Apps show in mission control but won't open after it has gone to screen saver

I have three desk tops open on Mission Control, plus dash board. If I leave the computer and come back later and go to the desk top there is nothing there. When I click on the app it shows it is open, but just flashes and then it is gone. I have set the app, under options, to be on a particular desktop. I have to close out the app and reopen it to see it.

Disable screen saver. Restart.

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I am having difficulty accessing open files.
When I attempt to open a power point presentation from the Finder, power point opens, and I can see the file opening but then nothing appears.
When I then go to mission control I can see the images of all the power point presentations I've been working on, but when I try to click on any of them my desktop opens but none of the powerpoint files are there.
Does anyone have any idea how or where I have hidden them?
They are completely inaccessible right now, even though they are all visible in the mission control window.
Thanks for any help!
I'm using a Macbook Air, Lion 10.7 and Office for Mac 2011

Try this:
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Several people have posted, confused by how App Expose works. I hope to clarify the function of App Expose and Mission Control.
APP EXPOSE
App Expose in Lion works differently than Expose did in Snow Leopard.
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