Using the Keyboard

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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.

Tip: Pressing AltGr is the same as pressing Ctrl+Alt.

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.	Ctrl + Page Up
Move one screen-full to the right.	Ctrl + Page Down
Go to top.	Home
Go to bottom.	End

Focus

Cycle focus within context	Tab and Shift + Tab
Activate	Enter
Edit item properties	Alt + Enter Ctrl + I
Exit context or cancel	Esc
Display context (right-click) menu.	Ctrl + M

System keys

Open file.	Ctrl + O
Save copy of page.	Ctrl + S
Preview page as if printed.	P
Print page.	Ctrl + P
Close the Opera application.	Ctrl + Q

Text keys

Editing

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

Find

Find text.	Ctrl + F
Find next instance of text.	F3
Find previous instance of text.	Shift + F3
Search for text in links in page (press F9 first to set focus on page).	, (comma) Shift + (numeric) /
Search for text in page (press F9 first to set focus on page).	. (period) (numeric) /

Loading keys

Access

Go to your home page.	Ctrl + Space
Enter a Web address.	F2
Paste and go in current or new page.	Ctrl + D
Paste and go in background page.	Ctrl + Shift + D
Enter nickname for fast bookmark access.	Shift + F2
Access recently typed addresses.	H
Save page address as new bookmark.	Ctrl + T

Transmission

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

History

Go to next page in history.	X Ctrl + Right Alt + Right
Go to previous page in history.	Z Ctrl + Left Alt + Left Backspace
Rewind	Shift + Z
Fast Forward	Space Shift + X Shift + Backspace
Show entire forward history.	Alt + X
Show entire backward history.	Alt + Z

Site navigation

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

View keys

Display

Load and turn on all images.	Shift + G
Toggle loading and display of images.	G
Toggle between "Author mode" and "User mode".	Ctrl + G
Use entire screen for viewing page.	F11
Pretend to be small-screen device.	Shift + F11

Zooming

Tip: Enable the numeric keypad on your keyboard by pressing Num Lock.

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

Source

View page source.	Ctrl + F3
View source of active frame.	Alt + F3
Validate source of selected frame.	Ctrl + Alt + V
Validate source of selected frame in the background.	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

Element keys

Links

Select next link in page.	A Ctrl + Down
Select previous link in page.	Q Ctrl + Up
Follow selected link.	Enter Space
Open selected link in new page.	Shift + Enter Shift + Space
Open selected link in the background.	Ctrl + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Space
Save selected link as new bookmark.	Ctrl + Shift + T
Copy selected link address.	Ctrl + Alt + C
Save link target (such as document or image).	Ctrl + Shift + S
Display context menu for selected link (right-clicking link).	Ctrl + L

Forms

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.	Ctrl + L
Right-adjust text in form.	Ctrl + R

Spatial navigation

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

Access keys

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

Window keys

Pages

Browse in new page.	Ctrl + N
Browse in duplicate of active page.	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
Close active page.	Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4
Close active application window.	Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4
Close all open pages.	Ctrl + Alt + W
Close all open pages except active.	Ctrl + Shift + Alt + W
Undo closing page.	Ctrl + Alt + Z

Note: If you choose "Prefer separate windows" in Preferences » Windows, closing all open pages means closing Opera.

Switching between pages

Cycle to next page.	2 Ctrl + Tab Alt + Page Down Ctrl + F6
Cycle to previous page.	1 Ctrl + Shift + Tab Alt + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + F6

Arranging pages

Cascade open pages top-left to bottom-right.	Shift + F5
Tile open pages left to right.	Shift + F6
Tile open pages top to bottom.	F6

Managing pages

Minimize active page.	4
Switch between restored and maximized page.	5
Restore all pages.	Ctrl + Shift + F3
Minimize all pages.	Ctrl + Shift + F4
Maximize all pages.	Ctrl + Shift + F5

Application windows

Browse in new application window.	Ctrl + Alt + N

Panel keys

Activation

Toggle last active panel.	F4
Toggle panel with panel selector.	Shift + F4
Activate panels for keyboard navigation.	F7
Expand all folders/views in panel.	Shift + Right
Collapse all folders/views in panel.	Shift + Left

Panels

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

Bookmarks

Open bookmark.	Enter
Open bookmark in new page.	Shift + Enter
Open bookmark in background page.	Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Mail

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

Contacts

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

Transfers

Execute transferred file.	Enter

Activation keys

Preferences

Edit your preferences.	Alt + P
Quickly edit most popular preferences.	F12

Focus

Set focus to page (to enable keyboard navigation).	F9
Set focus to address field.	F8
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

Bars

Toggle scroll bars.	Ctrl + F7
Toggle address bar.	Ctrl + F8
Toggle main menu.	Ctrl + F11

Manager pages

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

E-mail keys

Basics

Check e-mail.	Ctrl + K
Write new message.	Ctrl + E
Save message draft (continue later).	Ctrl + S
Upload queued messages to mail server.	Ctrl + Shift + K
Send composed message.	Ctrl + 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 + Up
Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list).	Alt + Down
Expand all threads.	Shift + Right
Collapse all threads.	Shift + Left

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.	Ctrl + 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

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.	Ctrl + Alt + J
Type name of chat room to join.	Ctrl + Shift + J

Help keys

Open Opera's help window.	F1
Display keyboard help.	Ctrl + B
Search while viewing help page.	Ctrl + F

More information

Learn more about using the keyboard.

Using the Keyboard

Standard keys

Movement

Focus

System keys

Text keys

Editing

Find

Loading keys

Access

Transmission

Navigation keys

History

Site navigation

View keys

Display

Zooming

Source

Element keys

Links

Forms

Spatial navigation

Access keys

Window keys

Pages

Switching between pages

Arranging pages

Managing pages

Application windows

Panel keys

Activation

Panels

Bookmarks

Mail

Contacts

Transfers

Activation keys

Preferences

Focus

Bars

Manager pages

E-mail keys

Basics

Navigation

Marking

Responding

Handling

Viewing

Chat keys

Help keys

More information