Using the Keyboard

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.

⌘ refers to the Apple key, also known as Command.
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 within active context	Tab and Shift + Tab
Activate	Enter
Edit item properties	⌘ + I
Exit context or cancel	Esc

System keys

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

Text keys

Editing

Undo recent changes	⌘ + Z
Redo recent changes	⌘ + Y
Copy selection to clipboard	⌘ + C
Move selection to clipboard	⌘ + X
Paste from clipboard	⌘ + V
Copy selected text to "Notes" panel	⌘ + Shift + C
Copy text in clipboard to "Notes" panel	⌘ + Shift + V
Clear all	⌘ + U
Select all	⌘ + A
Delete selection (or character right of cursor)	Delete
Delete selection (or character left of cursor)	Backspace

Find

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

Loading keys

Access

Go to your home page	⌘ + Space Alt + Home
Enter a Web address	F2
Paste and go in current or new page	⌘ + D
Paste and go in background page	⌘ + Shift + D
Enter nickname for fast bookmark access	Shift + F2
Save page address as new bookmark	⌘ + T
Save as new bookmark in active bookmark folder	⌘ + Shift + T

Transmission

Reload (get latest version of) page	⌘ + R F5
Reload selected frame	Alt + F5 ⌘ + Shift + R
Reload all open pages	⌘ + F5 ⌘ + Alt + R
Stop page loading	Esc ⌘ + .

History

Go to next page in history	X ⌘ + →
Go to previous page in history	Z ⌘ + ← Backspace
Rewind	Shift + Z
Fast Forward	Space Shift + X Shift + Backspace

Site navigation

Home	⌘ + Shift + Space
Search	⌘ + Shift + F
Previous	⌘ + Shift + ←
Next	⌘ + Shift + →
Up	⌘ + Shift + Backspace

Note: These site navigation shortcuts only work on pages with elements like <link rel="home" href="index.html"/>.

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

Display modes

Load and display all images	I
Toggle loading of images	Shift + I
Toggle between "Author mode" and "User mode"	Shift + G
Preview page as if printed	Shift + P
Use entire screen for viewing page	Alt + F11
Toggle "Fit to window width"	⌘ + F11
Pretend to be small-screen device	Shift + Alt + F11

Source

View page source	⌘ + F3
View source of active frame	Alt + F3
Validate source of active page or frame	⌘ + Alt + V
Validate source of active page or frame in the background	⌘ + Alt + Shift + V

Zooming

Increase zoom % by steps of 10	+ 0
Decrease zoom % by steps of 10	- 9
Increase zoom % by steps of 100 (1000% is maximum)	⌘ + 8
Decrease zoom % by steps of 100 (20% is minimum)	⌘ - 7
Restore zoom to 100%	6

Link keys

Select next link in page	A ⌘ + ↓
Select previous link in page	Q ⌘ + ↑
Follow selected link	Enter Space
Open selected link in new page	⌘ + Enter
Open selected link in the background	⌘ + Shift + Enter ⌘ + Shift + Space
Save selected link as new bookmark	⌘ + Shift + T
Copy selected link address	⌘ + Alt + C
Save link target (such as document or image)	⌘ + Shift + S

Spatial navigation keys

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

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

Form keys

Go to next element in form	Tab
Go to previous element in form	Shift + Tab
Select form element	Space Enter
Left-adjust text in form	⌘ + L
Right-adjust text in form	⌘ + R

Access keys

Toggle HTML access keys	Shift + Esc
Enter HTML access keys	A-Z

Page keys: basics

Browse in new page	⌘ + Shift + N
Browse in duplicate of active page	⌘ + Alt + Shift + N
Close active page	⌘ + W
Close active application window	⌘ + Shift+ W
Close all open pages	⌘ + Alt + W
Close all open pages except active	⌘ + Shift + Alt + W
Undo closing page	⌘ + Alt + Z

Application windows

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

Page keys: switching

Cycle to next page (defaults to recently used order)	Alt + Tab Alt + Page Down
Cycle to previous page (defaults to recently used order)	Alt + Shift + Tab Alt + Page Up
Switch to next page on page bar	1 ⌘ + F6
Switch to previous page on page bar	2 ⌘ + Shift + F6

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 + ←
Open "Search" panel	⌘ + 1
Open "Bookmarks" panel	⌘ + 2
Open "Mail" panel	⌘ + 3
Open "Contacts" panel	⌘ + 4
Open "Chat" panel	⌘ + 5
Open "Notes" panel	⌘ + 6
Open "Transfers" panel	⌘ + 7
Open "History" panel	⌘ + 8
Open "Links" panel	⌘ + 9
Open "Windows" panel	⌘ + 0

Panel keys: actions

Bookmarks

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

Mail

Mark all e-mail in selected view as read	⌘ + Shift + A

Contacts

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

Transfers

Execute transferred file	Enter

Preferences

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

Bars

Toggle scroll bars	⌘ + F7
Toggle address bar	⌘ + F8

Focus keys

Set focus to page (to enable keyboard navigation)	Alt + F9
Set focus to address field	F8 ⌘ + L
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

Manager pages

Manage view for search panel	⌘ + Shift + 1
Manage bookmarks	⌘ + Shift + 2 ⌘ + Alt + B
Manage e-mail	⌘ + Shift + 3 ⌘ + Alt + M
Manage contacts	⌘ + Shift + 4 ⌘ + Alt + O
Manage view for chat panel	⌘ + Shift + 5
Manage notes	⌘ + Shift + 6 ⌘ + Alt + E
Manage transfers	⌘ + Shift + 7 ⌘ + Alt + T
Manage history	⌘ + Shift + 8 ⌘ + Shift + H
Manage links	⌘ + Shift + 9 ⌘ + Alt + L ⌘ + J

E-mail keys: reading and sending

Basics

Check e-mail	⌘ + K
Write new message	⌘ + E
Save message draft (continue later)	⌘ + S
Upload queued messages to mail server	⌘ + Shift + K
Send composed message	⌘ + Shift + S

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)	Alt + ↑
Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list)	Alt + ↓

Threads

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

E-mail keys: managing

Marking

Mark selected message as read	K
Mark selected message as read, and go to next unread e-mail	G
Mark selected message as read, and go to previous unread e-mail	T
Mark selected message as unread	Shift + K
Mark all messages in active view as read	⌘ + Shift + A

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

Handling

Save sender's address as new contact	A
Label message (for example important or funny)	L, 1-7
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	⌘ + Alt + J
Type name of chat room to join	⌘ + Shift + J

Help keys

Open Opera's help window	Help or ⌘ + ?
Display keyboard help	⌘ + B
Search while viewing help page	⌘ + F

More information

Learn more about using the keyboard.