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Keyboard shortcuts

Last updated on May 16, 2021

Know the default keyboard shortcuts in Dreamweaver and learn how to customize them

Dreamweaver provides shortcuts to help you quickly work on documents. Many keyboard shortcuts appear next to the command names in menus.

Note:

The following list includes the most helpful shortcuts. You can customize the keyboard shortcuts in Dreamweaver. See Customize keyboard shortcuts.

Downloadable versions of keyboard shortcuts

Download and print a print-friendly version of these keyboard shortcuts.

Windows - Part 1

Windows - Part 2

Mac - Coding shortcuts

Mac - Part 2

Here is a list of the keyboard shortcuts in Dreamweaver. Use the filters below if you want to view keyboard shortcuts for a specific task, panel, or workflow.

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Coding shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Quick Edit	Command + E	Ctrl + E
Quick Doc	Command + K	Ctrl + K
Open/Add Line Above	Command + Shift + Enter	Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Show Parameter Hint	Ctrl + ,	Ctrl + ,
Multi-cursor column / Rectangular selection	Opt + Click + Drag	Alt + Click + Drag
Multi-cursor discontiguous selection	Command + Click	Ctrl + Click
Show code hints	Ctrl + Space	Ctrl + Space
Select Child	Command + ]	Ctrl + ]
Go to Line	Command + ,	Ctrl + G
Select Parent Tag	Command + [	Ctrl + [
Collapse Selection	Command + Shift + C	Ctrl + Shift + C
Collapse Outside Selection	Command + Opt + C	Ctrl + Alt + C
Expand Selection	Command + Shift + E	Ctrl + Shift + E
Collapse Full Tag	Command + Shift + J	Ctrl + Shift + J
Collapse Outside Full Tag	Command + Opt + J	Ctrl + Alt + J
Expand All	Command + Opt + E	Ctrl + Alt + E
Indent Code	Command + Shift + >	Ctrl + Shift + >
Outdent Code	Command + Shift + <	Ctrl + Shift + <
Balance Braces	Command + '	Ctrl + '
Code Navigator	Command + Opt + N	Ctrl + Alt + N
Delete word left	Command + Delete	Ctrl + Backspace
Delete word right	Command + Fn + Delete	Ctrl + Delete
Select line up	Shift + Up	Shift + Up
Select line down	Shift + Down	Shift + Down
Character select left	Shift + Left	Shift + Left
Character select right	Shift + Right	Shift + Right
Select to page up	Shift + Fn + PgUp	Shift + PgUp
Select to page down	Shift + Fn + PgDn	Shift + PgDn
Move word left	Opt + Left	Ctrl + Left
Move word right	Opt + Right	Ctrl + Right
Move to start of current line	Command + Left	Alt + Left
Move to end of current line	Command + Right	Alt + Right
Toggle line comment	Command + /	Ctrl + /
Toggle block comment (for PHP and JS files)	Command + Opt + /	Ctrl + Shift + /
Duplicate line selection	Command + D	Ctrl + D
Delete line (s)	Command + Shift + D	Ctrl + Shift + D
Jump to definition (JS files)	Command + J	Ctrl + J
Select word right	Opt + Shift + Right	Ctrl + Shift + Right
Select word left	Opt + Shift + Left	Ctrl + Shift + Left
Move to top of file	Command + Fn + Left	Ctrl + Home
Move to end of file	Command + Fn + Right	Ctrl + End
Select to start of file	Command + Shift + Fn + Left	Ctrl + Shift + Home
Select to end of file	Command + Shift + Fn + Right	Ctrl + Shift + End
Go to Source Code	Command + Opt + `	Ctrl + Alt + `
Full Screen	Command + Ctrl + F	Not applicable
Close Window	Command + W	Ctrl + W
Quit Application	Command + Q	Ctrl + Q
Quick Tag Editor	Command + T	Ctrl + T
Go to Next Word	Command + Right	Ctrl + Right
Go to Previous Word	Command + Left	Ctrl + Left
Go to Previous Paragraph (Design View)	Command + Up	Ctrl + Up
Go to Next Paragraph (Design View)	Command + Down	Ctrl + Down
Select Until Next Word	Command + Shift + Right	Ctrl + Shift + Right
Select from Previous Word	Command + Shift + Left	Ctrl + Shift + Left
Select from Previous Paragraph	Command + Shift + Up	Ctrl + Shift + Up
Select Until Next Paragraph	Command + Shift + Down	Ctrl + Shift + Down
Move to next property pane	Command + Opt + Fn + Down	Ctrl + Alt + PgDn
Move to previous property pane	Command + Opt + Fn + Up	Ctrl + Alt + PgUp
New in same window	Command + Shift + N	Ctrl + Shift + N
Exit Paragraph	Command + Return	Ctrl + Return
Next Document	Command + `	Ctrl + Tab
Previous Document	Command + Shift + `	Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Surround with #	Command + Shift + 3	Ctrl + Shift + 3

