Work faster by using keyboard shortcuts for common actions while using Dreamweaver.
Learn a few new shortcuts each day and you will greatly improve your efficiency while using DW. The following list is for Windows users, we will be adding Mac shortcuts soon.
Menu commands
| File | |
| New… | Ctrl+N |
| Open… | Ctrl+O |
| Open in Frame… | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Close | Ctrl+W |
| Close All | Ctrl+Shift+W |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
| Save As… | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Print Code… | Ctrl+P |
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| Check Page | |
| Check Links | Shift+F8 |
| Validate Markup | Shift+F6 |
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| Edit | |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z,Alt+BkSp |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y,Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Cut | Ctrl+X,Shift+Del |
| Copy | Ctrl+C,Ctrl+Ins |
| Paste Special… | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Select Parent Tag | Ctrl+[ |
| Select Child | Ctrl+] |
| Find and Replace… | Ctrl+F |
| Find Selection | Shift+F3 |
| Find Next | F3 |
| Go to Line | Ctrl+G |
| Show Code Hints | Ctrl+Space |
| Indent Code | Ctrl+Shift+> |
| Outdent Code | Ctrl+Shift+< |
| Balance Braces | Ctrl+’ |
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| Code Collapse | |
| Collapse Selection | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Collapse Outside Selection | Ctrl+Alt+C |
| Expand Selection | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Collapse Full Tag | Ctrl+Shift+J |
| Collapse Outside Full Tag | Ctrl+Alt+J |
| Expand All | Ctrl+Alt+E |
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| Preferences… | Ctrl+U |
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| View | |
| Zoom In | Ctrl+= |
| Zoom Out | Ctrl+- |
| Fit Selection | Ctrl+Alt+0 |
| Fit All | Ctrl+Shift+0 |
| Fit Width | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+0 |
| Switch Views | Ctrl+` |
| Refresh Design View | F5 |
| Server Debug | Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Live Data | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Head Content | Ctrl+Shift+H |
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| Rulers | |
| Show | Ctrl+Alt+R |
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| Grid | |
| Show Grid | Ctrl+Alt+G |
| Snap To Grid | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G |
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| Guides | |
| Show Guides | Ctrl+; |
| Lock Guides | Ctrl+Alt+; |
| Snap To Guides | Ctrl+Shift+; |
| Guides Snap To Elements | Ctrl+Shift+/ |
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| Plugins | |
| Play | Ctrl+Alt+P |
| Stop | Ctrl+Alt+X |
| Play All | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P |
| Stop All | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X |
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| Show Panels | F4 |
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| Insert | |
| Tag… | Ctrl+E |
| Image | Ctrl+Alt+I |
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| Media | |
| Flash | Ctrl+Alt+F |
| Shockwave | Ctrl+Alt+D |
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| Named Anchor | Ctrl+Alt+A |
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| Special Characters | |
| Line Break | Shift+Return |
| Non-Breaking Space | Ctrl+Shift+Space |
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| Modify | |
| Page Properties… | Ctrl+J |
| CSS Styles | Shift+F11 |
| Quick Tag Editor… | Ctrl+T |
| Make Link… | Ctrl+L |
| Remove Link | Ctrl+Shift+L |
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| Table | |
| Table | Ctrl+Alt+T |
| Select Table | Ctrl+A |
| Merge Cells | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Split Cell… | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Insert Row | Ctrl+M |
| Insert Column | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Delete Row | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Delete Column | Ctrl+Shift+- |
| Increase Column Span | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Decrease Column Span | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
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| Arrange | |
| Align Left | Ctrl+Shift+1 |
| Align Right | Ctrl+Shift+3 |
| Align Top | Ctrl+Shift+4 |
| Align Bottom | Ctrl+Shift+6 |
| Make Same Width | Ctrl+Shift+7 |
| Make Same Height | Ctrl+Shift+9 |
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| Timeline | |
| Add Object to Timeline | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T |
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| Text | |
| Indent | Ctrl+Alt+] |
| Outdent | Ctrl+Alt+[ |
| Paragraph Format | |
| None | Ctrl+0 |
| Paragraph | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Heading 1 | Ctrl+1 |
| Heading 2 | Ctrl+2 |
| Heading 3 | Ctrl+3 |
| Heading 4 | Ctrl+4 |
| Heading 5 | Ctrl+5 |
| Heading 6 | Ctrl+6 |
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| Align | |
| Left | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L |
