Hi, A couple of things to comment on here. First, the example you used with respect to Windows is slightly different than what you’re asking to happen on your Mac. Your example in Windows used Word and IE which are different applications. This is more or less the same on the Mac. If you had something open in Word on the Mac, something in Pages and something in Safari, you can simply press cmd-tab to cycle between these app windows. If you have multiple documents open within Word, then use cmd-accent to cycle between the open documents, or windows, of a specific app.
The Finder, where Desktop folders and such are found is slightly different. You still can use the cmd-accent key combination to cycle between open Finder windows, but you’ll need to make sure that one preference is set for it to work as you’re hoping. So, when in the Finder, press cmd-comma to bring up the Finder Preferences window. Make sure that the General tab is selected in the Toolbar, and find the item that mentions opening folders in tabs instead of new windows. If this item is not checked, then Finder windows should behave in the manner you desire. You can then use cmd-accent to cycle between these windows within the Finder. Remember that there are two different commands here. The cmd-tab cycles between open applications and will cycle you to the front most window in each app. The cmd-accent command cycles within the focused application windows. Finally, if you wish, you can also use the Window Chooser, VO-f2-f2, to bring up a list of open windows within the focused application instead of using cmd-accent to cycle through them. Both have their benefits. As well, you could use the Application Chooser, VO-f1-f1, to bring up the Application Chooser screen, then arrow down through the open applications, then right and down through the open windows within the given application. HTH. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Jun 1, 2021, at 8:32 AM, FIOGKOS <fiog...@rogers.com> wrote: > > Hi everybody, I need some help. I hope I can explain my issue thoroughly so > that you can understand what I am asking. Coming from a windows background on > windows I am able to have multiple windows open for example, a Microsoft word > document, and Internet explorer page, and email. I can press the key > combination alt tab to cycle through windows. Now that I am working on the > Mac I have a open folder in my downloads finder window, I want to open > another folder that is on my desktop when I do this I cannot recycle through > the windows. Or at least I don’t know how to do this. It seems like when I am > opening another folder up, for example in documents or even a different > folder in downloads the previously opened folder disappears and every time I > want to switch between folders I have to re-open from the start. What I am > trying to say is I want to have multiple folders opened and be able to cycle > through without having to close each one. How can I do this? 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