Friday, December 7th, 2007
Here are the core Dreamweaver shortcuts we use to help us code even faster!
File Management
| Action |
Shortcut |
| New document |
Control+N |
| Open an HTML file |
Control+O |
| Close |
Control+W |
| Save |
Control+S |
| Save as |
Control+Shift+S |
| Exit/Quit |
Alt+F4 or Control+Q |
Code Editing
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Redo |
Control+Y or Control+Shift+Z |
| Cut |
Control+X or Shift+Delete |
| Copy |
Control+C |
| Paste |
Control+V or Shift+Insert |
| Bold |
Control+B |
| Italic |
Control+I |
| Select All |
Control+A |
| Select to page up |
Shift+Page Up |
| Select to page down |
Shift+Page Down |
| Select line up/down |
Shift+Up/Down |
| 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 |
| Go to previous/next paragraph |
Control+Up/Down |
| Go to next/previous word |
Control+Right/Left |
| Delete word left |
Control+Backspace |
| Delete word right |
Control+Delete |
| Select character left/right |
Shift+Left/Right |
| Find and Replace |
Control+F |
| Find next/find again |
F3 |
| Replace |
Control+H |
| Copy HTML (in Design view) |
Control+Shift+C |
| Paste HTML (in Design view) |
Control+Shift+V |
| Preferences |
Control |
| Switch to Design view |
Control+’ |
| Print Code |
Control+P |
| Validate markup |
Shift+F6 |
| Open Quick Tag Editor |
Control+T |
| Open Snippets panel |
Shift+F9 |
| Show Code Hints |
Control+Spacebar |
| Indent Code |
Control+Shift+> |
| Outdent Code |
Control+Shift+< |
| Insert tag |
Control+E |
| Select parent tag |
Control+[ |
| Select child |
Control+] |
| Balance Braces |
Control+’ |
| Toggle breakpoint |
Control+Alt+B |
| Go to line |
Control+G |
| Move to top of code |
Control+Home |
| Move to end of code |
Control+End |
| Select to top of code |
Control+Shift+Home |
| Select to end of code |
Control+Shift+En |
Text Editing
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Create a new paragraph |
Enter |
| Insert a line break <BR> |
Shift+Enter |
| Insert a nonbreaking space |
Control+Shift+Spacebar |
| Move text or object to another place in the page |
Drag selected item to new location |
| Copy text or object to another place in the page |
Control-drag selected item to new location |
| Select a word |
Double-click |
| Add selected items to library |
Control+Shift+B |
| Open and close the Property inspector |
Control+Shift+J |
| Check spelling |
Shift+F7 |
Formatting Code
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Indent |
Control+Alt+] |
| Outdent |
Control+Alt+[ |
| Format > None |
Control+0 (zero) |
| Paragraph Format |
Control+Shift+P |
| Apply Headings 1 through 6 to a paragraph |
Control+1 through 6 |
| Align > Left/Center/ Right/Justify |
Control+Alt+Shift+L/C/R/J |
| Edit Style Sheet |
Control+Shift+ |
Managing Hyperlinks
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Check links sitewide |
Control+F8 |
| Check selected links |
Shift+F8 |
| Create hyperlink (select text, image, or object) |
Control+L |
| Remove hyperlink |
Control+Shift+ |
Site Management and FPT
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Connect/Disconnect |
Control+Alt+Shift +F5 |
| Refresh |
F5 |
| Create new file |
Control+Shift+N |
| Create new folder |
Control+Alt+Shift+N |
| Open selection |
Control+Shift+Alt+O |
| Delete file |
Control+X |
| Copy file |
Control+C |
| Paste file |
Control+V |
| Duplicate file |
Control+D |
| Rename file |
F2 |
| Get selected files or folders from remote site |
Control+Shift+D |
| Put selected files or folders to remote site |
Control+Shift+U |
| Check out |
Control+Alt+Shift+D |
| Check in |
Control+Alt+Shift+U |
| Put File |
Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Refresh Local pane |
Shift+F5 |
| Refresh Remote pane |
Alt+F5 |
Opening and Closing Panels
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Insert bar |
Control+F2 |
| Properties |
Control+F3 |
| Answers |
Alt+F1 |
| CSS Styles |
Shift+F11 |
| HTML Styles |
Control+F11 |
| Behaviors |
Shift+F3 |
| Tag Inspector |
F9 |
| Snippets |
Shift+F9 |
| Reference |
Shift+F1 |
| Databases |
Control+Shift+F10 |
| Bindings |
Control+F10 |
| Server Behaviors |
Control+F9 |
| Components |
Control+F7 |
| Site |
F8 |
| Assets |
F11 |
| Results > Search |
Control+Shift+F |
| Results > Validation |
Control+Shift+F7 |
| Results > Target Browser Check |
Control+Shift+F8 |
| Results > Link Checker |
Control+Shift+F9 |
| Results > Site Reports |
Control+Shift+F11 |
| Results > FTP Log |
Control+Shift+F12 |
| Results > Server Debug |
Control+Shift+F5 |
| Others > Code inspector |
F10 |
| Others > Frames |
Shift+F2 |
| Others > History |
Shift+F10 |
| Others > Layers |
F2 |
| Others > Sitespring |
F7 |
| Others > Timelines |
Alt+F9 |
| Show/Hide panels |
F4 |
Something to take away…
You may want to take this away with you so feel free to download our PDF version.
Dreamweaver 8 Shortcuts PDF Download
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