Leopard/spaces?

Ok--first off, this is my very first post....I've searched some and can't find the answer. So, I apologize if the answer is somewhere within this discussion.
I have just upgraded to Leopard. I like spaces, however, is there a keystroke combo that will get me from one space to the other without having to go to the menu bar icon?
My other question is....I have Safari open with a couple of different windows. One window is all of my email accounts and another window consists of various topics I am searching. When I try to set up each window within its own space Safari can only be put inside of 1 space.
Oh--I do use Firefox and already have this set up in a separate space!
Thanks much for sharing your knowledge!
Ginger

teech79 wrote:
I like spaces, however, is there a keystroke combo that will get me from one space to the other without having to go to the menu bar icon?
Ctrl+arrow. You can set whatever you like in the Exposé preferences panes.
When I try to set up each window within its own space Safari can only be put inside of 1 space.
Spaces is Application centric, not document centric. You can drag a document window from one space to another, but you can't define it that way.

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