Have two things open at once
Keep two windows open and move between them, knowing that neither one is lost while you are looking at the other.
A window is a rectangle with one thing inside it. The screen is a desk, and a window is a sheet of paper lying on it.
Several can be open at once, and they overlap. The one in front is the one listening, so whatever you type goes into that one. Bringing another forward does not close the first. It waits underneath with every word still in place.
Key points
- A window is one thing, and several can be open at once
- The one in front is the one your typing goes into
- A window you cannot see is usually behind another
- The dash puts a window down; the cross ends it
- Nothing is lost by looking at something else for a minute
What to remember
- Windows take turns. None of them vanishes while you are looking at another.
- A window you cannot see is usually behind something, not gone.
- The dash is for later. The cross is for finished.
Try this
Open two things at once on purpose this evening — a letter and a web page, or two web pages. Move between them a few times and watch that neither one changes while you are away from it. That is the whole idea, and once you have seen it you will stop worrying about it.
Practice: Have two things open at once. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.