Using the Keyboard
You can browse a lot faster using the keyboard, so be sure to read this page.
Some operations have multiple shortcuts; use those you find most convenient.
Tip:
Pressing Alt Gr is the same as pressing Ctrl + Alt.
Standard keys
Movement
| One line up |
↑ |
| One line down |
↓ |
| One character to the right |
→ |
| One character to the left |
← |
| One screen-full up |
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| One screen-full down |
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| One screen-full to the left |
Ctrl + Page Up |
| One screen-full to the right |
Ctrl + Page Down |
| Go to top |
Home |
| Go to bottom |
End |
Editing
| Undo recent changes |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo recent changes |
Ctrl + Y |
| Copy selection to clipboard |
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| Move selection to clipboard |
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| Paste from clipboard |
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| Copy marked text to Notes panel in Hotlist |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Copy text in clipboard to Notes panel in Hotlist |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Clear all |
Ctrl + U |
| Select all |
Ctrl + A |
| Delete selection (or character right of cursor) |
Delete |
| Delete selection (or character left of cursor) |
Backspace |
Find
| Find text |
Ctrl + F |
| Find next instance of text |
F3 |
| Find previous instance of text |
Shift + F3 |
Focus
| Cycle focus within context |
Tab and Shift + Tab |
| Activate |
Enter |
| Edit item properties |
Alt + Enter |
| Exit context or cancel |
Esc |
| Display context (right-click) menu |
Ctrl + M |
System keys
| Open file |
Ctrl + O |
| Save copy of page |
Ctrl + S |
| Preview page as if printed |
P |
| Print page |
Ctrl + P |
| Close all pages and exit Opera |
Ctrl + Q |
Navigation keys
Surfing
| Go to your home page |
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| Enter a Web address |
F2 |
| Paste and go in current or new page |
Ctrl + D |
| Paste and go in background page |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Enter nickname for fast bookmark access |
Shift + F2 |
| Go to parent directory |
Ctrl + Backspace |
| Access recently typed addresses |
H |
History
| Go to next page in history |
- X
- Ctrl + Right
- Alt + Right
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| Go to previous page in history |
- Z
- Ctrl + Left
- Alt + Left
- Backspace
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| Rewind |
Shift + Z |
| Fast Forward |
- Space
- Shift + X
- X
- Shift + Backspace
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| Show entire forward history |
Alt + X |
| Show entire backward history |
Alt + Z |
Loading
| Reload (get latest version of) page |
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| Reload selected frame |
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| Reload all open pages |
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| Stop page loading |
Esc |
| Identify browser as Opera |
Ctrl + Alt + O |
| Identify browser as Internet Explorer |
Ctrl + Alt + I |
Bookmarks
| Save page address as new bookmark |
Ctrl + T |
Display
| Load and turn on all images |
Shift + G |
| Toggle loading and display of images |
G |
| Toggle between "Author mode" and "User mode" |
Ctrl + G |
| Use entire screen for viewing page |
F11 |
| Pretend to be small-screen device |
Shift + F11 |
Zooming
Tip:
Enable the numeric keypad on your keyboard by pressing Num Lock.
| Zoom in 10% |
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| Zoom out 10% |
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| Zoom in 100% |
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| Zoom out 100% |
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| Restore zoom to 100% |
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Spatial navigation (page elements)
| Navigate between links and form elements |
Shift + ← ↑ → ↓ |
| Cycle through headers in page |
S and W |
| Cycle through elements in page |
D and E |
| Cycle through frames in page |
3 and Shift + 3 |
Forms
| Next element in a form |
Tab |
| Previous element in a form |
Shift + Tab |
| Select form element |
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| Left-adjust text in form |
Ctrl + L |
| Right-adjust text in form |
Ctrl + R |
Links
| Select next link in page |
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| Select previous link in page |
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| Follow selected link |
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| Open selected link in new page |
- Shift + Enter
- Shift + Space
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| Open selected link in the background |
- Ctrl + Shift + Enter
- Ctrl + Shift + Space
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| Save selected link as new bookmark |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Copy selected link address |
Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Save link target (e.g. document or image) |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Display context menu for selected link (right-clicking link) |
Ctrl + L |
Site navigation
| Home |
Ctrl + Shift + Space |
| Search |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Previous |