| Center | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C |
| Right | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R |
| Justify | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J |
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| Style | |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Check Spelling | Shift+F7 |
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| Commands | |
| Start Recording | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Site | |
| Get | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Check Out | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D |
| Put | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Check In | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U |
| Check Links Sitewide | Ctrl+F8 |
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| Window | |
| Insert | Ctrl+F2 |
| Properties | Ctrl+F3 |
| CSS Styles | Shift+F11 |
| Layers | F2 |
| Behaviors | Shift+F4 |
| Databases | Ctrl+Shift+F10 |
| Bindings | Ctrl+F10 |
| Server Behaviors | Ctrl+F9 |
| Components | Ctrl+F7 |
| Files | F8 |
| Assets | F11 |
| Snippets | Shift+F9 |
| Tag Inspector | F9 |
| Results | F7 |
| Reference | Shift+F1 |
| History | Shift+F10 |
| Frames | Shift+F2 |
| Code Inspector | F10 |
| Timelines | Alt+F9 |
| Show Panels | F4 |
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| Help | |
| Using Dreamweaver | F1 |
| Using ColdFusion | Ctrl+F1 |
| Reference | Shift+F1 |
| File | |
| New File | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| New Folder | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N |
| Rename | F2 |
| Delete | Del |
| Check Links | Shift+F8 |
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| Edit | |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Duplicate | Ctrl+D |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
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| View | |
| Refresh | F5 |
| Show/Hide Link | Ctrl+Shift+Y |
| View as Root | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Show Page Titles | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Site Map | Alt+F8 |
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| Site | |
| Get | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Check Out | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D |
| Put | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Check In | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U |
| Check Links Sitewide | Ctrl+F8 |
| Link to New File… | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Link to Existing File… | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Change Link… | Ctrl+L |
| Remove Link | Ctrl+Shift+L |
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| Select Parent Tag | Ctrl+[ |
| Balance Braces | Ctrl+’ |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Copy | Ctrl+C,Ctrl+Ins |
| Find and Replace | Ctrl+F |
| Find Selection | Shift+F3 |
| Find Next | F3 |
| Paste | Ctrl+V,Shift+Ins |
| Paste Special | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Cut | Ctrl+X,Shift+Del |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Switch To Document | Ctrl+` |
| Print Code | Ctrl+P |
| Surround with # | Ctrl+Shift+3 |
| Delete word left | Ctrl+BkSp |
| Delete word right | Ctrl+Del |
| Select line up | Shift+Up |
| Select line down | Shift+Down |
| Character select left | Shift+Left |
| Character select right | Shift+Right |
| Select to page up | Shift+PgUp |
| Select to page down | Shift+PgDn |
| Move word left | Ctrl+Left |
| Move word right | Ctrl+Right |
| Select word left | Ctrl+Shift+Left |
| Select word right | Ctrl+Shift+Right |
| Move to start of line | Home |
| Move to end of line | End |
| Select to start of line | Shift+Home |
| Select to end of line | Shift+End |
| Move to top of file | Ctrl+Home |
| Move to end of file | Ctrl+End |
| Select to start of file | Ctrl+Shift+Home |
| Select to end of file | Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Copy2 | Ctrl+Ins |
| Paste2 | Shift+Ins |
| Cut2 | Shift+Del |
| Snippets | Shift+F9 |
| Quit Application | Alt+F4 |
| Go to Next Word | Ctrl+Right |
| Go to Previous Word | Ctrl+Left |
| Go to Previous Paragraph | Ctrl+Up |
| Go to Next Paragraph | Ctrl+Down |
| Select Until Next Word | Ctrl+Shift+Right |
| Select From Previous Word | Ctrl+Shift+Left |
| Select From Previous Paragraph | Ctrl+Shift+Up |
| Select Until Next Paragraph | Ctrl+Shift+Down |
| Close Window | Ctrl+F4 |
| Edit Tag | Shift+F5 |
| New In Same Window | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Preview in Primary Browser | F12 |
| Preview in Secondary Browser | Ctrl+F12,Shift+F12 |
| Preview in Secondary Browser | Shift+F12 |
| Exit Paragraph | Ctrl+Return |
| Live Data Mode | Ctrl+R |
| Print Code | Ctrl+P |
| Next Document | Ctrl+Tab |
| Previous Document | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
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| Close Window | Ctrl+F4 |
| Quit Application | Alt+F4 |
| Open | Return |
| Preview in Primary Browser | F12 |
| Preview in Secondary Browser | Shift+F12 |
| Cancel FTP | Esc |
