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# Menus in Opera

Like all other applications, Opera's menu structure is where you should go if you wish to perform a number of actions with the application itself and the documents Opera reads. This section contains references and explanations on the different menu entries, as well as an explanation of the context sensitive menus in Opera.

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## These are Opera's menus

Here are the menus on the menu bar. Each contain a drop down child menu with subsequent children where applicable. Click on the links to go to the explanations.

- File
- Edit
- View
- Navigation
- Bookmarks
- E-mail
- Messaging
- News
- Window
- Help

Also covered in this document are the context sensitive menus in Opera's workspace.

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## File

The menu containing standard functions that refer directly to the files used in the program.

- New
  This menu entry opens a new window in the Opera workspace and gives focus to the URL-line. Note that you can open as many windows in Opera as you wish.
- Open...
  This menu entry brings up the operating system's standard opening dialog box and lets you open a file from your local disk in the Opera workspace.
- Close
  This menu entry closes the current active window in the Opera workspace.
- Save as...
  This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the document in the current active window to your local drive.
- Save with images as...
  This feature is one that is unique to Opera. It calls the operating system's standard save dialog box to allow you to save the document in the current active window to your local drive, but also saves all the images and other media to the same directory so that when you open the document again, it appears just as when you saved it, images and everything in place.
- Print...
  This menu entry prints the document in the current active window in the Opera workspace.
- Print setup...
  This menu entry brings up the operating system's standard print properties menu. Use this to print the document in the current active window in the Opera workspace.
- Print options...
  This brings up the "Print options" dialog in Opera.
- Print preview mode
  This menu will let you display the "Print preview mode".

- Work off-line
  Working off-line sets Opera in a status where it is much more easy to access the cache than it would normally be, while off-line. Its best use is for people who are constantly searching the Internet for information quickly, and then reading it while not connected to the Internet through a sometimes quite costly phone line. This setting can work wonders when combined with a system-specifically set Disk Cache, as described in History and cache in the Preference Menus, because it lets users skim through a number of on-line articles, and then read them in full at a later stage.

  Naturally, if trying to connect to a page or image that's not in your cache, you will not be able to reach it, but if this happens, Opera will warn you that it's not got this called for item in its cache and ask you whether you wish to go on-line to collect it or not.

- Delete private data...
  Pressing this entry on the "File" menu will prompt you with a dialog box that requires your distinction on whether or not to:
  - Close all windows
    Close all windows that are open in the Opera workspace. Mind you, this will not close Opera itself.
  - Delete all non-persistent cookies Delete all cookies that are set to remain for the duration of the current Opera session only.
  - Delete all passwords Delete all passwords that have been used in the browser in order to either use the built-in e-mail client or to perform secure transmissions of data on the Internet.
  - Delete all cached documents loaded with passwords or encryption Delete all documents loaded into the cache that contain passwords, such as Web based e-mail services, or that are encrypted, such as online transaction pages.
- Preferences
  Clicking on this entry will bring up the "Preferences" dialog.
- Exit
  This menu entry closes down the browser.

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## Edit

Contains the standard editing functions of Opera.

- Undo
  If selected, Opera undos the last performed change the program was used for doing.
- Cut
  Cut part of text from document and place one copy of it on the operating system's clipboard.
- Copy
  Copy part of the text from the document and place this on the operating system's clipboard.
- Paste
  Paste in text from the operating system's clipboard.
- Delete
  Delete text from text field. User manipulative fields only.
- Select all
  Highlight and select all text in the document.
- Find...
  Opens the operating system's text searching box in Opera.
- Find next
  Searches for the next instance of the word you are searching for in the document.
- Find previous
  Searches for the previous instance of the word you are searching for in the document.

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## View

Select what to view and how to view it in this menu.

