Sounds like the Alt key is stuck. Alt+Tab moves you through the open
Windows applications.

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"DebbieF" wrote in message
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WHen I hit the tab key, it goes to another document that I have minimized.
I
can do a control + tab and it will work, but not when I click tab alone.
The
tab key acts the same way in Excel, although control + tab does not work
in
Excel. This started a few days ago and is driving me crazy. It's taking
much longer to enter information this way. Can someone help? If so, I'd
appreciate a response to:
Debbie