Using the Keyboard

Press Page Down and Page Up to switch slides.

You can browse a lot faster using the keyboard, and this page gives you an overview of the available keyboard shortcuts. Some operations have multiple shortcuts; use those you find most convenient.

Tip: Pressing AltGr is the same as pressing Ctrl+Alt.

Standard keys

Movement

Move one line up.
Move one line down.
Move one character to the right.
Move one character to the left.
Move one screen-full up.
  • Page Up
  • Shift + Space
Move one screen-full down.
  • Page Down
  • Space
Move one screen-full to the left. Ctrl + Page Up
Move one screen-full to the right. Ctrl + Page Down
Go to top. Home
Go to bottom. End

Focus

Cycle focus within context Tab and Shift + Tab
Activate Enter
Edit item properties
  • Alt + Enter
  • Ctrl + I
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 the Opera application. Ctrl + Q

Text keys

Editing

Undo recent changes. Ctrl + Z
Redo recent changes. Ctrl + Y
Copy selection to clipboard.
  • Ctrl + C
  • Ctrl + Insert
Move selection to clipboard.
  • Ctrl + X
  • Shift + Delete
Paste from clipboard.
  • Ctrl + V
  • Shift + Insert
Copy selected text to "Notes" panel. Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy text in clipboard to "Notes" panel. 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
Search for text in links in page (press F9 first to set focus on page).
  • , (comma)
  • Shift + (numeric) /
Search for text in page (press F9 first to set focus on page).
  • . (period)
  • (numeric) /

Loading keys

Access

Go to your home page. Ctrl + Space
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
Access recently typed addresses. H
Save page address as new bookmark. Ctrl + T

Transmission

Reload (get latest version of) page.
  • Ctrl + R
  • F5
Reload selected frame.
  • Alt + F5
Reload all open pages.
  • Ctrl + F5
Stop page loading. Esc

Navigation keys

History

Go to next page in history.
  • X
  • Ctrl + Right
  • Alt + Right
Go to previous page in history.
  • Z
  • Ctrl + Left
  • Alt + Left
  • Backspace
Rewind Shift + Z
Fast Forward
  • Space
  • Shift + X
  • Shift + Backspace
Show entire forward history. Alt + X
Show entire backward history. Alt + Z

Site navigation

Home Ctrl + Shift + Space
Search Ctrl + Shift + F
Previous Ctrl + Shift + ←
Next Ctrl + Shift + →
Up Ctrl + Shift + Backspace

Note: These site navigation shortcuts only work on pages with elements like <link rel="home" href="index.html"/>.

To remove the last part of any Web address (such as a sub-directory) and go to that address, press Ctrl + Backspace.

View keys

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.

Increase zoom % by steps of 10.
  • Numeric +
  • 0
Decrease zoom % by steps of 10.
  • Numeric -
  • 9
Increase zoom % by steps of 100 (1000% is maximum).
  • Ctrl + Numeric +
  • 8
Decrease zoom % by steps of 100 (20% is minimum).
  • Ctrl + Numeric -
  • 7
Restore zoom to 100%.
  • Numeric *
  • 6

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

Element keys

Links

Select next link in page.
  • A
  • Ctrl + Down
Select previous link in page.
  • Q
  • Ctrl + Up
Follow selected link.
  • Enter
  • Space
Open selected link in new page.
  • Shift + Enter
  • Shift + Space
Open selected link in the background.
  • Ctrl + Shift + Enter
  • Ctrl + Shift + Space
Save selected link as new bookmark. Ctrl + Shift + T
Copy selected link address. Ctrl + Alt + C
Save link target (such as document or image). Ctrl + Shift + S
Display context menu for selected link (right-clicking link). Ctrl + L

Forms

Go to next element in form. Tab
Go to previous element in form. Shift + Tab
Select form element.
  • Space
  • Enter
Left-adjust text in form. Ctrl + L
Right-adjust text in form. Ctrl + R

Spatial navigation

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

Access keys

Toggle HTML access keys. Shift + Esc
Enter HTML access keys. A-Z

Window keys

Pages

Browse in new page. Ctrl + N
Browse in duplicate of active page. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
Close active page.
  • Ctrl + W
  • Ctrl + F4
Close active application window.
  • Ctrl + Shift + W
  • Alt + F4
Close all open pages. Ctrl + Alt + W
Close all open pages except active. Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W
Undo closing page. Ctrl + Alt + Z

Note: If you choose "Prefer separate windows" in Preferences » Windows, closing all open pages means closing Opera.

