She can go ahead and minimize them. When/if you want them just ALT-TAB to what you want and if necessary maximize it. The shortcut to maximize is ALT-SPACEBAR then x. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada DLeavens@xxxxxxx Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <guystevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:43 PM Subject: Re: sighted user on the computer > Why can't you just let her close them and you can reopen them later? > > Gene > > On MSN and Yahoo: guystevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Gomes" <finnygomes@xxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:15 PM > Subject: sighted user on the computer > > > >I am totally blind and use jaws. I have a sighted friend who uses the > >computer. She likes to close outoutlook express and any other programs I > >have open when she lets say wants to use internet explorer for the > >internet. She asks me if she should just minimize my programs and I don't > >know because I might have to maximize them again. Is there a way she can do > >an alt tab with the mouse. And instead of closing all the programs what > >should I have her do. > > > > > > > > web site > > www.rellek.com/stevegomes > > phone 720-747-4990 -- > > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > > contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the > list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/35 - Release Date: 6/30/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/35 - Release Date: 6/30/2005 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx