DREAMWEAVER 3
Quick Reference for Windows
FILE MENU
EDITING TEXT
macromedia
WORKING IN TABLES
Action
Shortcut
Action
Shortcut
Action
Shortcut
New document
Ctrl+Shift+N
Create a new paragraph
Enter
Ctrl+A
New window
Ctrl+N
Insert a line break
Shift+Enter
Select table (with cursor
inside the table)
Open an HTML file
Ctrl+O
Insert a nonbreaking space Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar
Move to the next cell
Tab
Open in Frame
Ctrl+Shift+O
Shift+Tab
Ctrl+W
Drag selected item
to new location
Move to the
previous cell
Close
Move text or object
to another place in
the page
Ctrl+S
Save All
Ctrl+Shift+S
Copy text or object
to another place in
the page
Ctrl-drag selected item
to new location
Insert a row
(before current)
Ctrl+M
Save
Add a row at
end of table
Tab in the last cell
Exit/Quit
Ctrl+Q
Copy text only (does
not copy HTML tags)
Ctrl+Shift+C
Delete the current row
Ctrl+Shift+M
Insert a column
Ctrl+Shift+A
Paste as text
Ctrl+Shift+V
Delete a column
Ctrl+Shift+ - (hyphen)
Merge selected
table cells
Ctrl+Alt+M
Split table cells
Ctrl+Alt+S
Update table layout
(forces a redraw
when in faster table
editing mode)
Ctrl+Spacebar
EDIT MENU
Action
Shortcut
Select a word
Double-click
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Ctrl+Shift+B
Redo
Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z
Add selected
items to library
Switch between
Document window
and HTML inspector
Control+Tab
Cut
Ctrl+X
Copy
Ctrl+C
Paste
Ctrl+V
Open and close the
Property inspector
Ctrl+Shift+J
Clear
Delete
Check spelling
Shift+F7
Select All
Ctrl+A
Launch External Editor
Ctrl+E
Action
Shortcut
Page Properties
Ctrl+J
FORMATTING TEXT*
Select a layer
Ctrl+Shift-click
Preferences
Ctrl+U or Ctrl+K
Action
Shortcut
Select and move layer
Ctrl+Shift-drag
Indent
Ctrl+]
Add or remove layer
from selection
Shift-click layer
Outdent
Ctrl+[
Ctrl+0 (zero)
Move selected
layer by pixels
Arrow keys
Format > None
Paragraph Format
Ctrl+Shift+P
Move selected layer by
snapping increment
Shift+arrow keys
Apply Headings 1
through 6 to a paragraph
Ctrl+1 through 6
Resize selected
layer by pixels
Ctrl+arrow keys
Alignment > Left
Ctrl+Alt+L
Ctrl+Alt+C
Resize selected layer by
snapping increment
Ctrl+Shift+arrow keys
Alignment > Center
Alignment > Right
Ctrl+Alt+R
Ctrl+Up/Down/Left/Right
Arrow
Make selected text bold
Ctrl+B
Make selected text italic
Ctrl+I
Align selected
layers to the
top/bottom/left/right
of the last selected layer
Edit Style Sheet
Ctrl+Shift+E
Make selected layers
the same width
Ctrl+Shift+[
Make selected layers
the same height
Ctrl+Shift+]
Convert layers to table
Ctrl+Shift+F6
Convert tables
to layers
Ctrl+F6
Toggle nesting preference
on or off when creating
a layer
Ctrl-drag
QUICK TAG EDITOR
Action
Shortcut
Open Quick Tag Editor
Ctrl+T
Select parent tag
Ctrl+Shift+<
Select child tag
Ctrl+Shift+>
HISTORY PALETTE
Action
Shortcut
Open the History palette
F9
Start/Stop Recording
Command
Ctrl+Shift+X
Play Recorded Ctrl
Ctrl+P
INSERTING OBJECTS
To insert this
WORKING WITH LAYERS
* Many text formatting shortcuts have no effect when
working in the HTML inspector.
