Standard keys Application windows
Movement Browse in new application window Ctrl + Alt + N
Move one line up ↑ Ctrl + Shift + W
Close application window
Move one line down ↓ Alt + F4
Move one character to the right → Page keys: switching
Move one character to the left ← Ctrl + Tab
Cycle to next page (defaults to recently used order)
Page Up Alt + Page Down
Move one screen-full up
Shift + Space Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Cycle to previous page (defaults to recently used order)
Page Down Alt + Page Up
Move one screen-full down
Space 1
Switch to next page on page bar
Move one screen-full to the left Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + F6
Move one screen-full to the right Ctrl + Page Down 2
Switch to previous page on page bar
Go to top Home Ctrl + Shift + F6
Go to bottom End Page keys: arranging
Focus Cascade open pages top-left to bottom-right Shift + F5
Cycle focus within active context Tab and Shift + Tab Tile open pages left to right Shift + F6
Activate Enter Tile open pages top to bottom Alt + F6
Alt + Enter Minimize active page 4
Edit item properties
Ctrl + I Switch between restored and maximized page 5
Exit context or cancel Esc Restore all pages Ctrl + Shift + F3
Display context (right-click) menu Ctrl + M Minimize all pages Ctrl + Shift + F4
System keys Maximize all pages Ctrl + Shift + F5
Open file Ctrl + O Panel keys: activation
Save copy of page Ctrl + S Toggle last active panel with panel selector F4
Print page Ctrl + P Toggle last active panel Shift + F4
Close the Opera application Ctrl + Q Activate panels for keyboard navigation F7
Text keys Expand all folders/views in panel Shift + →
Editing Collapse all folders/views in panel Shift + ←
Undo recent changes Ctrl + Z Open "Search" panel Ctrl + 1
Redo recent changes Ctrl + Y Open "Bookmarks" panel Ctrl + 2
Ctrl + C Open "Mail" panel Ctrl + 3
Copy selection to clipboard
Ctrl + Insert Open "Contacts" panel Ctrl + 4
Ctrl + X Open "Chat" panel Ctrl + 5
Move selection to clipboard
Shift + Delete Open "Notes" panel Ctrl + 6
Ctrl + V Open "Transfers" panel Ctrl + 7
Paste from clipboard
Shift + Insert Open "History" panel Ctrl + 8
Copy selected text to "Notes" panel Ctrl + Shift + C Open "Links" panel Ctrl + 9
Copy text in clipboard to "Notes" panel Ctrl + Shift + V Open "Windows" panel Ctrl + 0
Clear all Ctrl + U Panel keys: actions
Select all Ctrl + A Bookmarks
Delete selection (or character right of cursor) Delete Open bookmark Enter
Delete selection (or character left of cursor) Backspace Open bookmark in new page Shift + Enter
Find Open bookmark in background page Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Find text Ctrl + F Mail
Ctrl + G Mark all e-mail in selected view as read Ctrl + Shift + A
Find next instance of text
F3 Contacts
Ctrl + Shift + G Show messages associated with contact Enter
Find previous instance of text
Shift + F3 Compose message to contact Shift + Enter
Search for text in links in page (press F9 first to set focus on page)
, (comma) Transfers
Shift + (numeric) / Execute transferred file Enter
Search for text in page (press F9 first to set focus on page)
. (period) Preferences
(numeric) / Alt + P
Edit your preferences
Loading keys Ctrl + F12
Access Quickly edit most popular preferences F12
Ctrl + Space Edit browser appearance Shift + F12
Go to your home page
Alt + Home Bars
Enter a Web address F2 Toggle scroll bars Ctrl + F7
Paste and go in current or new page Ctrl + D Toggle address bar Ctrl + F8
Paste and go in background page Ctrl + Shift + D Focus keys
Enter nickname for fast bookmark access Shift + F2 Set focus to page (to enable keyboard navigation) F9
Save page address as new bookmark Ctrl + T F8
Set focus to address field
Save as new bookmark in active bookmark folder Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + L
Transmission Set focus to search field Shift + F8
Ctrl + R Set focus to personal bar Shift + F7
Reload (get latest version of) page
F5 Restore original address in address field and set focus to page Esc
Reload selected frame
Alt + F5 Manager pages
Ctrl + Shift + R Manage view for search panel Ctrl + Shift + 1
Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + 2
Reload all open pages Manage bookmarks
Ctrl + Alt + R Ctrl + Alt + B
Stop page loading Esc Ctrl + Shift + 3
Manage e-mail
Cancel current voice prompt Esc Ctrl + Alt + M
Navigation keys Manage contacts
Ctrl + Shift + 4
History Ctrl + Alt + O
X Manage view for chat panel Ctrl + Shift + 5
Go to next page in history Ctrl + → Ctrl + Shift + 6
Manage notes
Alt + → Ctrl + Alt + E
