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Keyboard Shortcuts
General

Panel group Expander arrow

Insert Named
Anchor

Insert
toolbar
Document
toolbar

Document
window

Panels

Status bar
Property
Inspector

<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<A>

Add to Library

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<B>

Duplicate

<Ctrl> + <D>

Edit Style Sheet

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<E>

Replace

<Ctrl> + <H>

Show/Hide Grids

<Ctrl> + <G>

Show Invisibles

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<I>

Insert Image

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <I>

Page Properties

<Ctrl> + <J>

Create Link

<Ctrl> + <L>

Remove Link

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<L>

Insert Table Row <Ctrl> + <M>

Delete Table Row <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<M>
Quick Tag Editor

<Ctrl> + <T>

View Head
Content

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<W>

Refresh: Click to update changes made to the

page after working on the HTML code.

Show/Hide Link

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<Y>

Switch Views

<Ctrl> + < ` >

View options: In Design view, apply a grid or

ruler to the page. In Code view, change how the HTML
code is displayed.

Function Key Shortcuts

Document Toolbar
Code View: View or edit the page in HTML.
Split View: View the page in HTML code and
Design view (WYSIWYG) at the same time.
Design View: View or edit the page in the
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor.
Title: Type the Web page title you want
to appear in the title bar of the browser.
File Management: Access already-published
files or upload files directly from the document window.
Preview: Choose from a list of browsers
installed on the computer to preview the page.

Visual Aids: Choose from different aids to

help you design your pages.

Hyperlink

Insert
Div Tag

Reference Panel

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<F1>

<F2>

Validate markup: Validate current document

or tag.

Frames

<Ctrl> + <F2>

Object Panel

<Ctrl> + <F2>

Check Browser Compatibility: Check the

compatibility of your document with different Web
browsers.

Behaviors Panel

<Shift> + <F3>

Server-Side
Include

Media

Templates

Head

Click a tab
to view the
category
Email link

Insert Table

Images

Comment

Date

Common: includes objects commonly inserted in

a Web page (ex. tables, images)
Layout: insert layout tables and frames on the
page
Forms: insert elements often found in a Web
form (ex. text fields, option buttons, check boxes)
Data: insert Spry data objects and other dynamic
items like update forms.

Script

Tag Chooser

Spry: includes Spry objects and widgets for

making Spry pages.
Text: apply formatting to text (ex. bold, italic, list
item)
Favorites: allows you to group the buttons you
use most often.

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<Shift> + <F1>

Layers

Insert Toolbar
Named
Anchor

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Property Inspector <Ctrl> + <F3>

Hide/Show All
<F4>
Floating Windows
Site Files

<F5>

Refresh Local

<Shift> + <F5>

Switch to Layout
View

<Ctrl> + <F6>

Switch to
Standard View

<Ctrl>+<Shift>+<F6>

Code Inspector

<F10>

History Panel

<Shift> + <F10>

Assets Panel

<F11>

CSS Styles Panel <Shift> + <F11>

Preview in
Primary Browser

<F12>

Preview in
<Ctrl> + <F12>
Secondary Browser

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Property Inspector

Image Properties

General Commands

Image
name

Select an item to view its properties.

Allotted space
for the image

Location of
the image

Image
editing
Alternate text
Image hyperlink tools

To Get Help: Click the Help button for more information on options.
Format Text in HTML Code: Click the Quick Tag Editor button to
apply an HTML tag to selected text or object.
To Expand/Contract the Property Inspector: Click the
Expander arrow in the lower right corner to view or hide all the options in
the Property Inspector.

Text Properties
Text Format

CSS Style

talic Center
RightJustify
Hyperlink
Left Align
Bold
URL
Align

Open
CSS
Panel

Pointto-File
Help

Text Indent
Font Size

Text
Font

Target
Text Outdent Frame

Text
Color

Browse
for
File

Ordered
List

Quick
Tag
Editor

Expander
arrow

Unordered
List

To Format Text: Select the text and apply formatting from the Property
Inspector.
To Create a Hyperlink: Select the text and type the URL in the Link
textbox; or drag the Point-to-File icon to the file in the Site panel; or click
the Folder icon to browse for a file in the Web site.
Specify Link Target Frame: Specify in which frame the hyperlink
should appear.

Pointer

Polygon Allotted
Oval
space
Rectangular
surrounding
the image
Hotspot

Tools

Low
resolution
preview of
the main
image

Hyperlink
target
window

Align text
Image with image
Border
Width

Align
Image

To Add a Hyperlink to an Image: Select the text and type the URL in
the Link textbox; or drag the Point-to-File icon to the file in the Site panel; or
click the Folder icon to browse for a file in the Web site.
To Create an Image Map: Select the Rectangular, Oval, or
Polygon command, draw a shape and set the link location.
To Edit an Image: Use the image editing buttons.
To Align an Image: Click the Align button arrow and align the image
relative to text nearby; or click the Left, Center or Right Align button in the
Inspector.
To Insert an Image: Press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <I>, or select Insert
Image from the menu.

Panels
Panel groups

Table Properties
Apply
Button

Clear
Heights
or Widths

Table
Name

Number of Row Width

Rows and

Columns

Convert Convert
Table
Table to
to Pixels Percent

Cell
Spacing
Cell
Padding

Align

Table

Panel tabs
Table Border
Width

Background
Table
Image
Table Border Color

Background
color

To View Table Properties: Click a table border.

To Add or Delete Rows or Columns: Type the number of rows or
columns you want to add or delete in the Rows and Cols text boxes.
To Change Table Width: Type a number in the W text box.
To Display the Table in Pixels or Percent: Click the pixels or
percent button arrow and select the display option.
To Add Cell Padding or Cell Spacing: Enter the amount in the
CellPad or CellSpace text boxes.
To Add a Background Color: Click the Bg Color list arrow and
select a color from the palette.
To Add a Border Color: Click the Brdr Color list arrow and select a
color from the palette.
To Add a Background Image: Type the location in the Bg text box, or
drag the Point-to-File icon to the file in the Site panel; or click the Folder
icon to browse for a file.
To Add a Table Border: Enter the width in the Border text box.

To View or Hide a Panel: Select Window from the menu bar and
select the panel you want to view or hide. Or, click the panel group and select
the panel tab you want to view.
To View or Hide Panel Groups: Click the Panel group Expander
arrow between the document window and the panel groups.
There are four panel groups available in Dreamweaver:
CSS
CSS Styles: Apply CSS styles to the current selection
AP Elements: Manage the AP (absolutely positioned) elements in your
document
Application
Databases: Create and inspect database connections, insert database
code
Bindings: Locate and insert dynamic content
Server Behaviors: Create, insert and edit server behaviors into the page
Components: Create, inspect, and insert components or component code
Tag Inspector
Attributes: Edit or add attributes and their values
Behaviors: Attach or modify behaviors to page elements such as tags
Files
File: Track local and remote files, and upload files on the Web
Assets: View and insert site assets such as images, HTML colors, links,
Flash movies, scripts, templates, and library items
Snippets: Create, delete, edit, or insert code snippets in the document

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