Shortcut
Any object (image,
Shockwave movie,
and so on)
Drag file from the
Finder or Site window
to the Document window
Image
Ctrl+Alt+I
Table
Ctrl+Alt+T
Flash movie
WORKING WITH FRAMES
Action
Shortcut
Select a frame
Alt-click in frame
Select next frame
or frameset
Alt+Right Arrow
Toggle the display
of the grid
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+G
Ctrl+Alt+F
Shockwave Director movie Ctrl+Alt+D
Select previous
frame or frameset
Alt+Left Arrow
Snap to grid
Ctrl+Alt+G
Add a keyframe (Timeline)
Shift+F9
Select parent frameset
Alt+Up Arrow
Delete
Select first child
frame or frameset
Alt+Down Arrow
Remove a
keyframe (Timeline)
Add a new frame
to frameset
Alt-drag frame border
Add a new frame
to frameset using
push method
Ctrl+Alt-drag
frame border
Named anchor
Ctrl+Alt+A
FINDING AND REPLACING TEXT
Action
Shortcut
Find
Ctrl+F
Find Next/Find Again
F3
Replace
Ctrl+H
WORKING WITH TIMELINES
Action
Shortcut
Add object to timeline
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T
DREAMWEAVER 3
Quick Reference for Windows
WORKING WITH IMAGES
SITE MAP
macromedia
VIEWING PAGE ELEMENTS
Action
Shortcut
Action
Shortcut
Change image
source attribute
Double-click image
view site files
F5
Invisible elements
Ctrl+Shift+I
Refresh Local pane
Shift+F5
Rulers
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R
Edit image in
external editor
Ctrldouble-click image
Make root
Ctrl+Shift+R
Grid
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+G
Link to existing file
Ctrl+Shift+K
Head content
Ctrl+Shift+W
MANAGING HYPERLINKS
Change link
Ctrl+L
Action
Shortcut
Remove link
Delete
Create hyperlink
(select text)
Ctrl+L
Show/Hide link
Ctrl+Shift+Y
Ctrl+Shift+T
To toggle the
display of
Shortcut
Show page titles
Remove hyperlink
Ctrl+Shift+L
Rename file
F2
Objects
Ctrl+F2
Drag and drop to create a
hyperlink from a document
Select the text, image, or
object, then Shift-drag
the selection to a file in
the Site window
Zoom in site map
Ctrl+ + (plus)
Properties
Ctrl+F3
Zoom out site map
Ctrl+ - (minus)
Launcher
Shift+F4
Site Files
F5
Site Map
Ctrl+F5
Library
F6
CSS Styles
F7
HTML Styles
Ctrl+F7
Behaviors
F8
Drag and drop to create
a hyperlink using the
Property inspector
Open the
linked-to document
in Dreamweaver
Select the text, image, or
object, then drag the
point-to-file icon in
Property inspector
to a file in the Site
window
Ctrldouble-click link
Check links selected
Shift+F8
Check links in the
entire site
Ctrl+F8
TARGETING AND PREVIEWING
IN BROWSERS
Action
Shortcut
Preview in
primary browser
F12
Preview in
secondary browser
Ctrl+F12
To toggle the display of Shortcut
OPENING AND CLOSING PALETTES
SITE MANAGEMENT AND FTP
Action
Shortcut
Create new file
Ctrl+Shift+N
Create new folder
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N
Open selection
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+O
Get selected files or
folders from remote
FTP site
Ctrl+Shift+D or drag files
from Remote to Local
pane in Site window
History
F9
HTML Source
F10
Put selected files
or folders to remote
FTP site
Ctrl+Shift+U or drag files
from Local to Remote
pane in Site window
Layers
F11
Timeline
Ctrl+F9
Check out
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D
Frames
Ctrl+F10
Check in
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+U
Templates
Ctrl+F11
Disconnect
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F5
All palettes
F4
View site map
Ctrl+F5
Close Document window
Ctrl+F4 or Ctrl+W
Refresh remote site
Alt+F5
GETTING HELP
PLAYING PLUGINS
WORKING WITH TEMPLATES
Action
Shortcut
Action
Shortcut
Action
Shortcut
Play plugin
Ctrl+Alt+P
F1
Create new
editable region
Ctrl+Alt+V
Using Dreamweaver
Help Topics
Stop plugin
Ctrl+Alt+X
Ctrl+Alt+W
Play all plugins
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P
Extending Dreamweaver
Help Topics
Shift+F1
Mark region
as editable
Stop all plugins
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+X
Dreamweaver Online
Ctrl+F1
Site files
Site map
List of
current sites
Connects to or disconnects
from the remote site
Copies the selected files from your local site to the remote site
Transfers a copy of the file from the remote server to your local site
and locks the file on the server*
Transfers a copy of the local file to the remote server and makes the file
available for editing by others; the local file becomes read-only*
Displays help for the Site window
Copies the selected files from the remote site to your local site
Updates the local and remote directory lists
A green checkmark indicates that the file is checked out by you.