Refactoring shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Rename	Command + Opt + R	Ctrl + Alt + R
Extract to Variable	Command + Alt + V	Ctrl + Alt + V
Extract to Function	Command + Alt + M	Ctrl + Alt + M

Files Panel shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
New File	Command + Shift + N	Ctrl + Shift + N
New Folder	Command + Opt + Shift + N	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N

Find and replace keyboard shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Find in Current Document	Command + F	Ctrl + F
Find and Replace in Files	Command + Shift + F	Ctrl + Shift + F
Replace in Current Document	Command + Alt + F	Ctrl + H
Find Next	Command + G	F3
Find Previous	Command + Shift + G	Shift + F3
Find All and Select	Command + Ctrl + G	Ctrl + Shift + F3
Add Next Match to Selection	Ctrl + Command + R	Ctrl + R
Skip and Add Next Match to Selection	Ctrl + Command + Opt + R	Ctrl + Alt + R

Insert shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Insert Image	Command + Opt + I	Ctrl + Alt + I
Insert HTML5 Video	Command + Opt + Shift + V	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V
Insert Animated Composition	Command + Opt + Shift + E	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E
Insert Flash SWF	Command + Opt + F	Ctrl + Alt + F
Insert Line Break	Shift + Return	Shift + Return
Non-breaking space (&nbsp)	Command + Shift + Space	Ctrl + Shift + Space

CSS shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Compile CSS Preprocessors	F9	F9
Add CSS selector or property which ever panel is in focus	Command + Opt + Shift + =	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + =
Add CSS selector	Command + Opt + S	Ctrl + Alt + S
Add CSS property	Command + Opt + P	Ctrl + Alt + P

Shortcuts for Guides, Grids, and Rulers (in Design View)

Action	Mac	Windows
Show Guides	Command + ;	Ctrl + ;
Lock Guides	Command + Opt + ;	Ctrl + Alt + ;
Snap to Guides	Command + Shift + ;	Ctrl + Shift + ;
Guides Snap to Elements	Command + Shift + G	Ctrl + Shift + G
Show Grid	Command + Opt + G	Ctrl + Alt + G
Snap to Grid	Command + Opt + Shift + G	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + G
Show Rulers	Command + Opt + R	Ctrl + Alt + R

Preview shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Real-time Preview in Primary Browser	Opt + F12	F12
Preview in Secondary Browser	Shift + F12	Shift + F12

View-specific shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Freeze JavaScript (Live View)	F6	F6
Hide Live View Displays	Ctrl + Command + H	Ctrl + Alt + H
Switch Views	Ctrl + `	Ctrl + `
Inspect (Live View)	Opt + Shift + 11	Alt + Shift + F11
Hide all visual aids (Design View)	Command + Shift + I	Ctrl + Shift + I
Toggle between Design and Live View	Command + Shift + F11	Ctrl + Shift + F11

Windows shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Preferences	Command + U	Ctrl + U
Show Panels	F4	F4
Behaviors	Shift + F4	Shift + F4
Code Inspector	Opt + F10	F10
CSS Designer	Command + F11	Shift + F11
DOM	Command + F7	Ctrl + F7
Files	F8	F8
Insert	Command + F2	Ctrl + F2
Properties	Command + F3	Ctrl + F3
Output	Shift + F6	Shift + F6
Search	F7	F7
Snippets	Not applicable	Shift + F9
Dreamweaver Online Help	F1	F1

Text shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Indent	Command + Opt + ]	Ctrl + Alt + ]
Outdent	Command + Opt + [	Ctrl + Alt + [
Bold	Command + B	Ctrl + B
Italic	Command + I	Ctrl + I
Spell Check	Shift + F7	Shift + F7
Remove Link	Command + Shift + L	Ctrl + Shift + L

Magnification shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Zoom in (Design and Live View)	Command + =	Ctrl + =
Zoom Out (Design and Live View)	Command + -	Ctrl + -
100%	Command + 0	Ctrl + 0
50%	Command + Opt + 5	Ctrl + Alt + 5
200%	Command + Opt + 2	Ctrl + Alt + 2
300%	Command + Opt + 3	Ctrl + Alt + 3
Fit Selection	Command + Opt + 0	Ctrl + Alt + 0
Fit All	Command + Shift + 0	Ctrl + Shift + 0
Fit Width	Command + Opt + Shift + 0	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + 0
Increase Font Size	Command + +	Ctrl + +
Decrease Font Size	Command + -	Ctrl + -
Restore Font Size	Command + 0	Ctrl + 0

Table shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Insert Table	Command + Opt + T	Ctrl + Alt + T
Merge Cells	Command + Opt + M	Ctrl + Alt + M
Split Cell	Command + Opt + Shift + T	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T
Insert Row	Command + M	Ctrl + M
Insert Column	Command + Shift + A	Ctrl + Shift + A
Delete Row	Command + Shift + M	Ctrl + Shift + M
Delete Column	Command + Shift + -	Ctrl + Shift + -
Increase Column Span	Command + Shift + ]	Ctrl + Shift + ]
Decrease Column Span	Command + Shift + [	Ctrl + Shift + [

Site Management shortcuts

Action	Mac	Windows
Get File	Cmd + Shift + B	Ctrl + Alt + D
Check out File	Opt + Shift + Command + D	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D
Put File	Cmd + Shift + U	Ctrl + Shift + U
Check in File	Opt + Shift + Command + U	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U
Check Links Sitewide	Command + F8	Ctrl + F8
Show Page Titles	Command + Shift + T	Ctrl + Shift + T

Create a reference sheet for the current shortcut set

A reference sheet is a record of the current shortcut set. The information is stored in HTML table format. You can view the reference sheet in a web browser or print it.