Ctrl + Shift + ← |
| Next |
Ctrl + Shift + → |
| Up |
Ctrl + Shift + Backspace |
Access keys
| Toggle HTML access keys |
Shift + Esc |
| Enter HTML access keys |
A-Z |
Source
| View page source |
Ctrl + F3 |
| View source of active frame |
Alt + F3 |
| Validate source of selected frame |
Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Validate source of selected frame in the background |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V |
Window keys
Pages
| Browse in new page |
Ctrl + N |
| Browse in duplicate of active page |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Close active page |
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| Close all open pages |
Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Close all open pages except active |
Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Undo closing page |
Ctrl + Alt + Z |
Switching between pages
| Cycle to next page |
- 2
- Ctrl + Tab
- Alt + Page Down
- Ctrl + F6
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| Cycle to previous page |
- 1
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab
- Alt + Page Up
- Ctrl + Shift + F6
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Arranging pages
| Cascade open pages top-left to bottom-right |
Shift + F5 |
| Tile open pages left to right |
Shift + F6 |
| Tile open pages top to bottom |
F6 |
Managing pages
| Minimize active page |
4 |
| Switch between restored and maximized page |
5 |
| Restore all pages |
Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
| Minimize all pages |
Ctrl + Shift + F4 |
| Maximize all pages |
Ctrl + Shift + F5 |
Application windows
| Browse in new application window |
Ctrl + Alt + N |
Bars
| Toggle scroll bars |
Ctrl + F7 |
| Toggle Address bar |
Ctrl + F8 |
| Toggle Menu bar |
Ctrl + F11 |
Hotlist keys
Activation
| Toggle Hotlist |
F4 |
| Switch between docked and floating Hotlist |
Shift + F4 |
| Activate Hotlist for keyboard navigation |
F7 |
Panels
| Open Bookmarks panel |
Ctrl + 1 |
| Open Mail panel |
Ctrl + 2 |
| Open Contacts panel |
Ctrl + 3 |
| Open History panel |
Ctrl + 4 |
| Open Transfers panel |
Ctrl + 5 |
| Open Links panel |
Ctrl + 6 |
| Open Windows panel |
Ctrl + 7 |
| Open Info panel |
Ctrl + 8 |
| Open Notes panel |
Ctrl + 9 |
Bookmarks
| Open bookmark |
Enter |
| Open bookmark in new page |
Shift + Enter |
| Open bookmark in background page |
Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
Contacts
| Show e-mails associated with contact |
Enter |
| Compose e-mail to contact |
Shift + Enter |
Transfers
| Execute transferred file |
Enter |
Activation keys
Preferences
| Set your preferences |
Alt + P |
| Quickly set most popular preferences |
F12 |
Special
| Show Bookmarks management dialog |
Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Show e-mail |
Ctrl + Alt + M |
| Show contacts |
Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Show Transfers in separate window |
Ctrl + Alt + T |
| Open Links dialog for quick access to links in page |
Ctrl + J |
| Access active bookmark folder |
Ctrl + Alt + A |
| List visited sites (history) |
Ctrl + Alt + H |
| List visited sites (history) in the background |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H |
Setting focus
| Set focus to page (to enable keyboard navigation) |
F9 |
| Set focus to address field |
F8 |
| Set focus to search field |
Shift + F8 |
| Set focus to Personal bar |
Shift + F7 |
| Restore original address in address field and set focus to page |
Esc |
M2 keys
Checking, composing, and sending e-mail
| Check e-mail |
Ctrl + K |
| Write new e-mail |
Ctrl + E |
| Save e-mail draft (continue later) |
Ctrl + S |
| Upload queued e-mail to mail server |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Send composed e-mail |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Navigation
| Go to next e-mail |
J |
| Go to previous e-mail |
U |
| Go to next unread e-mail |
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| Go to previous unread e-mail |
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| One screen-full up |
Shift+Space |
| One screen-full down |
Space |
| Scroll up in mail body (even when focus in mail list) |
Alt + Up |
| Scroll down in mail body (even when focus in mail list) |
Alt + Down |
Marking
| Mark selected e-mail as read |
K |
| Mark selected e-mail as read, and go to next unread e-mail |
G |
| Mark selected e-mail as read, and go to previous unread e-mail |
T |
| Mark selected e-mail as unread |
Shift + K |
| Mark all e-mail in active folder as read |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Responding
| Reply to e-mail |
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| Reply to all recipients of e-mail, including sender |
Shift + R |
| Forward e-mail |
F |
| Redirect e-mail |
D |
| Continue editing e-mail (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent folders) |
Enter |
Handling
| Recognize sender of e-mail as new contact |
A |
| Label e-mail (e.g. important or funny) |
L, 1-7 |
| View all e-mail associated with sender |
E |
| Copy raw e-mail data to clipboard |
C |
Help keys
| Open Opera's help window |
F1 |
| Display keyboard help |
Ctrl + B |
| Search while viewing help page |
Ctrl + F |
More information
Learn more about using the keyboard
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