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Keyboard shortcuts

Press Page Down and Page Up to switch slides.

You can browse a lot faster using the keyboard, and this page gives you an overview of the available keyboard shortcuts. Some operations have multiple shortcuts; use those you find most convenient.

Notice that the keyboard shortcuts have changed considerably since Opera 9.2. The old shortcuts are still available if you choose "Opera 9.2 Compatible" in Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts. A compromise approach that enables some of the more popular single-key shortcuts is to check the box marked "Enable single-key shortcuts".

Note:

⌘ refers to the Apple key, also known as Command or Cmd.
Alt and Option are the same key.

Standard keys

Movement

Move one line up	↑
Move one line down	↓
Move one character to the right	→
Move one character to the left	←
Move one screen-full up	Page Up Shift + Space
Move one screen-full down	Page Down Space
Move one screen-full to the left	⌘ + Page Up
Move one screen-full to the right	⌘ + Page Down
Go to top	Home
Go to bottom	End

Focus

Cycle focus forward within active context	Tab
Cycle focus backward within active context	Shift + Tab
Activate	Enter
Exit context or cancel	Esc
Display context menu	⌘ + Shift + M
Properties dialog	Option + Enter ⌘ + I

System keys

Open file	⌘ + O
Save copy of page	⌘ + S
Print page	⌘ + P
Close Opera	⌘ + Q
Hide Opera	⌘ + H
Minimize Opera	⌘ + M

Text keys

Editing

Undo recent changes	⌘ + Z
Redo recent changes	⌘ + Y ⌘ + Shift + Z
Copy selection to clipboard	⌘ + C
Move selection to clipboard	⌘ + X
Paste from clipboard	⌘ + V
Copy selected text to Notes panel	⌘ + Option + C
Select all	⌘ + A
Delete selection (or character right of cursor)	Delete
Delete selection (or character left of cursor)	Backspace
Toggle text-style bold	Ctrl + B
Toggle text-style italic	Ctrl + I
Toggle text-style underline	Ctrl + U
Convert hex to Unicode	Ctrl + Shift + X

UNIX editing keys

Go to end of line	Ctrl + E
Go to beginning of line	Ctrl + A
Go to next character	Ctrl + F
Go to previous character	Ctrl + B
Go to next line	Ctrl + N
Go to previous line	Ctrl + P
Paste (Yank)	Ctrl + Y
Delete to end of line	Ctrl + K
Delete next character	Ctrl + D
Delete previous character	Ctrl + H

Find

Find text	⌘ + F
Find next instance of text	⌘ + G
Find previous instance of text	⌘ + Shift + G
Search for text in page (press Option + F9 first to set focus on page)	(numeric) / . (period)
Search for text in links in page (press Option + F9 first to set focus on page)	Shift + (numeric) / , (comma)

Loading keys

Access

Go to your home page	Ctrl + Space Option + Home
Enter a web address	F2
Paste and go in current or new tab	⌘ + Shift + V
Display a Speed Dial	⌘ + 0-9
Enter nickname for fast bookmark access	Shift + F2
Save page address as new bookmark	⌘ + D
Save as new bookmark in active bookmark folder	⌘ + Shift + D

Transmission

Reload (get latest version of) page	⌘ + R F5
Reload selected frame	Option + F5 ⌘ + Shift + R
Stop page loading	Esc ⌘ + .

History

Go to next page in history	⌘ + → Ctrl + → Shift + Backspace Shift + scroll wheel up ⌘ + ]
Go to previous page in history	⌘ + ← Ctrl + ← Backspace Shift + scroll wheel down ⌘ + [
Fast forward	Shift + Backspace Space

Site navigation

To remove the last part of any web address (such as a sub-directory) and go to that address, press ⌘ + Backspace.

Display modes

Print preview (toggles on/off)	⌘ + Shift + P
Use entire screen for browsing	Option + F11
Toggle "Fit to width"	⌘ + F11

Source

View page source	⌘ + U
View source of active frame	⌘ + Shift + U
Validate source of active page or frame	⌘ + Option + Shift + U

Developer Tools

Open developer tool	⌘ + Option + I

Zooming

Increase zoom % by steps of 10	Plus ⌘ + Plus
Decrease zoom % by steps of 10	Minus ⌘ + Minus
Restore zoom to 100%	* ⌘ + 0

Link keys

Select next link in page	⌘ + ↓
Select previous link in page	⌘ + ↑
Follow selected link	Enter
Open selected link in new tab	⌘ + Enter
Open selected link in background tab	⌘ + Shift + Enter
Save link target (such as document or image)	⌘ + Shift + S

Spatial navigation keys

Navigate between links and form elements	Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Tip: The combination of the Shift key and arrow keys is the fastest way of moving around a webpage when wanting to locate links and webform elements.

Form keys

Log in/auto-fill form using the Password Manager	Ctrl + Enter For a series of connected pages, see Fast Forward
Go to next element in form	Tab
Go to previous element in form	Shift + Tab
Select form element	Space Enter

Access keys

These shortcuts are unique to pages that have access keys enabled.

