Navigate with shortcuts

Command the browser with your mouse

Opera’s mouse gestures let you perform common browsing actions with quick, small mouse movements.

To enable or disable mouse gestures:

Go to Settings (Preferences on Mac).
Click Browser in the sidebar.
Under Shortcuts, tick the Enable mouse gestures checkbox.

Note: Enabling mouse gestures while using a Magic Mouse or trackpad can cause unpredictable behavior.

Mouse gestures work by holding the right mouse button, moving the mouse a certain direction, then letting go of the button. With practice, navigating with the mouse can become fast and efficient.

Navigate with mouse gestures

The following mouse gestures work when clicking the empty space of pages.

Action	Gesture
Go back one page		Move left
Go forward one page		Move right
Open a new tab		Move down
Reload the page		Move up, then down
Close current tab		Move down, then right

Follow links with mouse gestures

The following mouse gestures work when clicking links on a page.

Action	Gesture
Open a link in a background tab		Move down, then up
Open a link in a new tab		Move down
Open a link in a new window	`Shift ⇧` +	Move down, holding shift

Go backward and forward through a tab’s history with rocker gestures

When you enable rocker gestures, you can navigate backwards and forwards through pages by rocking your fingers between the right and left mouse buttons. Simply click and hold one button, click the other, then release the first before releasing the second. With a little practice, you can speed through this gesture.To enable or disable rocker gestures:

Go to Settings (Preferences on Mac).
Click Browser in the sidebar.
Under Shortcuts, tick the Enable rocker gestures checkbox.

Rock right to left to navigate backward, and left to right to navigate forward.

Note: Enabling rocker gestures while using a Magic Mouse or trackpad can cause unpredictable behavior.

Navigate faster with keyboard shortcuts

You can browse a lot faster using the keyboard. Opera allows you to customize browsing actions to your own keyboard combinations. To customize your keyboard shortcuts:

Go to Settings (Preferences on Mac).

Click Browser in the sidebar.

Under Shortcuts, click the Configure shortcuts button.

Here’s an overview of the available keyboard shortcuts and their default keyboard combinations:

Command the browser

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Open Downloads page	`⌘`+`J`	`Ctrl`+`J`
Open Extensions page	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧+E`
Open History page	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`H`	`Ctrl`+`H`
Open local file	`⌘`+`O`	`Ctrl`+`O`
Open location	`⌘`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L`
Open Preferences (Settings) page	`⌘`+`,`	`Alt`+`P`
Print current page	`⌘`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`
Quit Opera	`⌘`+`Q`	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧+X`
Save a page locally	`⌘`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`S`
Open help		`F1`

Find text on the page

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Find on page	`⌘`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Find next	`⌘`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`G`
Find previous	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧`+`G`

Navigate pages

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Cycle forward through page elements	`Tab ⇥`	`Tab ⇥`
Cycle back through page elements	`Shift ⇧`+`Tab ⇥`	`Shift ⇧`+`Tab ⇥`
Go forward one page	`⌘`+`→`	`Alt`+`→`
Go back one page	`⌘`+`←`	`Alt`+`←`
Go to bottom of page	`⌘`+`↓`	`End`
Go to top of page	`⌘`+`↑`	`Home`
Page down	`Space`	`Space`
Page up	`Shift ⇧`+`Space`	`Shift ⇧`+`Space`
Reload the current page	`⌘`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`R`
View current page source	`⌘`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`

Control tabs and windows

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Activate tab menu	`Ctrl`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`M`
Close current tab	`⌘`+`W`	`Ctrl`+`W`
Close current window		`Alt`+`F4`
Cycle forward through open tabs	`Ctrl`+`Tab ⇥`	`Ctrl`+`Tab ⇥`
Cycle back through open tabs	`Shift ⇧`+`Ctrl`+`Tab ⇥`	`Shift ⇧`+`Ctrl`+`Tab ⇥`
Cycle through open windows	`⌘`+`	`Alt`+`Tab ⇥`
Minimize a window	`⌘`+`M`	`Windows`+`M`
Open new tab	`⌘`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`T`
Open new window	`⌘`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Open new private window	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧`+`N`
Reopen last closed tab	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧`+`T`
Toggle tab menu	`Ctrl`+`M`	`Ctrl`+`M`
View previous active tab	`Ctrl`+`	`Ctrl`+`

Manipulate text

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Copy	`⌘`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Cut	`⌘`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`
Paste	`⌘`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`
Select all	`⌘`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Undo	`⌘`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧`+`Z`

Zoom in and out

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Enter full-screen mode	`Ctrl`+`Shift ⇧`+`F`	`F11`
Enter presentation mode	`⌘`+`Shift ⇧`+`F`
Zoom in	`⌘`+`+`	`Ctrl`+`+`
Zoom out	`⌘`+`-`	`Ctrl`+`-`
Reset zoom to 100%	`⌘`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`0`

Use and configure advanced keyboard shortcuts

Single-key and alternatively-configured shortcuts are available by enabling advanced keyboard shortcuts. To do this:

Go to Settings (Preferences on Mac).
Click Browser in the sidebar.
Under Shortcuts, tick the Enable advanced keyboard shortcuts checkbox.

Action	Mac	Windows/Linux
Cycle left through tabs	`1`	`1`
Cycle right through tabs	`2`	`2`
View previous tab	`Ctrl`+`
Find on page	`/`	`/`
Go back one page	`Z`	`Z`
Go forward one page	`X`	`X`
Zoom in	`+`	`0`
Zoom in more	`8`	`8`
Zoom out	`-`	`9`
Zoom out more	`7`	`7`
Reset zoom to 100%	`6`	`6`