Opera Web Browser Keyboard shortcuts

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: Selecting the alternate keyboard setup "Opera Standard for UNIX" in the preferences will override some Opera shortcuts with classic UNIX shortcuts. 

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 forward within active context	Tab
Cycle focus backward within active context	Shift + Tab
Activate	Enter
Exit context or cancel	Esc
Display context (right-click) menu	Shift + F10
Properties dialogue	Alt + Enter Ctrl + I

System keys

Open file	Ctrl + O
Save copy of page	Ctrl + S
Print page	Ctrl + P
Close Opera	Ctrl + Q
Hide Opera	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Text keys

Editing

Undo recent changes	Ctrl + Z
Redo recent changes	Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + Z
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
Select all	Ctrl + 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

These are classic UNIX keyboard shortcuts, which you can enable by choosing "Opera Standard for UNIX" from Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts.

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

Loading keys

Access

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

Transmission

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

Navigation keys

History

Go to next page in history	Alt + → Ctrl + → Shift + Backspace
Go to previous page in history	Alt + ← Ctrl + ← Backspace
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 Ctrl + Backspace.

Display modes

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

Source

View page source	Ctrl + U
View source of active frame	Ctrl + Shift + U
Validate source of active page or frame	Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U

Developer Tools

Open developer tool

Ctrl + Shift + I

Zooming

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

Link keys

Select next link in page	Ctrl + ↓
Select previous link in page	Ctrl + ↑
Follow selected link	Enter
Open selected link in new tab	Shift + Enter
Open selected link in background tab	Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Save link target (such as document or image)	Ctrl + 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 Web page when wanting to locate links and Web form elements.

Form keys

Log in/auto-fill form using the Wand	Ctrl + Enter
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	Ctrl + T
Close active tab	Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4
Undo closing of tab	Ctrl + Shift + T

Application windows

Browse in new application window

Ctrl + N

Tab keys: switching

Cycle to next tab (defaults to recently used order)	Ctrl + Tab
Cycle to previous tab (defaults to recently used order)	Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch to previous tab on tab bar	Ctrl + Shift + F6
Switch to next tab on tab bar	Ctrl + 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	Ctrl + Shift + 1
Open "Bookmarks" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 2 Ctrl + B
Open "Mail" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 3
Open "Contacts" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 4
Open "Chat" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 5
Open "Notes" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 6
Open "Transfers" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 7
Open "History" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 8 Ctrl + H
Open "Links" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 9
Open "Windows" panel	Ctrl + Shift + 0

Panel keys: actions

Bookmarks

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

Open transferred file

Enter

Preferences

Edit your preferences	Alt + P Ctrl + F12
Quickly edit most popular preferences	F12
Edit browser appearance	Shift + F12

Bars

Toggle main menu

Alt + F11

Focus keys

Set focus to Web page (to enable keyboard navigation)	F9
Set focus to address field	F8 Ctrl + L Alt + D
Set focus to search field	Ctrl + E
Set focus to personal 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	Ctrl + Shift + B
Manage transfers	Ctrl + J
Manage history	Ctrl + Shift + H
Manage links	Ctrl + Shift + L

E-mail keys: reading and sending

Basics

Check e-mail	Ctrl + K
Write new message	Ctrl + M
Attach files to message	Ctrl + O
Upload queued messages to mail server	Ctrl + Shift + K
Send composed message	Ctrl + Shift + S Ctrl + 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)	Alt + ↑
Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list)	Alt + ↓
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

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	Ctrl + 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 Shift + F9

Handling

Save sender's address as new contact	A
Save attachments	Shift + S
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 + Shift + J
Set focus to chat input field	Shift + F9

Help keys

Open Opera's help window	F1
Search while viewing help page	Ctrl + 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