Dreamweaver MX Shortcut Keys

Dreamweaver MX Shortcut Keys

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
   
     Check Page  
        Check Links Shift+F8
        Validate Markup Shift+F6
   
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+'
   
     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
   
     Preferences... Ctrl+U
   
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
   
     Rulers  
        Show Ctrl+Alt+R
   
     Grid  
        Show Grid Ctrl+Alt+G
        Snap To Grid Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G
   
     Guides  
        Show Guides Ctrl+;
        Lock Guides Ctrl+Alt+;
        Snap To Guides Ctrl+Shift+;
        Guides Snap To Elements Ctrl+Shift+/
   
   
     Plugins  
        Play Ctrl+Alt+P
        Stop Ctrl+Alt+X
        Play All Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P
         Stop All Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X
   
    Show Panels F4
   
   
Insert  
    Tag... Ctrl+E
    Image Ctrl+Alt+I
   
     Media  
        Flash Ctrl+Alt+F
        Shockwave Ctrl+Alt+D
   
   
    Named Anchor Ctrl+Alt+A
   
         Special Characters  
            Line Break Shift+Return
            Non-Breaking Space Ctrl+Shift+Space
   
Modify  
    Page Properties... Ctrl+J
    CSS Styles Shift+F11
    Quick Tag Editor... Ctrl+T
    Make Link... Ctrl+L
    Remove Link Ctrl+Shift+L
   
     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+[
   
   
     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
   
   
     Timeline  
        Add Object to Timeline Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T
   
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
   
     Align  
        Left Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L
        Center Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
        Right Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R
         Justify Ctrl+Alt+Shift+J
   
     Style  
        Bold Ctrl+B
        Italic Ctrl+I
     Check Spelling Shift+F7
   
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
   
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
   
Help  
    Using Dreamweaver F1
   Using ColdFusion Ctrl+F1
    Reference Shift+F1
Site panel
File  
    New File Ctrl+Shift+N
    New Folder Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N
    Rename F2
    Delete Del
    Check Links Shift+F8
   
Edit  
    Cut Ctrl+X
    Copy Ctrl+C
    Paste Ctrl+V
    Duplicate Ctrl+D
    Select All Ctrl+A
   
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
   
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
   
Code editing
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
Document editing
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
   
Site window
Close Window Ctrl+F4
Quit Application Alt+F4
Open Return
Preview in Primary Browser F12
Preview in Secondary Browser Shift+F12
Cancel FTP Esc

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