Toggle HTML access keys	Shift + Esc
Enter HTML access keys	A-Z and 0-9

Page keys: basics

Browse in new tab	⌘ + T
Close active tab	⌘ + W
Undo closing of tab	⌘ + Shift + T

Application windows

Browse in new application window	⌘ + N
Browse in new private window	⌘ + Shift + N
Close application window	⌘ + Shift + W

Tab keys: switching

Cycle to next tab (defaults to recently used order)	Option + Tab
Cycle to previous tab (defaults to recently used order)	Option + Shift + Tab
Switch to previous tab on tab bar	⌘ + { ⌘ + Option + ←
Switch to next tab on tab bar	⌘ + } ⌘ + Option + →

Panel keys: activation

Toggle last active panel with panel selector	F4
Toggle last active panel	Shift + F4
Activate panels for keyboard navigation	F7
Expand all folders/views in panel	Shift + →
Collapse all folders/views in panel	Shift + ←
Toggle Search panel	Ctrl + 1
Toggle Bookmarks panel	Ctrl + 2 ⌘ + B
Toggle Mail panel	Ctrl + 3
Toggle Contacts panel	Ctrl + 4
Toggle Chat panel	Ctrl + 5
Toggle Notes panel	Ctrl + 6
Toggle Downloads panel	Ctrl + 7
Toggle History panel	Ctrl + 8
Toggle Links panel	Ctrl + 9
Toggle Windows panel	Ctrl + 0

Panel keys: actions

Bookmarks

Open bookmark	Enter
Open bookmark in new tab	⌘ + Enter
Open bookmark in background tab	⌘ + Shift + Enter

Mail

Mark all email in selected view as read	⌘ + Shift + A

Contacts

Show messages associated with contact	Enter
Compose message to contact	Shift + Enter

Downloads

Open downloaded file	Enter

Preferences

Edit your preferences	⌘ + , ⌘ + F12
Quickly edit most popular preferences	Option + F12
Edit browser appearance	Shift + Option + F12

Focus keys

Set focus to webpage (to enable keyboard navigation)	Option + F9
Set focus to address field	F8 ⌘ + L Option + D
Set focus to search field	⌘ + E
Set focus to bookmarks bar (only when you have search fields)	Shift + F7
Restore original address in address field and set focus to page	Esc

Manager pages

Manage bookmarks	⌘ + Shift + B
Manage downloads	⌘ + J
Manage history	⌘ + Shift + H
Manage links	⌘ + Shift + L

Mail keys: reading and sending

Basics

Check email	⌘ + K
Write new message	⌘ + Option + M
Attach files to message	⌘ + O
Upload queued messages to mail server	⌘ + Shift + K
Send composed message	⌘ + Shift + S ⌘ + Enter

Navigation

Go to next message	J
Go to previous message	U
Go to next unread message	H Shift + J
Go to previous unread message	Y Shift + U
Move one screen-full up	Shift + Space
Move one screen-full down, then go to next unread	Space
Scroll up in message body (even if focus on message list)	Option + ↑
Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list)	Option + ↓
Set focus to message list	F8
Set focus to message	F9

Threads

Expand all threads	Shift + →
Collapse all threads	Shift + ←
Mark thread as read	M
Mark thread as read, go to next unread	N

Mail keys: managing

Marking

Mark selected message as read	K
Mark selected message as read, and go to next unread email	G
Mark selected message as read, and go to previous unread email	T
Mark selected message as unread	Shift + K
Mark all messages in active view as read	⌘ + Shift + A
Move selected message to Trash	Delete
Delete selected message permanently, without moving to Trash	Shift + Delete

Responding

Reply to message	R
Reply to all recipients of message, including sender	Shift + R
Forward message	F
Redirect message	D
Continue editing message (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent views)	Enter
Focus "Quick reply" field	Q Option +Shift + F9

Handling

Save sender's address as new contact	A
Save attachments	Shift + S
Label message (for example important or funny)	L
View all messages associated with sender	E
Copy raw message data to clipboard	C

Viewing

Toggle different layout of message list and message body	I

Chat keys

Download and list available rooms on chat server	⌘ + Shift + J
Set focus to chat input field	Option +Shift + F9

Help keys

Open Opera Help	Help or ⌘ + ?
Search while viewing help page	⌘ + F

More information

Learn more about using the keyboard.

Single-key shortcuts

Opera 9.5 disables the following single-key shortcuts, which were enabled by default in Opera 9.2 and previous. To re-enable these shortcuts, check the box marked "Enable single-key shortcuts" in Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts.

Function	Single-Key Shortcut
Switch to previous tab on tab bar	1
Switch to next tab on tab bar	2
Cycle through frames in page	3 and Shift + 3
Minimize tab	4
Restore/Maximize tab	5
Restore zoom to 100%	6
Zoom out by 100%	7
Zoom in by 100%	8
Zoom out by 10%	9
Zoom in by 10%	0
Cycle through links in page	A and Q
Cycle through headers in page	S and W
Cycle through elements in page	D and E
Toggle between author mode and user mode	Shift + G
Address bar history drop-down	H
Load and display all images	I
Toggle loading of images	Shift + I
Speak selected text	V
Forward	X
Fast forward	Shift + X
Back	Z
Rewind	Shift + Z