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).
Click the Export Set As HTML button, which is the third button in the set of four at the top of the dialog box.
In the Save dialog box that appears, enter the name for the reference sheet, and select the appropriate location for saving the file.

Customize keyboard shortcuts

Use the Keyboard Shortcut Editor to create your own keyboard shortcuts, including keyboard shortcuts for code snippets. You can also remove shortcuts, edit existing shortcuts, and select a predetermined set of shortcuts in the Keyboard Shortcut Editor.

Create a keyboard shortcut

Create your own keyboard shortcuts, edit existing shortcuts, or select a predetermined set of shortcuts.

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).
Set any of the following options and click OK:

Current Set

Allows you to choose a set of predetermined shortcuts included with Dreamweaver, or any custom set you’ve defined. The predetermined sets are listed at the top of the menu. For example, if you are familiar with the shortcuts found in HomeSite or BBEdit, you can use those shortcuts by choosing the corresponding predetermined set.

Commands

Allows you to select a category of commands to edit. For example, you can edit menu commands, such as the Open command, or code editing commands, such as Balance Braces.

Note:

To add or edit a keyboard shortcut for a code snippet, select Snippet from the Commands pop‑up menu.

The command list

Displays the commands associated with the category you selected from the Commands pop‑up menu, along with the assigned shortcuts. The Menu Commands category displays this list as a tree view that replicates the structure of the menus. The other categories list the commands by name (such as Quit Application), in a flat list.

Shortcuts

Displays all shortcuts assigned to the selected command.

Add Item (+)

Adds a shortcut to the current command. Click this button to add a blank line to the Shortcuts. Enter a new key combination and click Change to add a keyboard shortcut for this command. You can assign two different keyboard shortcuts for each command; if there are already two shortcuts assigned to a command, the Add Item button does nothing.

Remove Item (-)

Removes the selected shortcut from the list of shortcuts.

Press Key

Displays the key combination you enter when you’re adding or changing a shortcut.

Change

Adds the key combination shown in the Press Key to the list of shortcuts, or changes the selected shortcut to the specified key combination.

Duplicate Set

Duplicates the current set. Give the new set a name; the default name is the current set’s name with the word copy appended.

Rename Set

Renames the current set.

Export as HTML File

Saves the current set in an HTML table format for easy viewing and printing. You can open the HTML file in your browser and print the shortcuts for easy reference.

Delete Set

Deletes a set. (You cannot delete the active set.)

Remove a shortcut from a command

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).
From the Commands pop‑up menu, select a command category.
In the Commands list, select a command and then select a shortcut.
Click the Remove Item (-) button.

Add a shortcut to a command

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).
From the Commands pop‑up menu, select a command category.
In the Commands list, select a command.

Note:

To add a keyboard shortcut for a code snippet, select Snippet from the Commands pop‑up menu.

The shortcuts assigned to the command appear in the Shortcuts.
Prepare to add a shortcut by doing one of the following:
- If there are fewer than two shortcuts already assigned to the command, click the Add Item (+) button. A new blank line appears in the Shortcuts and the insertion point moves to the Press Key.
- If there are already two shortcuts assigned to the command, select one of them (that one gets replaced by the new shortcut). Then click in the Press Key.
Press a key combination. The key combination appears in the Press Key.

Note:

If there is a problem with the key combination (for example, if the key combination is already assigned to another command), an explanatory message appears just below the Shortcuts and you may be unable to add or edit the shortcut.
Click Change. The new key combination is assigned to the command.

Edit an existing shortcut

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).
From the Commands pop‑up menu, select a command category.
In the Commands list, select a command and then select a shortcut to change.
Click in the Press Key and enter a new key combination.
To change the shortcut, click the Change button.

Note:

If there is a problem with the key combination (for example, if the key combination is already assigned to another command), an explanatory message appears just below the Shortcuts field and you may be unable to add or edit the shortcut.

About keyboard shortcuts and non-U.S. keyboards

The default Dreamweaver keyboard shortcuts work primarily on U.S.-standardized keyboards. Keyboards from other countries (including those produced in the United Kingdom), may not provide the functionality necessary for using these shortcuts. If your keyboard does not support certain Dreamweaver-enabled shortcuts, Dreamweaver disables their functionality.

To customize keyboard shortcuts that work with non-U.S.-standardized keyboards, see “Changing keyboard shortcut mappings” in Extending Dreamweaver.

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