Keyboard shortcut for changing window/tab

Hi
Hope you're well. This is odd that I've not been able to find this anywhere.
In Flash CS5 (Mac OS). Window menu... right at the bottom it lists the windows you've got open with a number in front ie:
1 project.fla
2 class.as
3 interface.as
Now... if I click (with the mouse) to focus (activate) the window menu and press a number key corresponding to a window in the list, Flash kindly takes me to that window.
Q: What is the 100% keyboard shortcut way to do this?
I've had a go at wading in and just pressing keys... as my last-but-one strategy for finding this out. My last strategy being "ask". :-)
Cheers.

Cheers Nivesh
That's such a boon, cool.
Just to clarify for everyone, Mac Keyboard, it's the command and tilde key ( ~ ), but not using shift, Nivesh is correct. I had difficulty deciding whether it was the aposthrophy - my eyesight....
Thanks again.

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Magical Macintosh Key Sequences by Dave Polaschek has a comprehensive list.
;~)

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