window button, where is it?

Hello,

I just made the switch from 2007 to 2009. So here comes the first of what will probably be many stupid questions.

On 2007, one of the tabs was "window", where I could have multiple drawings open, then click window, get the drop down, see a list of open dwg's, and just click the one I want displayed. I thought this was a relatively easy way to jump from one dwg to another. Now in 2009 I cannot find this. I find window in the drop down but it does not list open dwg's. Could someone point me in the right direction or maybe offer up an alternative to keep it simple?

Thanks

P.S-I am by no means a Autocad whiz. I can follow directions as long as they are in simple terms.

Check under the Menu Browser (big red A in the upper left hand corner). You'll find a list of drawings.

You mean the one that says "open documents"?

That is the kind of crap that ticks me off and frustrates me at the same time. I was so sure that it would be under the "window" tab, that I never looked down far enough to see that.

Well I guess the good part is, I bet I do not forget it now.

Thanks for helping me out on that one, I appreciate it.

It is still there, The Window selection on the toolbar shows a list of all open drawings for me in 2010, and I'm sure that it was there for 2009 as well.

Glen

Open CUI

In the left pane select your workspace

In the right pane click on Customize Workspace

Expand Menus in both panes

Check the Window box in the left pane; Window should show up in the right pane

Note: there is a maximum of 24 (25?) menus allowed on startup

It is a pain, welcome to Ribbon hell.

The different choice I know about are listed below.

Even with the ribbon you can have the menu bar showing.

With just ribbon, type Alt, V, OD.

Pick the Big A, set to Open Documents.

at the bottom of the screen is an icon to Quick View Drawings.

Set TASKBAR to 1,

Finally use Ctrl+Tab.

Thanks for all the replies.

Personally I like the control+tab if only a couple drawings are open. If numerous drawings are open I like the "open documents" tab, since once I pick the drawing I want currently open, it opens it with no more steps to be taken unlike the quick view drawings that needs to be closed once the drawing is picked.

Thanks again.and if there was a "cheers" icon available I would post it now.