Use Exposé to see or hide all windows.
Nobody but the IT educated know what Expose is... where it is ... nor how to
use it. It's one of the cludges I was referring to. Obviously it was
developed because Apple was aware of the problem / need but they could have
done that by fixing the Finder / Dock where that function would be readily
apparent.
You don't need to be IT educated to find the Help menu at the top of the
screen and input simple search terms. All you need is eyes and the
ability to read. You seem to be making it more complicated than it
actually is.
Finder --> Help --> Search "hide and show windows" --> Show All
Results... opens the Mac Help Viewer with the answers.
Remember the good old days when we had manuals and tutorials? You may
have to buy a manual, but Mac OS X has dozens of built-in and linked
tutorials. Where?
Finder --> Help --> Search "tutorials" --> Show All Results... Some
tutorials are local and others need Internet connections. You can set up
the computers so they can go to the online tutorials when users click on
the articles in the Mac Help Viewer.
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