- Hotlist
  Toggles the Hotlist pane between:
  - Docking view
    Opens the docked Hotlist pane on the left hand side of the Opera workspace.
  - Floating
    The Hotlist pane will be floating in the Opera workspace, like a normal window.
  - Off
    Closes the Hotlist pane.
  - Always on top
    If checked, the Hotlist pane will always be on top of other windows.
- Button bar
  Toggles the Button Bar between:
  - Simple
    Selected buttons on the Button Bar.
  - Full
    All buttons on the Button Bar.
  - Off
    No Button Bar visible.
- Status bar
  Toggles the Status Bar between:
  - Top
    Status Bar located at the top of the Opera workspace.
  - Bottom
    Status Bar located at the bottom of the Opera workspace.
  - Off
    No Status Bar visible.
  - Show time
    Toggles display of Time on the Status bar.
- Window bar
  Toggles the Window Bar between:
  - Top
    Window selection bar is located at the top of the Opera workspace, just beneath the menu bar
  - Bottom
    Window selection bar is located at the very bottom of the Opera workspace.
  - Left
    Window selection bar is located all the way to the left of the Opera workspace.
  - Right
    Window selection bar is located at the right of the Opera workspace.
  - Off
    Window Bar is disabled.
- Progress bar
  The Progress Bar is toggled through this menu entry.
  - Top
    The Progress Bar is located at the top of the windows in the Opera workspace.
  - Bottom
    The Progress bar is located at the bottom of the windows in the Opera workspace.
  - Off
    Disables the Progress Bar.
- Scroll bars
  Enables or disables the scroll bars on the Opera windows.
- Local news button bar
  Choose to view local button bars for the news reader window, or not.
- Source
  Open the source of the page you are in for inspection in your chosen Source viewer.
- Frame source
  Open the source of the frame you are in for inspection in your chosen Source viewer.
- Full screen
  Places Opera in Full Screen Mode.

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## Navigation

The program's standard navigation features are accessed through this menu.

- Back
  Go to the previous document in the active window's history.
- Forward
  Go to the next document in the active window's history.
- Stop
  Stop loading of the current document in the active window.
- Home
  Go to the home page defined in the "Set Home..." dialog.
- Reload
  Reload the current document in the active window.
- Reload every
  A new feature of Opera 5's, it is now possible to set Opera to reload a Web document automatically at a timed interval.
  - Enabled
    If you wish for Opera to reload a Web document automatically, please enable the feature here.
  - Custom...
    This option will take you to the automatic window reload dialog box.
  - 00:05 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 5 seconds.
  - 00:15 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 15 seconds.
  - 00:30 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 30 seconds.
  - 01:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every minute.
  - 02:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 2 minutes.
  - 05:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 5 minutes.
  - 15:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 15 minutes.
  - 30:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 30 minutes.
- Reload all documents
  Reload all the current documents in all the active windows.
- Set home...
  Opens the dialog to set the home page(s) in Opera.
- Goto document...
  Open the "Goto document" window.
- Add to bookmarks...
  Add the current document in the active window to the active folder in the Hotlist.

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## Bookmarks

A list containing the entries of your Bookmark list.

- Add current document here...
  Add the current document in the active window to the current folder in the Hotlist.
- Set as active folder
  Set the current Hotlist folder as the Active Folder.
- Open all folder items
  Open all the bookmarks in the current Hotlist folder.
- More items...
  Spawns a child window for folders in the Hotlist which contains more than a set number of bookmarks.

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## E-mail

The Opera internal e-mail client should be used from this menu.

- Compose...
  Opens a blank e-mail window in which to compose an e-mail.
- Check
  Check your e-mail provider's server for new e-mail.
- Check all accounts
  Check all your e-mail accounts in Opera for new e-mail.
- Send queued
  Send queued e-mail from the active account.
- Send queued from all
  Send queued e-mail from all accounts.
- Find...
  Opens the "Find..." dialog box allowing searches through your e-mail account(s).
- Filters...
  Opens the "E-mail Filters" menu.
- New Account...
  Creates a new account in the Opera internal e-mail client.
- Import...
  Import e-mail from other e-mail applications into Opera's internal e-mail client.
- Visit OperaMail.com
  Open a window and go to OperaMail, Opera Software's free Web-based e-mail service!

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## Messaging

Opera's instant messaging client is controlled by the options in this menu.

- Status
  This sub-menu shows your current status. Use it to select another status.
  - Online
    Select this option to connect to the ICQ server and go "online". (If you are already in the process of connecting to the ICQ server, this option will display as "Connecting...".)
  - Off-line
    If this is selected, Opera disconnects itself from the ICQ server.
  - Away
    Use this to let others know you are away from your workstation.
  - Not available
    While this should be used to signal that you are not currently available for chat.
  - Occupied
    This option will show you as occupied with something.
  - Do not disturb
    And this will give others trying to chat with you the message "Do not disturb".
  - Invisible
    Other users will not be able to see you. To them, you will appear not to be logged on.
- Connected users
  This option spawns a sub menu of the connected users you have on your contact list. If none of the users on your contact list are online, this option will be grayed out.
- Find user...
  Select this to be taken to the Mirabilis Web site's White Pages.
- Change account
  If you have several ICQ accounts set up within Opera, use this option to jump between them.
- New account...
  This option will take you to the Add new instant messaging account.
- Edit active account...
  If you wish to change anything with the setup of the account you are currently in, use this option. It will take you to the Instant messaging account dialog.
- Delete active account
  Finally, this option deletes the ICQ account you are currently in. Use it only if you are certain you wish to delete the account.

