Opera's multi-purpose Hotlist, enabled with F4, is organized into panels:
| Panel | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Bookmarks | Organize bookmarks to your favorite Web sites |
| Read, write, and organize e-mail and news | |
| Contacts | Organize your list of contacts |
| History | Keep track of all recently visited Web pages |
| Transfer | Monitor file transfers |
| Links | View all links in a Web page |
| Windows | Organize all your open pages and application windows |
| Web panels | Show Web pages in Hotlist |
Tip: Right-click the top of the Hotlist to add, edit, hide, remove, or customize panels.
Note: M2, Opera's news and e-mail client, is covered on a separate page.
Opera comes with many bookmarks to popular sites already installed. You may add as many additional bookmarks as you wish.
| Operation | How to do it |
|---|---|
| Create bookmark for active Web page | Drag page icon from Address bar to Hotlist |
| Open bookmark in active page | Double-click bookmark |
| Open bookmark in new page | Press Shift and double-click the bookmark |
| Open bookmark in the background | Press Ctrl + Shift and double-click the bookmark |
| Make bookmark available at all times | Drag bookmark to Personal bar |
| Find bookmark | Enter text to search for in "Quick find" field |
| Create folder to organize bookmarks | Click "New folder" |
| Open all bookmarks in selected folder | Drag bookmark folder to Opera's workspace |
| Move bookmarks and folders around | Drag and drop items |
Tip: Click "View" to sort your bookmarks.
Right-click a bookmark for multiple choices:
| Open bookmark | Open selected bookmarks in active page |
|---|---|
| Open in new page | Open selected bookmarks in new pages |
| Open in background | Open selected bookmarks in the background |
| Show on Personal bar | Make bookmark available on Personal bar |
| Add page | Create bookmark for active Web page |
| Add all | Create bookmarks for all open pages |
| Cut | Move selected bookmarks to clipboard |
| Copy | Copy selected bookmarks to clipboard |
| Paste | Paste from clipboard to selected folder |
| Delete | Delete selected bookmarks |
| Select all | Select all bookmarks |
| New » | |
| Folder | Create new bookmark folder |
| Bookmark | Create new bookmark |
| File » | |
| New | Create alternate bookmark file |
| Import Opera bookmarks... | Import links from Opera bookmark file |
| Import Netscape bookmarks... | Import links from Netscape bookmark file |
| Import Internet Explorer favorites | Import links from Internet Explorer |
| Export Opera Bookmarks... | Save all bookmarks to file |
| Properties | Edit properties for selected bookmark |
In the bookmark properties you may:
Tip: Press Shift + F2 and enter nickname for fast access to a bookmark.
Create contacts and store your friends' e-mail address, telephone number, and postal address.
| Operation | How to do it |
|---|---|
| Create new contact | Click "Add" |
| Create folder for group of contacts | Click "New folder" |
| Recognize sender of e-mail as new contact | Press A while viewing e-mail |
| Show messages associated with contact | Double-click contact |
| Make contact available at all times | Drag contact to Personal bar |
Right-click a contact for multiple choices:
| Compose mail | Write e-mail to selected contact |
|---|---|
| View messages | View e-mail associated with selected contact |
| Visit homepage | Visit selected contact's homepage |
| Show on Personal bar | Show contact on Personal bar |
| Cut | Move selected contacts to clipboard |
| Copy | Copy selected contacts to clipboard |
| Paste | Paste from clipboard to selcted folder |
| Delete | Delete selected contacts |
| Select all | Select all contacts in active folder |
| New » | |
| Folder | Create new folder for group of contacts |
| Contact | Create new contact |
| File » | |
| New | Create alternate contact file |
| Open | Open (switch to) alternate contact file |
| Save as | Save copy of contacts to new file |
| Properties | Edit properties for selected contact |
In the contact properties you may:
Opera's History panel keeps a list of Web pages you have visited recently. In Opera's History and cache preferences, you may choose how many addresses to keep track of.
Right-click a history item for multiple choices:
| Open | Open selected history item in active page |
|---|---|
| Open in new page | Open selected history items in new pages |
| Open in background | Open selected history items in the background |
| Cut | Move selected history items to clipboard |
| Copy | Copy selected history items to clipboard |
| Delete | Delete selected history items |
| Select all | Select all history items |
Tip: If you recall having visited a nice site, but forgot to bookmark it, use the "Find" field in the History panel to locate it.
Opera's Transfers panel lets you monitor and control files being transferred between your computer and the Internet.
| Operation | How to do it |
|---|---|
| Download file linked to in a Web page | Click link to file in the Web page or drag the link to the "Quick download" field |
| Download file | Enter file address in the "Quick download" field |
| Resume transfer of selected files | Click "Resume" |
| Stop transfer of selected files | Click "Stop" |
| Transfer selected file again | Click "Retransfer" |
| Sort list of files | Click column headers |
Right-click a transfer item for multiple choices:
| Resume transfer | Resume transfer of selected files |
|---|---|
| Stop transfer | Stop transfer of selected files |
| Restart transfer | Transfer selected files again |
| Remove transfer | Delete selected transfer items |
| ... | Options added by operating system |
| Copy file information | Copy selected transfer items to clipboard |
Note: Not all Web sites support resuming of file transfers.
Opera's Links panel displays all links in the active Web page. Use this panel to quickly get a structured overview of possible new pages to visit.
If you right-click a link item, the standard Link menu will appear with an extra option:
| Lock panel | Freeze the links panel |
|---|---|
Tip: When you visit for example a search engine or an index page, click the "Lock" button to temporarily freeze a list of all links.
The Windows panel displays a tree-structured view of your open pages and application windows.
To see how this works, press Ctrl + Alt + N a couple of times to create some applications windows. Then press Ctrl + N a couple of times while in the different application windows.
To close a page or an application window, select the item and press Delete.
To show a Web page in Opera's Hotlist, bookmark the page by pressing Ctrl + T and select to show it as a panel.
Some Web pages provide special links (rel="sidebar") that make it easy to add Web pages as Hotlist panels.
Example: Add the Help table of contents as a Hotlist panel.
Tip: Right-click the Hotlist Web-page area for multiple choices.
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