Dreamweaver Keyboard Shortcuts

The following are the most commonly used Dreamweaver keyboard shortcuts for the Windows version of the HTML editor software program, Dreamweaver developed by Macromedia.

Keyboard shortcuts speed up the process of creating and editing HTML. There are many keyboard shortcuts for Dreamweaver. These are the 25 most frequently used shortcuts:

CTRL + N
Pressing the control key with the N key simultaneously will open a new document.

CTRL + O
This command is used to open an existing document.

CTRL + Shift + S
This is the “save as” command that enables you to name and save your document.

CTRL + S
This save command is most useful for documents that are already named. It is a good idea to save frequently so you don’t lose your work if an unexpected outage occurs.

CTRL + C
This is the keyboard shortcut to copy.

CTRL + V
This is the command to paste. Using Shift + Insert prompts the paste function as well.

CTRL + Z
This is the shortcut for the Undo command. It will undo your last action.

CTRL + X
This is the command for Cut. Using Shift + Delete accomplishes the same action.

Shift + F7
Using the shift key and the F7 function key simultaneously will check spelling.

Home
The Home key moves the cursor to the beginning of a line.

End
The End key moves to the end of a line.

CTRL + Shift + C
This command is used in design view to copy HTML.

CTRL + Shift + V
This command is used in design view to paste HTML.

CTRL + ‘
This shortcut is used to switch back and forth from code view to design view.

CTRL + E
This command is used to insert a tag.

CTRL + F5
Using Control and the F5 function key enables you to edit a tag in design view.

Enter
The enter key starts a new paragraph.

Shift + Enter
Using shift and enter simultaneously inserts a
line break.

CTRL + A
This is the command for “select all”.

CTRL + B
This is the command to bold text.

CTRL + I
This is the command to italicize selected text.

CTRL + P
This is the shortcut that enables you to print code.

Shift + F6
When editing code, pressing the shift key and the F6 function key together validates markup.

CTRL + T
This command opens the Quick Tag Editor

Delete
The delete key is the shortcut for the CLEAR command.

// posted by BasicMichelle on 1/07/2006 11:16:00 AM / Permanent Link