| Keyboard Shortcut |
Action |
| Alt+F |
File
Open the file menu. |
| Ctrl+N |
New document
Open a new document for editing. |
| Ctrl+O |
Open
Open an existing document for editing. |
| Ctrl+Shift+O |
Open in Frame
Open an existing document into the selected frame for editing. |
| Ctrl+W |
Close
Close the current document. If it has not been saved, you will
be prompted to save. |
| Ctrl+Shift+W |
Close All
Close every open document. If some have not been saved, you
will be prompted to save each one. |
| Ctrl+S |
Save
Save the current document. If it has never been saved, you will
be prompted for a file name. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S |
Save As...
Save the current document with a new file name. |
| Ctrl+P |
Print
Print the HTML for the current document. |
| F12 |
View in Browser
View the page in your primary Web browser. |
| Ctrl+F12 |
View in Alternate Browser
View the page in your alternate Web browser. |
| Shift+F8 |
Check Links
Validate the links in the current document. |
| Shift+F6 |
Validate Markup
Validate the HTML in the current document. |
| Ctrl+Q |
Exit
Quit the program and exit. |
| Alt+E |
Edit
Open the edit menu. |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo
Undo the last change. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Redo
Redo the last undo. |
| Ctrl+X |
Cut
Cut the selected text and put it on the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy
Copy the selected text and put it on the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste
Paste the text on the clipboard at the cursor location. |
| Ctrl+Shift+C |
Copy HTML
Copy the selected HTML and put it on the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+Shift+V |
Paste HTML
Paste the HTML on the clipboard at the cursor location. |
| Ctrl+A |
Select All
Select all the text in the window. |
| Ctrl+[ |
Select Parent Tag
Select the containing tag. |
| Ctrl+] |
Select Child Tag
Select the contained tag. |
| Ctrl+F |
Find and Replace
Search within the current document for text and replace it with
other text if you choose. |
| Shift+F3 |
Find Selection
Search within the current document for the selected text. |
| F3 |
Find Next
Go to the next instance of the searched for string. |
| Ctrl+G |
Go to
Go to the line number or character position you specify. |
| Ctrl+Space |
Show Code Hints
Display any information available on the tag at the cursor. |
| Ctrl+Shift+> |
Indent
Indent the selected line(s) one tab space. |
| Ctrl+Shift+< |
Outdent
Outdent the selected line(s) one tab space. |
| Ctrl+Shift+' |
Balance Braces
Align the braces. |
| Ctrl+U |
Preferences
Change your preferences for Dreamweaver. |
| Alt+V |
View
Open the View menu. |
| Ctrl+` |
Switch Views
Switch between code, design, and code & design views. |
| F5 |
Refresh Design View
Reload the markup displayed in the design view. |
| Ctrl+Shift+H |
Head Content
Display the header content while in design view. |
| F6 |
Expanded Tables Mode
View tables expanded. |
| Ctrl+F6 |
Layout Mode
View tables in layout mode. |
| Ctrl+Shift+I |
Hide All Visual Aids
Turn off all visual aids. |
| Ctrl+Alt+R |
Show All Rulers
Display all rulers on the screen. |
| Ctrl+Alt+G |
Show Grid
Display grid in design view. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G |
Snap to Grid
Snap elements to grid. |
| Ctrl+Alt+P |
Play Plugin
Play plugin at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+X |
Stop Plugin
Stop plugin at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P |
Play All Plugins
Play all plugins. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X |
Stop All Plugins
Stop all plugins. |
| F4 |
Hide Panels
Hide all open panels. |
| Alt+I |
Insert
Open the insert menu. |
| Ctrl+E |
Insert Tag
Insert markup tag at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+I |
Insert Image
Insert image at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+F |
Insert Flash
Insert Flash animation at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+D |
Insert Shockwave
Insert Shockwave object at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+T |
Insert Table
Insert table at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+A |
Insert Named Anchor
Insert named anchor at cursor. |
| Shift+Return |
Insert Line Break
Insert line break (<br />) at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Space |
Non-breaking space
Insert a non-breaking space ( ) at cursor. |
| Ctrl+Alt+V |
Insert Editable Region
Insert editable region for a template at cursor. |
| Alt+M |
Modify
Open the modify menu. |
| Ctrl+J |
Page Properties
Modify the properties for the page. |
| Ctrl+T |
Quick Tag Editor
Add a tag quickly in the design view. |
| Ctrl+L |
Make Link
Make the highlighted object a link. |
| Ctrl+Shift+L |
Remove Link
Remove link from highlighted object. |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 |
Align Left
Align object left. |
| Ctrl+Shift+3 |
Align Right
Align object right. |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 |
Align Top
Align object at top. |
| Ctrl+Shift+6 |
Align Bottom
Align object at bottom. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T |
Add Object to Timeline
Add element to timeline. |
| Alt+T |
Text
Open text menu. |
| Shift+F7 |
Check Spelling
Check spelling in document. |
| Alt+C |
Commands
Open commands menu. |
| Ctrl+Shift+X |
Start Recording
Record all commands. |
| Alt+S |
Site
Open the site menu. |
| Ctrl+Shift+D |
Get
Get all files on remote site and bring them to local drive. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D |
Check Out
Check out all files on remote site and bring them to local drive. |
| Ctrl+Shift+U |
Put
Put all files on remote site from local drive. |
| Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U |
Check In
Check in all files on local drive and put them on remote site. |
| Ctrl+F8 |
Check Links Sitewide
Validate all links on the site. |
| Alt+W |
Window
Open the window menu. |
| Ctrl+F2 |
Insert Menu
Toggle insert window. |
| Ctrl+F3 |
Properties Menu
Toggle properties window. |
| Shift+F11 |
CSS Styles
Toggle CSS styles window. |
| F2 |
Layers Menu
Toggle layers window. |
| Shift+F4 |
Behaviors Menu
Toggle behaviors window. |
| Shift+F9 |
Snippets Menu
Toggle snippets window. |
| Shift+F1 |
Reference Menu
Toggle reference window. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 |
Databases Menu
Toggle databases window. |
| Ctrl+F10 |
Bindings Menu
Toggle bindings window. |
| Ctrl+F9 |
Server Behavior Menu
Toggle server behavior window. |
| Ctrl+F7 |
Components Menu
Toggle components window. |
| F8 |
Files Menu
Toggle files window. |
| F11 |
Assets Menu
Toggle assets window. |
| F9 |
Tag Inspector Menu
Toggle tag inspector window. |
| F7 |
Results Menu
Toggle results window. |
| Shift+F10 |
History Menu
Toggle history window. |
| Shift+F2 |
Frames Menu
Toggle frames window. |
| F10 |
Code Inspector Menu
Toggle code inspector window. |
| Alt+F9 |
Timelines Menu
Toggle timelines window. |
| Alt+H |
Help
Open the help menu. |
| F1 |
Using Dreamweaver
Help with using Dreamweaver. |
| Ctrl+F1 |
Using ColdFusion
Help with using ColdFusion. |
| Shift+F1 |
Reference
Reference help for Dreamweaver. |
