Keyboard shortcuts

Article
10/10/2017

You can use a keyboard shortcut to select a menu command or perform an action in Microsoft Expression Web by pressing one or more keys on your keyboard instead of using the mouse. For example, to open the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, press CTRL+K.

Tip

On a menu, you can identify a keyboard shortcut by looking at the shortcut that appears next to the menu command. For example, on the File menu, next to Open, the shortcut is CTRL+O. For a toolbar button, you can identify a keyboard shortcut by looking at the ScreenTip.

Site shortcuts

To do this	Press
Create a new site	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Open an existing site	CTRL+SHIFT+O

Web page shortcuts

To do this	Press
Create a new web page	CTRL+N
Open a web page	CTRL+O
Close a web page	CTRL+F4
Save a web page	CTRL+S
Print a web page	CTRL+P
Refresh a web page Refresh Code view changes in Design view Refresh the Folder List panel and Web Site tab	F5
Switch between open web pages	CTRL+TAB
Switch between open web pages in reverse order	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Preview a web page in a web browser	F12 or CTRL+SHIFT+B
Display a page in SuperPreview	SHIFT+F12
Modify page properties	ALT+ENTER
Delete a web page or folder in the Folder List panel or any dialog box	DELETE
Move among Code, Design, and Split views	CTRL+PAGE DOWN or CTRL+PAGE UP
Move between Code and Design panes in Split view	ALT+PAGE DOWN or ALT+PAGE UP
Show or hide the Folder List panel	ALT+F1
Rename the currently selected file in the Folder List panel	F2
Select the element that contains the current selection	ESC
In Design view, show or hide Visual Aids	CTRL+/
In Design view, show or hide Formatting Marks	CTRL+ALT+/

SuperPreview shortcuts

To do this	Press
Open a web page	CTRL+O
Add a new comparison browser slot	CTRL+N
Select baseline browser view	0
Select comparison browser slot 1	1
Select comparison browser slot 2	2
Select comparison browser slot 3	3
Select comparison browser slot 4	4
Select comparison browser slot 5	5
Select comparison browser slot 6	6
Select comparison browser slot 7	7
Clear baseline browser	CTRL+DEL
Clear selected browser	DEL
Select the URL address bar	ALT+D or F4
Refresh the display	CTRL+R or F5
Toggle ruler display	R
Toggle DOM view display	O
Toggle lights-out display	L
Toggle the thumbnail preview display	T
Toggle guide display	CTRL+;
Select vertical split layout view	A
Select horizontal split layout view	S
Select overlay view	D
Select single browser view	F
Select selection mode	V
Select panning mode	H
Select browser size	I
Zoom to 100%	CTRL+1
Zoom to fit page	CTRL+0
Zoom in	CTRL+PLUS SIGN or PLUS SIGN
Zoom out	CTRL+MINUS SIGN or MINUS SIGN
Pan the browser views	SPACEBAR+arrow key

Snapshot shortcuts

To do this	Press
Select Snapshot browser size	I
Select Snapshot browser	B
Select Always preview active document	P

Application shortcuts

To do this	Press
Quit Expression Web	ALT+F4
Cancel an action	ESC
Undo an action	CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
Redo or repeat an action	CTRL+Y or SHIFT+ALT+BACKSPACE
Cycle through open dialog boxes	ALT+F6
Cycle through open dialog boxes in reverse order	ALT+SHIFT+F6
Connect to publishing destination	CTRL+ALT+C
Disconnect from publishing destination	CTRL+ALT+D
Add publishing destination	CTRL+ALT+A
Stop the publishing operation in progress	CTRL+ALT+X
Change the Publishing Settings	CTRL+ALT+S
Publish files to the publishing destination	CTRL+ALT+P
Get files from the publishing destination	CTRL+ALT+G
Synchronize files between the publishing source and the publishing destination	CTRL+ALT+Y

Find and replace shortcuts

To do this	Press
Find text or code	CTRL+F
Find the next occurrence of the most recent search	F3
Find the previous occurrence of the most recent search	SHIFT+F3
Find the next occurrence of the current selection	CTRL+F3
Find the previous occurrence of the current selection	CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Replace text or code	CTRL+H
Check spelling	F7
Look up a word in the thesaurus	SHIFT+F7

Code view shortcuts

To do this	Press
Show the Quick Tag Editor	CTRL+Q
Insert temporary bookmark	CTRL+F2
Next temporary bookmark	F2
Previous temporary bookmark	SHIFT+F2
Go to line	CTRL+G
Insert code snippet	CTRL+ENTER
Insert end tag	CTRL+PERIOD
Insert start tag	CTRL+COMMA
Insert HTML comment	CTRL+/
Complete word	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Select tag and its contents	CTRL+SHIFT+:
Find matching tag	CTRL+;
Perform an incremental search	CTRL+ALT+F
Increase indent	TAB
Decrease indent	SHIFT+TAB
Select tag	CTRL+:
Select block	CTRL+'
Find matching brace	CTRL+]
Follow code hyperlink	CTRL+[
Go to previous code hyperlink	ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go to next code hyperlink	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Show an IntelliSense popup menu	CTRL+L
Show an IntelliSense code tip	CTRL+ SHIFT+SPACE
Complete a partially typed word	CTRL+SPACE
List code snippets	CTRL+ENTER

Text shortcuts

To do this	Press
Apply bold formatting	CTRL+B
Apply an underline	CTRL+U
Apply italic formatting	CTRL+I
Apply superscript formatting	CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Apply subscript formatting	CTRL+EQUAL SIGN
Copy text or graphics	CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
Increase font size	CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease font size	CTRL+SHIFT+<
Cut selected text or graphics	CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
Paste text or graphics	CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT
Copy formatting	CTRL+ SHIFT+C
Paste formatting	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Remove manual formatting	CTRL+SHIFT+Z or CTRL+SPACEBAR
Center a paragraph	CTRL+E
Left align a paragraph	CTRL+L
Right align a paragraph	CTRL+R
Indent a paragraph from the left	CTRL+M
Indent a paragraph from the right	CTRL+ SHIFT+M
Insert a line break	SHIFT+ENTER
Insert a nonbreaking space	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Select the Style menu in the Common or Formatting toolbar	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Select the Font menu in the Common or Formatting toolbar	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Select the Font Size menu in the Common or Formatting toolbar	CTRL+SHIFT+P
Select the element that contains the current text	ESC

Tables, graphics, and hyperlinks shortcuts

To do this	Press
Insert a table	SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+T
Select the content of the next table cell	TAB
Select the content of the preceding table cell	SHIFT+TAB
Select the cell or table that contains the current element	ESC
With a graphic selected, create an auto thumbnail	CTRL+T
Create a hyperlink	CTRL+K

Frames shortcuts

To do this	Press
Select the next frame or frameset	CTRL+SHIFT+F6
Select the previous frame or frameset	CTRL+F6