic I left? How does one switch to > different windows within an application window? > On Mar 3, 2012, at 12:00 PM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote: > >> try command-tab twice. >> >> On Mar 3, 2012, at 11:47 AM, George B wrote: >> >> First of all command tab changes your application from one to another not >> windows within a application. >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind- >>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julio C. Perez >>> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 08:44 >>> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: help on help! >>> >>> Ok, here is an example.. >>> >>> I am currently in a help window that has . here is an even better >>> example of not having a clue of something that should be (and needs to >>> be) understood by a neophyte. >>> >>> As I am writing this message, I switch to another window where I'm >>> working with a help topic. I switch back to this window to write >>> something and when I use the "command-tab" hoping to return to the help >>> window. I end up back in the VoiceOver utilities area. Not the help >>> topic I thought I would be going to. How do I make this simple switch >>> from one window to another without having to navigate back to the topic >>> layer after linked layer? >>> >>> This is the sort of thing that I never had to think about before. >>> On Mar 3, 2012, at 11:24 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote: >>> >>>> can you give us an example? I believe I know what you need to do but >>> rather than searching through help for an item, it would speed up the >>> process having an example. >>>> >>>> On Mar 3, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Julio C. Perez wrote: >>>> >>>> It seems like the more I think I've learned, the more I know I've >>> missed! >>>> >>>> Right now I'm going through the VoiceOver help menu seeking areas I'm >>> weak on and hoping to learn more. When I get to a "show" clickable >>> object, I select it. and nothing seems to happen except that it changes >>> from a "show" to a "hide" area. Where does the related information get >>> shown? What part of this process am I not getting? >>>> >>>> I can freely admit that navigation and safari navigation in >>> particular are my weakest areas. This makes learning via the provided >>> help topics slow. Does anyone know of a good tutorial for transplanted >>> windows/internet explorer/JAWS users? 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