Switching between pages

Cycle to next page.
  • 2
  • Ctrl + Tab
  • Alt + Page Down
  • Ctrl + F6
Cycle to previous page.
  • 1
  • Ctrl + Shift + Tab
  • Alt + Page Up
  • Ctrl + Shift + F6

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

Panel keys

Activation

Toggle last active panel. F4
Toggle panel with panel selector. Shift + F4
Activate panels for keyboard navigation. F7
Expand all folders/views in panel. Shift + Right
Collapse all folders/views in panel. Shift + Left

Panels

Open "Search" panel. Ctrl + 1
Open "Bookmarks" panel. Ctrl + 2
Open "Mail" panel. Ctrl + 3
Open "Contacts" panel. Ctrl + 4
Open "Chat" panel. Ctrl + 5
Open "Notes" panel. Ctrl + 6
Open "Transfers" panel. Ctrl + 7
Open "History" panel. Ctrl + 8
Open "Links" panel. Ctrl + 9
Open "Windows" panel. Ctrl + 0

Bookmarks

Open bookmark. Enter
Open bookmark in new page. Shift + Enter
Open bookmark in background page. Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Mail

Mark all e-mail in selected view as read. Ctrl + Shift + A

Contacts

Show messages associated with contact. Enter
Compose message to contact. Shift + Enter

Transfers

Execute transferred file. Enter

Activation keys

Preferences

Edit your preferences. Alt + P
Quickly edit most popular preferences. F12

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

Bars

Toggle scroll bars. Ctrl + F7
Toggle address bar. Ctrl + F8
Toggle main menu. Ctrl + F11

Manager pages

Manage view for search panel. Ctrl + Shift + 1
Manage bookmarks.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 2
  • Ctrl + Alt + B
Manage e-mail.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 3
  • Ctrl + Alt + M
Manage contacts.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 4
  • Ctrl + Alt + O
Manage view for chat panel. Ctrl + Shift + 5
Manage notes.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 6
  • Ctrl + Alt + E
Manage transfers.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 7
  • Ctrl + Alt + T
Manage history.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 8
  • Ctrl + Alt + H
Manage links.
  • Ctrl + Shift + 9
  • Ctrl + Alt + L
  • Ctrl + J

E-mail keys

Basics

Check e-mail. Ctrl + K
Write new message. Ctrl + E
Save message draft (continue later). Ctrl + S
Upload queued messages to mail server. Ctrl + Shift + K
Send composed message. Ctrl + Shift + S

Navigation

Go to next message. J
Go to previous message. U
Go to next unread message.
  • H
  • Shift + J
Go to previous unread message.
  • Y
  • Shift + U
Move one screen-full up. Shift+Space
Move one screen-full down, then go to next unread. Space
Scroll up in message body (even if focus on message list). Alt + Up
Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list). Alt + Down
Expand all threads. Shift + Right
Collapse all threads. Shift + Left

Marking

Mark selected message as read. K
Mark selected message as read, and go to next unread e-mail. G
Mark selected message as read, and go to previous unread e-mail. T
Mark selected message as unread. Shift + K
Mark all messages in active view as read. Ctrl + Shift + A

Responding

Reply to message R
Reply to all recipients of message, including sender. Shift + R
Forward message. F
Redirect message. D
Continue editing message (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent views). Enter

Handling

Save sender's address as new contact. A
Label message (for example important or funny). L, 1-7
View all messages associated with sender. E
Copy raw message data to clipboard. C

Viewing

Toggle different layout of message list and message body. I

Chat keys

Download and list available rooms on chat server. Ctrl + Alt + J
Type name of chat room to join. Ctrl + Shift + J

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.