Z Ctrl + Shift + 7
Manage transfers
Ctrl + ← Ctrl + Alt + T
Go to previous page in history
Alt + ← Ctrl + Shift + 8
Manage history
Backspace Ctrl + Alt + H
Rewind Shift + Z Ctrl + Shift + 9
Space Manage links Ctrl + Alt + L
Fast Forward Shift + X Ctrl + J
Shift + Backspace E-mail keys: reading and sending
Show entire forward history Alt + X Basics
Show entire backward history Alt + Z Check e-mail Ctrl + K
Site navigation Write new message Ctrl + E
Home Ctrl + Shift + Space Save message draft (continue later) Ctrl + S
Search Ctrl + Shift + F Upload queued messages to mail server Ctrl + Shift + K
Previous Ctrl + Shift + ← Send composed message Ctrl + Shift + S
Next Ctrl + Shift + →
Up Ctrl + Shift + Backspace To remove the last part of any Web address (such as a sub-directory) and go to that address,
Note: These site navigation shortcuts only work on pages with elements like . Navigation
Display modes Go to next message J
Load and display all images I Go to previous message U
Toggle loading of images Shift + I H
Go to next unread message
Toggle between "Author mode" and "User mode" Shift + G Shift + J
Preview page as if printed Shift + P Y
Go to previous unread message
Use entire screen for viewing page F11 Shift + U
Toggle "Fit to window width" Ctrl + F11 Move one screen-full up Shift + Space
Pretend to be small-screen device Shift + F11 Move one screen-full down, then go to next unread Space
Source Scroll up in message body (even if focus on message list) Alt + ↑
View page source Ctrl + F3 Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list) Alt + ↓
View source of active frame Alt + F3 Threads
Validate source of active page or frame Ctrl + Alt + V Expand all threads Shift + →
Validate source of active page or frame in the background Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V Collapse all threads Shift + ←
Zooming Mark thread as read M
Numeric + Mark thread as read, go to next unread N
Increase zoom % by steps of 10
0 E-mail keys: managing
Decrease zoom % by steps of 10
Numeric - Marking
9 Mark selected message as read K
Ctrl + Numeric + Mark selected message as read, and go to next unread e-mail G
Increase zoom % by steps of 100 (1000% is maximum)
8 Mark selected message as read, and go to previous unread e-mail T
Ctrl + Numeric - Mark selected message as unread Shift + K
Decrease zoom % by steps of 100 (20% is minimum)
7 Mark all messages in active view as read Ctrl + Shift + A
Restore zoom to 100%
Numeric * Responding
6 Reply to message R
Link keys Reply to all recipients of message, including sender Shift + R
A Forward message F
Select next link in page
Ctrl + ↓ Redirect message D
Q Continue editing message (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent views) Enter
Select previous link in page
Ctrl + ↑ Focus "Quick reply" field Q
Follow selected link
Enter Handling
Space Save sender's address as new contact A
Shift + Enter Label message (for example important or funny) L, 1-7
Open selected link in new page
Shift + Space View all messages associated with sender E
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Copy raw message data to clipboard C
Open selected link in the background
Ctrl + Shift + Space Viewing
Save selected link as new bookmark Ctrl + Shift + T Toggle different layout of message list and message body I
Copy selected link address Ctrl + Alt + C Chat keys
Save link target (such as document or image) Ctrl + Shift + S Download and list available rooms on chat server Ctrl + Alt + J
Spatial navigation keys Type name of chat room to join Ctrl + Shift + J
Navigate between links and form elements Shift + ← ↑ → ↓ Help keys
Cycle through headers in page S and W Open Opera's help window F1
Cycle through elements in page D and E Display keyboard help Ctrl + B
Cycle through frames in page 3 and Shift + 3 Search while viewing help page Ctrl + F
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
Go to next element in form Tab
Go to previous element in form Shift + Tab
Space
Select form element
Enter
Left-adjust text in form Ctrl + L
Right-adjust text in form Ctrl + R
Access keys
Toggle HTML access keys Shift + Esc
Enter HTML access keys A-Z
Page keys: basics
Browse in new page Ctrl + N
Browse in duplicate of active page Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N
Ctrl + W
Close active page
Ctrl + F4
Ctrl + Shift + W
Close active application window
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 disable "Open pages in tabs" in Preferences » General, each page has its own window,
and closing all open pages means closing Opera.