Keyboard shortcuts are quite important, they help increase speed and therefore efficiency. As Web developers, we can’t afford not to be fast and efficient. Here’s a list of important Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts to help you increase your speed and usability of Adobe Dreamweaver, enjoy
| To Do This: (Action) | Press: (PC Shortcut) | Press: (Mac Shortcut) |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new document | Control + N | Command + N |
| Open an existing document | Control + O | Command + O |
| Save an open document | Control + S | Command + S |
| Close an open document | Control + W | Command + W |
| Close all open documents | Control + Shift + W | Command + Shift + W |
| Quit Dreamweaver | Control + Q or Alt + F4 | Command + Q or Opt + F4 |
| Undo | Control + Z or Alt + Backspace | Option + Delete |
| Redo | Control + Y or Control + Shift + Z | Command + Y or Command + Shift + Z |
| Cut | Control + X or Shift + Delete | Command + X or Shift + Delete |
| Copy | Control + C or Shift + Insert | Command + C or Shift + Insert |
| Paste | Control + V | Command + V |
| Paste Special | Control + Shift + V | Command + Shift + V |
| Select All | Control + A | Command + A |
| Find and Replace | Control + F | Command + F |
| Open the Preferences Panel | Control + U | Command + U |
| Refresh Design View | F5 | F5 |
| Make Selected Text Bold | Control + B | Command + B |
| Make Selected Text Italic | Control + I | Command + I |
| Apply Paragraph Formatting to Selected Text | Control + Shift + P | Command + Shift + P |
| Apply Heading Formatting (H1-H6) to Selected Text | Control + 1 through 6 | Command + 1 through 6 |
| Add New Paragraph | Return | Return |
| Add a Line Break <BR> | Shift + Return | Shift + Return |
| Insert a Non-Breaking Space | Command + Shift + Spacebar | Command + Shift + Spacebar |
| Move object or text | Drag selection to new location | Drag selection to new location |
| Copy object or text | Control-drag selection to new location | Option-drag selection to new location |
| Select a word | Double-click | Double-click |
| Select a row | Triple-click | Triple-click |
| Run a Spell Check | Shift + F7 | Shift + F7 |
| Open the Help Window | F1 | F1 |
| Zoom In | Control + = | Command + = |
| Zoom Out | Control + – | Command + – |
| Preview in Primary Browser | F12 | Option + F12 |
| Preview in Secondary Browser | Shift + F12 or Control + F12 | Command + F12 |
| LiveView | Alt + F11 | Option + F11 |