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	↑ (up arrow)
One line down	↓ (down arrow)
One character to the right	→ (right arrow)
One character to the left	← (left arrow)
One screen-full up	Page Up Shift + Space
One screen-full down	Page Down Space
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	Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert
Move selection to clipboard	Ctrl + X
Paste from clipboard	Ctrl + V Shift + Insert
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	Ctrl + Space
Enter a Web address	F2
Paste and go	Ctrl + D
Enter nickname for fast bookmark access	Shift + F2
Go to parent directory	Ctrl + Backspace

History

Go to next page in history (or Fast Forward)	X Ctrl + Right Alt + Right
Go to previous page in history	Z Ctrl + Left Alt + Left Backspace
Show entire forward history	Alt + X
Show entire backward history	Alt + Z

Loading

Reload (get latest version of) page	Ctrl + R F5
Reload selected frame	Alt + F5
Reload all open pages	Ctrl + F5
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%	Numeric + 0
Zoom out 10%	Numeric - 9
Zoom in 100%	Ctrl + Numeric + 8
Zoom out 100%	Ctrl + Numeric - 7
Restore zoom to 100%	Numeric * 6

Spatial navigation (page elements)

Navigate between links and form elements	Shift + ← ↑ → ↓ (arrow keys)
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	Space Enter
Left-adjust text in form	Ctrl + L
Right-adjust text in form	Ctrl + R

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 + Shift + C
Save link target (e.g. document or image)	Ctrl + Shift + S
Display context menu for selected link (right-clicking link)	Ctrl + L

Access keys

Activate 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	Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4
Close all open pages	Ctrl + Shift + W
Close all open pages except active	Ctrl + Alt + W

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

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
Close application window	Alt + F4

Bars

Toggle scroll bars	Ctrl + F7
Toggle Address bar	Ctrl + F8

Activation keys

Hotlist

Toggle Hotlist	F4
Switch between docked and floating Hotlist	Shift + F4
Activate Hotlist for keyboard navigation	F7
Show bookmarks	Ctrl + Alt + B
Show e-mail	Ctrl + Alt + M
Show contacts	Ctrl + Alt + C
Show transfers	Ctrl + Alt + T

Preferences

Set your preferences	Alt + P
Quickly set most popular preferences	F12

Special

List visited sites (history)	Ctrl + Alt + H
List links in page (frame)	Ctrl + J

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
Attach files to e-mail	Ctrl + Shift + A
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	H Shift + J
Go to previous unread e-mail	Y Shift + U

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 unread	Shift + K
Mark all e-mail in active folder as read	Ctrl + Shift + A

Responding

Reply to e-mail	R Enter
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