A red checkmark indicates that the file is checked out by someone else.
* To enable Check In and Check out for a site, Choose Site > Define Sites.
Under Web Server Info, specify your web server access. Under the Check
In/Out category, select Enable File Check In and Check Out.
Displays information about the file under the pointer
DREAMWEAVER 3
Keyboard Matrix for Windows
macromedia
An asterisk (*) indicates an unused key combination. Italics indicate system-level commands.
Keyboard character
Ctrl
Ctrl+Shift
Ctrl+Alt
Ctrl+Shift+Alt
Select All, Select Table
Insert Table Column
Insert Named Anchor
Bold (toggle)
Add to Library
Copy
Copy text only
Center justify
Duplicate
Get Selected Files or Folders
Insert Shockwave Director Movie
Check Out Selected Files or Folders
Launch External Editor
Edit Style Sheet
Find
Insert Flash Movie
Find Again (Macintosh only)
Snap to Grid (toggle)
Show/Hide Grids
Replace
Bring to Front
Move Backward
Send to Back
Italic (toggle)
Show Invisibles (toggle)
Insert Image
Page Properties
Property inspector (toggle)
Preferences
Link to Existing File
Create Link
Remove Link
Left Justify
Insert Table Row
Delete Table Row
Merge Selected Table Cells
New Window
New Page
New Site Folder
Open
Open in Frame
Open Selected Site File
Play Recorded Command
Paragraph Format
Play Plugin
Play All Plugins
Quit
Import
Make Root
Right Justify
Show/Hide Rulers
Save
Save All
Split Table Cell
Quick Tag Editor
Show Page Titles in Site Map
Insert Table
Add Object to Timeline
Preferences
Put Selected Files or Folders
Check In Selected Files or Folders
Paste
Paste as Text
Create New Editable Region
Close
View Head Content
Mark Region as Editable
Cut
Start Recording Command
Stop Plugin
Stop All Plugins
Redo
Show/Hide Link
Undo
Redo
0 (zero)
Set Paragraph Format to None
Apply Heading 1 to Paragraph
Apply Heading 2 to Paragraph
Apply Heading 3 to Paragraph
Apply Heading 4 to Paragraph
Apply Heading 5 to Paragraph
Apply Heading 6 to Paragraph
- (minus) and
_ (Underscore)
Site Map Zoom Out
Delete Table Column
= and +
Fit to Window
Site Map Zoom In
[ and {
Outdent (Move Backward)
Decrease Column Span (Tables),
Make Layers Same Width (Layers)
] and }
Indent (Move Forward)
Increase Column Span (Tables),
*
Make Layers Same Height (Layers)
. (period) and >
Stop Plugin
Select Child Tag
, (comma) and <
Select Parent Tag
? and /
; and :
and
and ~
\ and |
Spacebar
Update Table Layout
Insert non-breaking space
DREAMWEAVER 3
Keyboard Matrix for Windows
macromedia
An asterisk (*) indicates an unused key combination.
Function Key
No modifier
F1
Shift
Alt
Cmd
Cmd+Shift
Cmd+Option
Cmd+Shift+Option
Using Dreamweaver Extending
Help
Dreamweaver Help
Dreamweaver Online
F2
Rename file in Site
Map
Object Palette
F3
Find again
Property Inspector
F4
Hide/Show Floating
Launcher
Quit
Close Window
F5
Site Files
Refresh Local Pane
Refresh Remote
Pane
Site Map
Disconnect from
Remote Site
F6
Library palette
Convert Tables to
Layers
Convert Layers
to Table
F7
CSS Styles
Check Spelling
HTML Styles
F8
Behavior
Check Links Selected
Check Links Entire Site
F9
History palette
Add
keyframe
Timeline
F10
HTML Source
inspector
Frame inspector
F11
Layers
Templates Palette
F12
Preview in Primary
Browser
Preview in Secondary *
Browser
