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Keyboard Shortcuts

Most operations in Opera can be executed by using the keyboard. Below is a list of functions associated with keys, organized by usage. In addition, all the functions in the main menu can be accessed by using the normal Windows method in conjunction with the ALT key (e.g. ALT + F and then P to print a document).

If you prefer to use the mouse, visit the Mouse Gestures page.

Tip! The shortcut CTRL + M opens a context-specific sub-menu. In mouse-mode, this can be accessed using the right mouse button.

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Standard Functions
Open a new document window CTRL + N
Read document from local disk CTRL + O
Save active document CTRL + S
Save link document (using keyboard navigation) CTRL + SHIFT + S
Copy link address (using keyboard navigation) CTRL + SHIFT + C
Print out active document CTRL + P
View print preview P
Toggle the Hotlists pane F4
View document source CTRL + F3
View frame document source ALT + F3
Open "Preferences" dialog ALT + P

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Document Movement
One line up Up
One line down Down
One character to the right Left
One character to the left Right
One window up PageUp
One window down PageDown
One window to the left CTRL + PageUp
One window to the right CTRL + PageDown
Beginning of document Home
End of document End
Toggle scrollbar CTRL + F7

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Navigation and Display
Next link in a document A or CTRL + Down
Previous link in a document Q or CTRL + Up
Next document in history X or CTRL + Right or ALT + Right
Previous document in history Z or CTRL + Left or ALT + Left
Activate the Hotlists pane for keyboard navigationF7
Go to URL/address field F8
Give focus to the search field SHIFT + F8
Restore focus on current window F9
~ Forms ~
Next element in a form Tab
Previous element in a form SHIFT + Tab
Out of form, normal navigation possible F9

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Loading of Documents
Reload active document F5 or CTRL + R
Reload active frame ALT + F5
Reload all documents CTRL + F5
Load all images (if images are disabled) SHIFT + G
Stop loading the document in the active window Esc
Load document under the active link Enter or Space
Load document under the active link in a new windowSHIFT + Enter or SHIFT + Space
Load document under the active link in a new window in the backgroundCTRL + SHIFT + Enter or CTRL + SHIFT + Space
Toggle the graphic loading of the active windowG
Toggle the display between "Document Mode" and "User Mode"CTRL + G
Display local window menu ("Right-click menu") CTRL + M
Display menu for chosen link ("Right-click menu") CTRL + L
Jump between all headers W and S
Jump between all elements E and D

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Hotlist pane and Direct Access
Go to the homepage (window homepage or global homepage) CTRL + Space
Display "Direct URL addressing" dialog/Enter URL directly F2
Activate the nickname dialog for quick Hotlist access SHIFT + F2
Toggle the Hotlist pane F4
Toggle state of Hotlist pane (docked/floating) SHIFT + F4
Show/activate Hotlists pane with bookmarks tab active CTRL + ALT + B
Show/activate Hotlists pane with e-mail tab active CTRL + ALT + E
Show/activate Hotlists pane with contacts tab active CTRL + ALT + C
Activate the Hotlist for keyboard navigation F7
Activate the Hotlist menu CTRL + M
Add active document to the (sub)folder CTRL + T
Jump between elements in (sub)folder Tab
Open the item's or (sub)folder's properties dialog box ALT + Enter
Add link document to bookmarks/contacts CTRL + T
Cut Hotlist entry CTRL + X
Copy Hotlist entry CTRL + C
Paste Hotlist entry into selected folder CTRL + V
Delete Hotlist entry Delete
Select all Hotlist entries CTRL + A
Change sort order on Hotlist "Title" column (toggle) ALT + 1
Change sort order on Hotlist "Last Visited" column (toggle) ALT + 2
Change sort order on Hotlist "Created" column (toggle) ALT + 3
Go to URL/address field F8
Display history list for active window H
Open "Links in frame" dialog box CTRL + J
Open "Global history" window CTRL + ALT + H
Show/activate "Transfer" window CTRL + ALT + T

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Editing and Searching
Undo CTRL + Z
Copy marked text CTRL + C
Cut out marked text form text area CTRL + X
Paste in text from clipboard CTRL + V
Mark all text CTRL + A
Search in active document CTRL + F
Find next instance of the searched entryF3
Find previous instance of the searched entrySHIFT + F3

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Zooming
Zoom up 10% 0 or + (numeric pad)
Zoom down 10% 9 or - (numeric pad)
Zoom up by 100% 7 or CTRL + "+" (numeric pad)
Zoom down by 100% 8 or CTRL + "-" (numeric pad)
Restore Zoom to 100% 6 or * (numeric pad)

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E-mail Navigation
Compose a new e-mail CTRL + E
Send current e-mail (while in composition window) CTRL + SHIFT + S
Save draft CTRL + S
Check for new e-mails on the server CTRL + K
Check all accounts for new e-mails CTRL + SHIFT + K
Send queued e-mails from current account CTRL + Q
Send queued e-mails from all accounts CTRL + SHIFT + Q
Go to next e-mail U
Go to previous e-mail J
Go to next unread e-mail SHIFT + U
Go to previous unread e-mail SHIFT + J
Reply to e-mail message R
Reply to all senders of e-mail message SHIFT + R
Forward e-mail message F
Redirect e-mail message D
Send the e-mail message again S
Mark e-mail as read K
Mark e-mail as unread SHIFT + K
Mark e-mail as queued B
Mark e-mail as sent SHIFT + B
Mark e-mail as unmarked CTRL + SHIFT + B
Manually filter e-mails SHIFT + M
Select all e-mails CTRL + A
Delete e-mail Delete
Toggle account presentation of e-mail Y
Close e-mail account window CTRL + W

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News Reader Navigation
~ News overview window ~
Subscribe/cancel subscription to a group I
Go to the previous group CTRL + Up or Q
Go to next group CTRL + Down or A
Open/close a group of subject groups or articles Enter
~ Single Group window ~
Mark an article in a group window as read/unread K
Retrieve an article Enter
Go to the previous article Q or CTRL + Up
Go to next article A or CTRL + Down
Scroll one window up in article window PageUp
Scroll one window down in article window PageDown
Read previous article U
Read next article J
Post a new news article V
Post a followup news article T
Reply to the person who posted the article R
Forward the article via e-mail F

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Window Management
Cascade windows SHIFT + F5
Tile all windows horizontally to fill the workspace F6
Tile all windows vertically to fill the workspace SHIFT + F6
Switch to next document window 2 or CTRL + Tab
Switch to previous document window 1 or CTRL + SHIFT + Tab
Toggle scrollbar CTRL + F7
Toggle progress display CTRL + F8
Full Screen Mode F11
Escape Full screen mode Esc + Esc (rapidly)
Next frame 3
Minimize current document window 4
Maximize current document window 5
Close current document window CTRL + F4 or CTRL + W
Close all open windows CTRL + SHIFT + W
Duplicate window CTRL + SHIFT + N

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Help
Display Help System F1
Display this Keyboard Shortcuts page CTRL + B

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