Opera web browser keyboard shortcuts

 

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 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