Shortcuts Adobe Fireworks for Windows

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Shortcuts for selecting and working with Fireworks Tools

	Windows	Action
	`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

	Windows	Action
	`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

	Windows	Action
	`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

	Windows	Action
	`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

	Windows	Action
	`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

	Windows	Action
	`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

	Windows	Action
	`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)

	Windows	Action
	`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