Working with Text
CTRL+SHIFT+.
Increase Text size
CTRL+SHIFT+(Comma)
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
Selecting & Working with Fireworks Tools
V or 0
Choose the Pointer tool (black arrow).
A or 1
Choose the Subselector Tool (white arrow). This tool is pretty handy for selecting parts of complex elements.
G
Choose the Paintbucket Tool
I
Choose the Eyedropper Tool
J
Choose the Polygon Hotspot Tool
S
Select the Rubber Stamp
U
Select the Rectangle Tool
W
Select the Magic Wand Tool
Fireworks Files
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+X
Export Preview
CTRL+W
Close current Window
Using the Fireworks Zoom Feature
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+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
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
Image & Canvas Manipulation
CTRL+SHIFT+T
Numeric Transformation
CTRL+SHIFT+9
Rotate Object 90 Degrees Clockwise
CTRL+SHIFT+7
Rotate Object 90 Degrees Counter-Clockwise
Ruler & Guides
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
Basic Commands
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)