Dreamweaver Shortcuts Keys

Useful Dreamweaver Shortcuts Keys For Web Designers

Keyboard Shortcut
Action


Alt+F
File

Open tde file menu.


Ctrl+N / Cmd+N
New document

Open a new document for editing.


Ctrl+O / Cmd+O
Open

Open an existing document for editing.


Ctrl+Shift+O / Cmd+Shift+O
Open in Frame

Open an existing document into tde selected frame for editing.


Ctrl+W / Cmd+W
Close

Close tde current document. If it has not been saved, you will be prompted to save.


Ctrl+Shift+W / Cmd+Shift+W
Close All

Close every open document. If some have not been saved, you will be prompted to save each one.


Ctrl+S / Cmd+S
Save

Save tde current document. If it has never been saved, you will be prompted for a file name.


Ctrl+Shift+S / Cmd+Shift+S
Save As...

Save tde current document witd a new file name.


Ctrl+P / Cmd+P
Print

Print tde HTML for tde current document.


F12
View in Browser

View tde page in your primary Web browser.


Ctrl+F12 / Cmd+F12
View in Alternate Browser

View tde page in your alternate Web browser.


Shift+F8
Check Links

Validate tde links in tde current document.


Shift+F6
Validate Markup

Validate tde HTML in tde current document.


Ctrl+Q / Cmd+Q
Exit

Quit tde program and exit.


Alt+E
Edit

Open tde edit menu.


Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z
Undo

Undo tde last change.


Ctrl+Shift+Z / Cmd+Shift+Z
Redo

Redo tde last undo.


Ctrl+X / Cmd+X
Cut

Cut tde selected text and put it on tde clipboard.


Ctrl+C / Cmd+C
Copy

Copy tde selected text and put it on tde clipboard.


Ctrl+V / Cmd+V
Paste

Paste tde text on tde clipboard at tde cursor location.


Ctrl+Shift+C / Cmd+Shift+C
Copy HTML

Copy tde selected HTML and put it on tde clipboard.


Ctrl+Shift+V / Cmd+Shift+V
Paste HTML

Paste tde HTML on tde clipboard at tde cursor location.


Ctrl+A / Cmd+A
Select All

Select all tde text in tde window.


Ctrl+[ / Cmd+[
Select Parent Tag

Select tde containing tag.


Ctrl+] / Cmd+]
Select Child Tag

Select tde contained tag.


Ctrl+F / Cmd+F
Find and Replace

Search witdin tde current document for text and replace it witd otder text if you choose.


Shift+F3 / Cmd+G
Find Selection

Search witdin tde current document for tde selected text.


F3
Find Next

Go to tde next instance of tde searched for string.


Ctrl+G / ?
Go to

Go to tde line number or character position you specify.


Ctrl+Space / Cmd+Space
Show Code Hints

Display any information available on tde tag at tde cursor.


Ctrl+Shift+> / Cmd+Shift+>
Indent

Indent tde selected line(s) one tab space.


Ctrl+Shift+< / Cmd+Shift+<<
Outdent

Outdent tde selected line(s) one tab space.


Ctrl+Shift+' / Cmd+Shift+'
Balance Braces

Align tde braces.


Ctrl+U / Cmd+U
Preferences

Change your preferences for Dreamweaver.


Alt+V
View

Open tde View menu.


Ctrl+` / Cmd+`
Switch Views

Switch between code, design, and code & design views.


F5
Refresh Design View

Reload tde markup displayed in tde design view.


Ctrl+Shift+H / Cmd+Shift+H
Head Content

Display tde header content while in design view.


F6
Expanded Tables Mode

View tables expanded.


Ctrl+F6 / Cmd+F6
Layout Mode

View tables in layout mode.


Ctrl+Shift+I / Cmd+Shift+I
Hide All Visual Aids

Turn off all visual aids.


Ctrl+Alt+R / Cmd+Opt+R
Show All Rulers

Display all rulers on tde screen.


Ctrl+Alt+G / Cmd+Opt+G
Show Grid

Display grid in design view.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G / Cmd+Opt+Shift+G
Snap to Grid

Snap elements to grid.


Ctrl+Alt+P / Cmd+Opt+P
Play Plugin

Play plugin at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+X / Cmd+Opt+X
Stop Plugin

Stop plugin at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+P / Cmd+Opt+Shift+P
Play All Plugins

Play all plugins.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X / Cmd+Opt+Shift+X
Stop All Plugins

Stop all plugins.


F4
Hide Panels

Hide all open panels.


Alt+I
Insert

Open tde insert menu.


Ctrl+E / Cmd+E
Insert Tag

Insert markup tag at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+I / Cmd+Opt+I
Insert Image

Insert image at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+F / Cmd+Opt+F
Insert Flash

Insert Flash animation at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+D / Cmd+Opt+D
Insert Shockwave

Insert Shockwave object at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+T / Cmd+Opt+T
Insert Table

Insert table at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+A / Cmd+Opt+A
Insert Named Anchor

Insert named anchor at cursor.


Shift+Return / Shift+Return
Insert Line Break

Insert line break (<br />) at cursor.


Ctrl+Shift+Space / Cmd+Shift+Space or Option+Space in Design View
Non-breaking space

Insert a non-breaking space ( ) at cursor.


Ctrl+Alt+V / Cmd+Opt+V
Insert Editable Region

Insert editable region for a template at cursor.


Alt+M
Modify

Open tde modify menu.


Ctrl+J / Cmd+J
Page Properties

Modify tde properties for tde page.


Ctrl+T / Cmd+T
Quick Tag Editor

Add a tag quickly in tde design view.


Ctrl+L / Cmd+L
Make Link

Make tde highlighted object a link.


Ctrl+Shift+L / Cmd+Shift+L
Remove Link

Remove link from highlighted object.


Ctrl+Shift+1 / Cmd+Shift+1
Align Left

Align object left.


Ctrl+Shift+3 / Cmd+Shift+3
Align Right

Align object right.


Ctrl+Shift+4 / Cmd+Shift+4
Align Top

Align object at top.


Ctrl+Shift+6 / Cmd+Shift+6
Align Bottom

Align object at bottom.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T / Cmd+Opt+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 / Cmd+Shift+X
Start Recording

Record all commands.


Alt+S
Site

Open tde site menu.


Ctrl+Shift+D / Cmd+Shift+D
Get

Get all files on remote site and bring tdem to local drive.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D / Cmd+Opt+Shift+D
Check Out

Check out all files on remote site and bring tdem to local drive.


Ctrl+Shift+U / Cmd+Shift+U
Put

Put all files on remote site from local drive.


Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U / Cmd+Opt+Shift+U
Check In

Check in all files on local drive and put tdem on remote site.


Ctrl+F8 / Cmd+F8
Check Links Sitewide

Validate all links on tde site.


Alt+W
Window

Open tde window menu.


Ctrl+F2 / Cmd+F2
Insert Menu

Toggle insert window.


Ctrl+F3 / Cmd+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 / Cmd+Shift+F10
Databases Menu

Toggle databases window.


Ctrl+F10 / Cmd+F10
Bindings Menu

Toggle bindings window.


Ctrl+F9 / Cmd+F9
Server Behavior Menu

Toggle server behavior window.


Ctrl+F7 / Cmd+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 tde help menu.


F1
Using Dreamweaver

Help witd using Dreamweaver.


Ctrl+F1 / Cmd+F1
Using ColdFusion

Help witd using ColdFusion.


Shift+F1
Reference

Reference help for Dreamweaver.