1. Shortcuts for selecting and working with Fireworks Tools
v or 0 | Choose the Pointer tool (black arrow). Switching tools is a common task within Macromedia Fireworks. Pressing the v key or the 0 key switches to the Pointer Tool. Pressing it again switches between the Pointer and Select Behind Tool. |
a or 1 | Choose the Subselector Tool (white arrow). This tool is pretty handy for selecting parts of complex elements. |
t | Choose the Text Tool |
b | Choose the Brush Tool |
c | Choose the Crop Tool |
e | Choose the Erasor Tool |
g | Choose the Paintbucket Tool |
h | Choose the Hand Tool |
i | Choose the Eyedropper Tool |
j | Choose the Polygon Hotspot Tool |
k | Select the Slice Tool |
l | Select the Lasso Tool |
m | Select the Marqee Tool |
n | Select the Line Tool |
p | Select the Pen Tool |
q | Select the Scale Tool |
r | Select the Blur Tool |
s | Select the Rubber Stamp |
u | Select the Rectangle Tool |
w | Select the Magic Wand Tool |
z | Magnify Tool |
2. Working With Fireworks Files using Shortcuts
strg+n | Create a new Fireworks document. It directs you to the new document menu from where you can set canvas size, resolution and color. Also good to know: if you have an image in the Clipboard, Fireworks automatically pre-set the new documents dimensions |
ctrl+o | Opens an existing Fireworks MX document |
ctrl+s | Saves the current Fireworks MX document |
ctrl+shift+r | Export File |
ctrl+shift+x | Export Preview |
ctrl+shift+s | Save As |
ctrl+r | Import file |
ctrl+p | Print file |
ctrl+q | Quit Fireworks |
ctrl+w | Close current Window |
3. Using the Fireworks Zoom Feature with Keyboard Shortcuts
ctrl++ ahd ctrl+- | Zoom in and/or out: The easiest way to change the current zoom level is to press the ctrl++ keyboard shortcut to zoom in and to press ctrl+- to zoom out again. |
ctrl+0 | Fit Selection |
ctrl+5 | 50 % Magnification |
ctrl+1 | 100 % Magnification |
ctrl+2 | 200 % Magnification |
ctrl+4 | 400 % Magnification |
ctrl+8 | 800 % Magnification |
ctrl+3 | 3200 % Magnification |
ctrl+6 | 6400 % Magnification |
ctrl+alt+0 | Zoom to selection |
4. Working with Fireworks Objects
ctrl+g, ctrl+shift+g | Groups and un-groups objects. For ungrouping, just add the shift key to the combination and press ctrl+shift+g |
ctrl+a | Selects all objects. Presssing this keyboard shortcut selects all objects on the active canvas. Easy to remember, since it is used in most applications for selecting all. |
x | Switch Fill and Stroke colors in color wells |
f9 | Show/Hide blue lines around selected objects |
ctrl+shift+arrow up | Bring object to front |
ctrl+shift+arrow down | Send object to back |
ctrl+arrow up | Bring object forward |
ctrl+arrow down | Send object backwards |
ctrl+alt+1 | Align objects left (when multiple objects are selected) |
ctrl+alt+2 | Align objects center vertical (when multiple objects are selected) |
ctrl+alt+3 | Align objects right (when multiple objects are selected) |
ctrl+alt+4 | Align objects top (when multiple objects are selected) |
ctrl+alt+5 | Align objects center horizontal (when multiple objects are selected) |
ctrl+alt+6 | Align objects bottom (when multiple objects are selected) |
ctrl+shift+u | Insert Hotspot |
ctrl+alt+shift+c | Copy Attributes from one object |
ctrl+alt+shift+v | Paste Attributes to another object |
ctrl+alt+d | Duplicate Object |
5. Image and Canvas Manipulation in Fireworks
ctrl+shift+t | Numeric Transformation |
ctrl+alt+t | Trim Canvas |
ctrl+alt+f | Fit Canvas |
ctrl+shift+9 | Rotate Object 90 Degrees Clockwise |
ctrl+shift+7 | Rotate Object 90 Degrees Counter-Clockwise |
6. Ruler and Guides with Keybaord Shortcuts
ctrl+alt+r | Show/Hide Ruler |
ctrl+; | Show/Hide Guides (if there are any guides in the document) |
ctrl+shift+; | Snap/ Unsnap to Guides |
ctrl+alt+; | Lock/ Unlock Guides |
7. Basic Fireworks Commands using Keyboard Shortcuts
ctrl+z | Undo |
ctrl+y | Redo |
ctrl+u | Fireworks Preferences |
f | Change between Full Screen and Normal Screen |
tab, f4 | Show/Hide Tool Windows |
ctrl+shift+f | Convert object to Path |
ctrl+shift+i | Inverse Selection (when for example part of bitmap is selected) |
8. Working with Text in Fireworks
ctrl+shift+. | Increase Text size |
ctrl+shift+, | Decrease Text size |
ctrl+b | Apply bold formatting |
ctrl+i | Apply italic formatting |
ctrl+alt+shift+l | Align Left |
ctrl+alt+shift+c | Align Centered Horizontally |
ctrl+alt+shift+r | Align Right |
ctrl+alt+shift+j | Align Justified |
ctrl+alt+shift+s | Align Stretched |
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