Keyboard shortcuts in Opera

One of Opera's greatest strengths is the host of keyboard shortcuts it provides. You will find you can browse a lot faster using the keyboard for things you do often.

Some operations have multiple shortcuts, so you can use the one most convenient for you.

Particularly popular or powerful features are marked with this color.

Standard functions

General

Display context menu Ctrl + click

Special windows

Set your preferences Cmd + Y
Show/hide Bookmarks
  • Cmd + B
  • F4
Show Transfer window Cmd + M

Local computer

Open file on your computer Cmd + O
Save active page to your computer Cmd + S
Print active page on paper Cmd + P
Add username and/or password to Keychain Cmd + shift + K
Get username and/or password to Keychain Cmd + K

Page 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 window up
  • Page Up
  • Shift + Space (optional)
One window down
  • Page Down
  • Space (optional)
Beginning of page Home
End of page End

Basic navigation

Go to next page in history
  • X
  • Cmd + right arrow
Go to previous page in history
  • Z
  • Cmd + left arrow
Enter a Web page address to go to
  • F2
  • Cmd + L
Go to parent directory Cmd + Backspace

Focus

Set focus to Web page address field F8
Set focus to page, enabling keyboard navigation F9

Forms

Next element in a form Tab
Previous element in a form Shift + Tab
Press form element
  • Enter

Loading and images

Reload active page
  • F5
  • Cmd + R
Stop loading the active page
  • Esc (optional)
  • Cmd + .

Link and element navigation

Next link in a page
  • A
Previous link in a page
  • Q
Open link in current browser window
  • Enter
  • Space (optional)
Open link in new window in front of current
  • Cmd + Enter
Open link in new window in the background
  • Cmd + Shift + Enter
Add link to your bookmarks in the Hotlist Cmd + T
Previous/next headers in page W and S
Previous/next element in page E and D

Zooming

Zoom in 10%
  • 0
  • +
Zoom out 10%
  • 9
  • -
Zoom in by 100%
  • 8
  • Cmd +
Zoom out by 100%
  • 7
  • Cmd -
Restore zoom to 100%
  • 6

Search and edit

Search

Search for text in currently viewed page
  • Cmd + F
  • F3
Find next instance of the searched entry Cmd + G

Edit

Undo Cmd + Z
Copy marked text Cmd + C
Cut marked text from text area Cmd + X
Paste in text from clipboard Cmd + V
Select all text Cmd + A

Bookmarks

Activation

Toggle the Hotlist
  • F4
  • Cmd + B

Management

Bookmark currently viewed Web page Cmd + T
Edit item properties Cmd + I
Cut item Cmd + X
Copy item Cmd + C
Paste item into active folder Cmd + V
Delete item Backspace
Select all items Cmd + A

Window management

Creation

Create a new browser window Cmd + N
Continue browsing in a duplicate of the current window Cmd + D
Close current window
  • Cmd + W
Close all open windows Cmd + Options + W

Switching

Show list of windows, cycle to previous Cmd + Up
Show list of windows, cycle to next Cmd + Down

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