You don’t have to close a computer program to open or switch to another application. You can use the Alt+Tab key to cycle between the programs. You can see all open programs by looking at the Windows 7 taskbar. Just click any running program on the taskbar to display that window and make it the active program. To switch between open programs on your computer:
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Open two or more programs.
The last program that you open is the active program.
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Press Alt+Tab.
You move from one open application window to another.
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Press and hold Alt+Tab.
A small box reveals all opened programs.
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Release the Tab key but keep Alt pressed down; press Tab until you reach the program you want.
Each time you press tab, you cycle through the icons representing open programs.
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Release the Alt key.
Windows 7 switches to whichever program is selected.
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To switch back to the last program that was active, simply press Alt+Tab.
That program becomes the active program once again.