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## News

The Opera internal news reader has useful commands located here.

- New
  Opens a new news reader window.
- Previous article
  Go to the previous article in message thread.
- Next article
  Go to the next article in the message thread.
- Reply
  Reply to the poster of a message to a news group.
- Followup
  Follow up on a posted message with your own posting to the message thread.
- Forward
  Forward a news group posting to someone by means of e-mail.
- Post
  Post a message to the news groups you are currently in and start a new thread.
- Catchup
  Mark current messages as read so that the next time you receive message from the group, you'll only receive those messages who are new since the catch up was performed.
- Mark as read
  Mark selected messages as read.
- Mark as unread
  Mark selected messages as unread.
- List old articles
  Choose either to list all articles in a group including old articles, or only unread articles.
- List all groups
  Choose either to show all groups or only those to which you are subscribed.
- Show threads
  Toggle showing the relationship threads between the messages in the current group.
- Refresh newsgroup listing
  As it says, this option refreshes the newsgroup listing.

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## Window

Certain windows are accessed through this menu, along with containing some general window functions.

- New
  Spawns a sub-menu containing the following options:
  - Document
    Opens a new document window in the Opera workspace.
  - E-mail
    Opens a new e-mail window in the Opera workspace.
  - News
    Opens a new news reader window in the Opera workspace.
- Special window
  Opens the following special windows:
  - Transfer
    Open the Opera Transfer window and make it the active window.
  - History
    The contents of the global history are listed and ready to explore here.
  - Plug-ins
    See which plug-ins you have got installed in Opera and the file types the plug-ins accept, amongst others.
  - Cache
    Browse and view the documents, images and other things that are in the Opera Cache folder here.
  - Java Console
    The Java Console comes as Opera gets native Java, in a sense, as an option. This window's use is mainly for people writing Java Applets, and not of much interest for the average Opera user.
- Duplicate
  Make a new window with the same contents as the active window in the Opera workspace.
- Create linked window
  Creates a new window the contents of which will be the pages whose links you click in the current window. This feature is very useful if you are on a page with a lot of links you want to explore as it allows you to use the parent window as a listing of links.
- Cascade
  Cascade all the windows in the Opera workspace with this menu entry.
- Tile vertically
  Tile windows in the Opera workspace vertically.
- Tile horizontal
  Tile the windows in the Opera workspace horizontally.
- Minimize all
  Minimize all the windows in the Opera workspace.
- Restore all
  Restore all the windows in the Opera workspace.
- Close all...
  Close all the windows in the Opera workspace with this menu entry.
- Save windows...
  This menu option will take you to the save window settings dialog.
- List all...
  If you have more than eight windows open in Opera, you can use the "Windows..." menu to manipulate them.

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## Help

General information about Opera and the on-line documentation can be found here.

- Contents
  Go to the main page of the Opera Help.
- Keyboard
  Opens the page detailing the highly useful keyboard shortcuts available in Opera.
- Tip of the day...
  Show the "Tip of the Day" box.
- Purchase Opera
  If you wish to purchase a license for your copy of Opera, please use this link to be taken to our online Purchase Page.
- Register Opera...
  When you purchase a License for your copy of Opera, this is where you need to go to Register your copy of Opera and unlock it after the evaluation days have ended.
- Opera on the web
  Hotlink to the following Web pages:
  - Homepage
    The start page of the Opera Software AS Web site at http://www.opera.com/
  - Support
    The on-line Support Site with many helpful hints and tricks as well as serious troubleshooting when something goes wrong.
  - Contact
    Goes online to show you the way to contact Opera Software AS.
- About Opera...
  Lists information on your installed Opera version, such as Opera user directory, the settings file and the individuals and organizations that have helped make Opera what it is today!

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## The Context Sensitive Menus

Context sensitive menus, or "right-click menus" if you will, are ways Opera's different parts can be manipulated to fit the users wishes. The following sections explain several of these menus in detail.

- The Default workspace menu
- The Workspace document menu
- The context sensitive forms field menu
- Images and links
  - The Image content menu
  - The Link content menu
  - The Image link content menu
- Context sensitive bar menus
  - The context sensitive Hotlist menu
  - The context sensitive Button bar menu
  - The context sensitive Status bar menu
  - The context sensitive Window bar menu
  - The context sensitive Progress bar menu
- The context sensitive menus in the Hotlist pane
  - The Bookmark list menu
  - The Contact list menu
  - The E-mail client menu

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### The Default workspace menu

The default workspace menu is the one that appears when you right-click on an empty part of the Opera workspace, i.e. a part of the "background" in the field where Opera's windows are found.

