Context menus appear when you right-click various items and elements, either in Opera's user interface or on a Web page.
The Page menu appears when you right-click a part of a Web page where there are no links, images, or forms.
Example: Right-click any part of or around this sentence.
| Back | Go back to previous page |
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| Forward | Go forward to next page |
| Stop | Stop loading page |
| Home | Go to your home page |
| Reload | Get new version of active Web page |
| Reload every » | Monitor page by reloading frequently |
| Add to Bookmarks | Save active page as new bookmark |
| Copy address | Copy page address to clipboard |
| Send link by mail | Tell a friend about active page |
| Frame » | Multiple choices for selected frame |
| View source | View source of selected frame |
| Save as | Save source of selected frame |
| Validate source | Validate source of selected frame (on-line service) |
| Add to Bookmarks | Save frame address as new bookmark |
| Copy address | Copy frame address to clipboard |
| Send link by mail | Tell a friend about selected frame |
| Reload | Get new version of selected frame |
| Load all images | Load all images in selected frame |
| Maximize | Remove all other frames in active page |
| Background » | Multiple choices for background image (see menu) |
| Duplicate | Browse in duplicate of active page |
| Create linked | Create new page in which to open links clicked in active page |
| Full screen | Use entire screen for viewing page (F11 restores) |
The Hotclick menu appears when you double-, triple-, or quadruple-click text in a Web page.
| Copy text | Copy selected text to clipboard |
|---|---|
| Search | Search the Web for for selected text |
| Search with » | Choose search engine or on-line service to search with |
| Dictionary | Look up word in dictionary |
| Encyclopedia | Look up word in encyclopedia |
| Translate » | Choose language to translate to |
| Go to URL | Attempt to open as Web address |
| Send by mail | Send text by e-mail |
Hotclick can be disabled from Opera's Accessibility preferences, but the Hotclick menu is always available when you right-click selected text.
The Link menu appears when you right-click a link. Try here
| Open | Open selected link in active page |
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| Open in new page | Open link in new page |
| Open in background | Open link in the background |
| Add link to bookmarks | Save link as new bookmark |
| Copy link address | Copy link address to clipboard |
| Save target as | Download file (e.g. image) to your computer |
| Quick download | Download file automatically |
| Page » | Access menu |
When you click an image that has a link, a menu will appear that combines items from both the Image and Link menus.
The image menu appears when you right-click an image.
| Show image | Load image, and make sure images are turned on |
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| Reload image | Get new version of selected image |
| Save image | Save image to your computer |
| Copy image | Copy image to clipboard |
| Copy image address | Copy image address to clipboard |
| Image properties | Show information about image |
| Use image as » | Skin Opera or your computer desktop |
| Desktop background | Use image as desktop background |
| Page » | Access menu |
The "mailto:" menu appears when you right-click a "mailto:" link. Try here
| Compose mail | Write e-mail to link address |
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| Add to Contacts | Recognize e-mail address as new contact |
| Copy address | Copy e-mail address to clipboard |
| Copy mailto:address | Precede e-mail address with "mailto:" and copy to clipboard |
| Page » | Access menu |
When you click an image that links to an e-mail address, a menu will appear that combines items from both the Image and "mailto:" menus.
The Form menu appears when you right-click inside a form.
| Insert » | Insert text saved in Preferences (personal information) |
|---|---|
| Full name | Insert your name (first and last) |
| First name | Insert your first name |
| Last name | Insert your last name |
| ... | List continues for applicable items |
| Edit | Edit Preferences (personal information) |
| Undo | Undo recent changes |
| Cut | Move selected text to clipboard |
| Copy | Copy selected text to clipboard |
| Paste | Paste form clipboard |
| Delete | Delete selected text |
| Select all | Select all text in form |
| Page » | Access menu |
The style menu appears when you click the style-button icon on the Address bar, or if you select from the menu.
| Author mode | Show page as its author intended |
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| User mode | Complement page style with your own (see below) |
| Emulate text browser | Pretend to be a non-graphical browser |
| Nostalgia | Pretend to be an old 8-bit browser |
| Accessibility layout | For people with visual impairments or reading disabilities |
| Show images and links only | Hide plain text |
| High contrast (W/B) | Show white text on black background |
| High contrast (B/W) | Show black text on white background |
| Hide non-linking images | Hide images with no navigational purpose |
| Hide certain-sized elements (aggressive) | Try to hide annoying content |
| Disable tables | Dissolve table columns into separate lines |
| Show structural elements | Show essential page markup |
| Debug with outline | Use borders to mark important page elements |
| Use default forms design | Override author styling of form elements with standardized style |
| Normal | Alternate style sheet #1 (if provided by site) |
| Enhanced | Alternate style sheet #2 |
| Freaky | Alternate style sheet #3 |
Tip: Apply user style sheets on poorly designed Web sites to increase readability.
If you know how to write your own style sheets, you can add them in Page style preferences.
Learn more about user style sheets
Find the most popular settings in the Quick preferences menu. You can access this menu at any time by pressing F12 or selecting from the menu.
| Accept pop-up windows | Allow all pop-ups |
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| Refuse pop-up windows | Disable all pop-ups |
| Open pop-up windows in background | Push pop-ups behind active pages |
| Open requested pop-up windows only | Only accept pop-ups when you click links |
| Enable GIF animation | Allow images that change |
| Enable embedded audio | Allow audio files |
| Enable Java | Let Web pages run Java applets |
| Enable plug-ins | Let Web pages launch plug-in programs |
| Enable JavaScript | Let Web pages execute scripts |
| Enable cookies | Let sites set cookies |
| Enable referrer logging | Let sites know which page you came from |
| Enable proxy servers | Connect to Internet via proxy server |
| Identify as Opera | Tell sites you are using Opera |
| Identify as Mozilla 5.0 | Let sites think you are using Netscape 6 |
| Identify as Mozilla 4.78 | Let sites think you are using Netscape 4.78 |
| Identify as Mozilla 3.0 | Let sites think you are using Netscape 3 |
| Identify as MSIE 6.0 | Let sites think you are using Internet Explorer |
Tip: Open Opera's Preferences (press Alt + P) for access to more settings.
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