Bookmarks
Opera comes with a small selection of bookmarks. You can add to and organize your bookmarks as you wish.
Tips:
- Save a webpage as a bookmark by clicking the star in the address field and choosing "Add to bookmarks".
- Opera Link makes it possible to synchronize the bookmarks on all your computers and all your devices.
Accessing bookmarks
Bookmarks can be accessed from the Bookmarks panel, directly from the Bookmarks menu, or by going to .
Tip: Add nicknames for your most frequently used bookmarks. For example, make "tv" the nickname of your personalized TV guide. To access the guide, simply type "tv" into the address field and hit Enter.
Managing bookmarks
| Operation | How to do it |
|---|---|
| Create bookmark for active webpage | Drag page icon from the Address bar to the Bookmarks panel, or press Ctrl+D |
| Open bookmark in active tab | Click bookmark |
| Open bookmark in new tab | Press Shift and double-click the bookmark, or middle-click the bookmark |
| Open bookmark in the background | Press Ctrl+Shift and double-click the bookmark |
| Make bookmark available at all times | Drag bookmark or page icon to any toolbar |
| Find bookmark | Enter text to search for in "Quick find" field |
| Create folder to organize bookmarks | Click drop-down arrow on "Add" button, select "New folder" |
| Open all bookmarks in selected folder | Drag bookmark folder to Opera's workspace |
| Move bookmarks and folders around | Drag and drop items |
| Sort your bookmarks | , and click "View" |
| Fast access to bookmark | Press Shift+F2 and start entering nickname |
| Manage bookmarks | Press Ctrl+Shift+B |
Bookmark properties
Press Alt+Enter to:
- Edit the bookmark's name and web address, or give it a nickname
- Add a bookmark description
- Move the bookmark to another folder
- Make the bookmark available on the bookmarks bar
- Show the bookmarked page as a web panel
Bookmarks bar
Put your favorite bookmarks/bookmarklets, bookmark folders, and web searches on the bookmarks bar so you can use them quickly and at any time. Note: This replaces the personal bar, which existed in versions of Opera previous to Opera 11.
This toolbar is disabled by default.
Turn the bookmarks bar on or off
To turn the bookmarks bar on or off, go to and select or deselect it from the list.
Use the bookmarks bar
Drag bookmarks and folders from the bookmarks panel, links, page tabs, and bookmarklets directly to the bookmarks bar. Alternatively, you can right-click the bookmark in the panel, select "Properties", and check the "Show on Bookmarks Bar" option.
To add a search to the bar, select it from the toolbar's right-click menu.