Using the mouse in Opera

Operation	Examples of use
Click (click left button)	Click on link in a Web page Click on bookmark in Hotlist to select
Right-click (click right button)	Click on link in a Web page for menu Click on Contact in Hotlist for menu Click on user interface to change layout
Double-click (left button)	Look up a word in a Web page Open a bookmark in the Hotlist
Click, then move mouse	Drag padlock icon to Personal bar Drag padlock icon to Bookmarks in Hotlist
Press `Ctrl` and click	Select multiple bookmarks in Hotlist
Press `Shift` and click	Open a link in a new window Close window on window bar
Press `Shift` and double-click	Open a bookmark in a new window
Press `Ctrl` + `Shift` and click	Open a link in the background
Press `Ctrl` + `Shift` and double-click	Open a bookmark in the background

Generally, Shift means "open in new window" and Ctrl + Shift means "open in background". Right-clicking something usually opens a menu with multiple choices for the item in question.

Mouse gestures

Opera's amazing mouse gestures lets you do frequently performed browse operations with small, quick mouse movements. For example, pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard and rolling the wheel on your mouse will zoom the page. Try it now!

Some operations can be done with several different gestures. Try them both and see which one you like better.

Window gestures

Click and hold right mouse button
Move the mouse in the indicated directions
Release the right mouse button

Reload	Up, then down
Restore or maximize window	Up, then right
Minimize	Down, then left
Create a new browser window	Down
Duplicate window	Down, then up
Close window	Down, then right Right-left-right

Navigation gestures

These gestures are maybe the most popular ones. They go to the previous and next pages in the page history.

Previous page in history	Press right button, click left button Press right button, move mouse left
Next page in history	Press left button, click right button Press right button, move mouse right
Go to parent directory	Up, then left
Create new, empty browser window	Double-click in workspace
Go to pre-set home page	Double-click in empty window

Link gestures

Point your mouse to a link
Click and hold right mouse button
Move the mouse in the indicated directions
Release the right mouse button

Open link in a new window in the foreground	Down.
Open link in a new window in the background	Down, then up.

Wheel gestures

These gestures require that you have a mouse with a wheel on it.

Scroll up and down	Roll the wheel back and forth
Jump from one window to the next	Press right mouse button, roll wheel
Zoom in and out	Press `Ctrl` key down, roll wheel
Move back and forth in page history	Press `Shift` key down, roll wheel
Panning	Click wheel, move mouse