Z-order

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I am having a terrible time with XP's Z order. I open a program, go to
one of the windows. Alt Tab to another program. Return to the original
program. I am on the main form, and have to go to the window where I
was. Why cannot it go directly to the proper window?

Thanks.

 

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Alt-tab cycles through ALL open documents/programs. In order to get to the
window you are using rather than the main window, you need to alt-tab again.
It goes to each open program/folder/document one at a time. There is a
power toy that replaces the normal alt-tab menu with a larger/more detailed
menu.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

You may find it useful though you'll pay a system hit for keeping it resident.

"Sanford Aranoff" wrote:

> I am having a terrible time with XP's Z order. I open a program, go to
> one of the windows. Alt Tab to another program. Return to the original
> program. I am on the main form, and have to go to the window where I
> was. Why cannot it go directly to the proper window?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

 

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Kathea Banshou wrote:

> Alt-tab cycles through ALL open documents/programs. In order to get to the
> window you are using rather than the main window, you need to alt-tab again.
> It goes to each open program/folder/document one at a time. There is a
> power toy that replaces the normal alt-tab menu with a larger/more detailed
> menu.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
>
> You may find it useful though you'll pay a system hit for keeping it resident.
>
> "Sanford Aranoff" wrote:
>
> > I am having a terrible time with XP's Z order. I open a program, go to
> > one of the windows. Alt Tab to another program. Return to the original
> > program. I am on the main form, and have to go to the window where I
> > was. Why cannot it go directly to the proper window?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >

It was not this way with Win 2000!

I just want to go to another program, and then jump back, with one set of
keystrokes! Tweak just shows more detail. I do not want detail. I just want to go
back EXACTLY to where I was!

 

[pops]

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And Shift- send you backwards, usually to the place you
just came from if it's only one place off.

"Kathea Banshou"
<KatheaBanshou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
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> Alt-tab cycles through ALL open documents/programs.
> In order to get to the
> window you are using rather than the main window, you
> need to alt-tab again.
> It goes to each open program/folder/document one at a
> time. There is a
> power toy that replaces the normal alt-tab menu with
> a larger/more detailed
> menu.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
>
> You may find it useful though you'll pay a system hit
> for keeping it resident.
>
> "Sanford Aranoff" wrote:
>
>> I am having a terrible time with XP's Z order. I
>> open a program, go to
>> one of the windows. Alt Tab to another program.
>> Return to the original
>> program. I am on the main form, and have to go to
>> the window where I
>> was. Why cannot it go directly to the proper window?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>

 

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PopS wrote:

> And Shift- send you backwards, usually to the place you
> just came from if it's only one place off.
>
> >>

Which keystrokes are you saying? What will bring you back from Alt Tab?
AltShift Tab does not work.