This menu is identical to the Window menu that can be found on Opera's menu bar, and will let you perform actions such as opening a new document window, cascade or tile windows, or save all the open windows in a window settings file, just to name a few options.

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### The Workspace document menu

The workspace document menu is a menu that shows up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on a document in the Opera workspace. This menu contains a host of options and features, detailed below:

- Back
  Go to the previous document in the active window's history.
- Forward
  Go to the next document in the active window's history.
- Stop
  Stop loading of the current document in the active window.
- Home
  Go to the home page defined in the "Set Home..." dialog.
- Reload
  Reload the current document in the active window.
- Reload every
  A new feature of Opera 5's, it is now possible to set Opera to reload a Web document automatically at a timed interval.
  - Enabled
    If you wish for Opera to reload a Web document automatically, please enable the feature here.
  - Custom...
    This option will take you to the automatic window reload dialog box.
  - 00:05 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 5 seconds.
  - 00:15 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 15 seconds.
  - 00:30 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 30 seconds.
  - 01:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every minute.
  - 02:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 2 minutes.
  - 05:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 5 minutes.
  - 15:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 15 minutes.
  - 30:00 minutes
    If set, Opera will automatically reload the page every 30 minutes.
- Add to bookmarks...
  Add the current document in the active window to the active folder in the Hotlist.
- Copy address
  This menu entry will copy the address of the current document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
- Copy text
  Copy part of the text from the document and place this on the operating system's clipboard.
- Frame
  This menu entry spawns a sub-menu that contains options for the current frame of the document.
  - View source
    Open the source of the document in the frame you are in for inspection in your chosen Source viewer.
  - Save as...
    This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the document in the current active window to your local drive.
  - Validate HTML
    Use this entry to have Opera upload the source code of the current document to the W3C's HTML Validator.
  - Add to bookmarks...
    Add the current document in the active frame to the active folder in the Hotlist.
  - Copy address
    This menu entry will copy the address of the current frame document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
  - Reload
    Reload the current frame document in the active frame.
  - Load all images
    Load all the images in the current frame anew.
  - Maximize
    If selected, the active frame will be maximized, breaking free from the framed document structure. Press the back button on the button bar to reverse the effect.
- Background
  This menu entry spawns a sub-menu that contains options for the background of the document.
  - Save...
    Use this menu entry to bring up the operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog to save the background image on your local drive.
  - Copy
    Copy the background image and place this copy on the operating system's clipboard.
  - Copy address
    This menu entry will copy the address of the background image and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
  - Reload
    Reload the background of the current document in the active window.
- Duplicate window
  Make a new window with the same contents as the active window in the Opera workspace.

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### The context sensitive forms field menu

Although this is a feature that is often overlooked by Opera's users, this context sensitive menu is well worth the effort to get to know. The main part of this menu's functionality is tied to the Personal information part of the preferences.

- Undo
  If selected, Opera undos the last performed change to the text in the forms field.
- Cut
  Cut part of text from forms field and place one copy of it on the operating system's clipboard.
- Copy
  Copy part of the text from the forms field and place this on the operating system's clipboard.
- Paste
  Paste text from the operating system's clipboard into the forms field.
- Delete
  Delete text from forms field. User manipulative fields only.
- Insert address
  - Full name
    Inserts your full name, concatenated from your first name and last name.
  - First name
    Inserts your first name only.
  - Last name
    Inserts your last name only.
  - Address
    Will insert your address.
  - City
    Will insert the city in which you live.
  - State
    Will insert the state in which you live.
  - Country
    Will insert the country in which you live.
- Insert contacts
  - Telephone
    Enters your telephone number.
  - Telefax
    Enters your telefax number.
  - E-mail
    Places your e-mail address in the field.
  - Homepage
    Places the URL to your home page in the field.
  - Special 1
    Enters whatever is set to be "Special 1".
  - Special 2
    Enters whatever is set to be "Special 2".
  - Special 3
    Enters whatever is set to be "Special 3".
- Select all
  Highlight and select all text in the forms field.

For more information regarding this feature in Opera, please read the section on Personal information in the Preference Menus.

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### The Image content menu

The image content menu pops up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on an image in a document in Opera.

- Show image
  If the image has not been loaded, or is loaded but not displayed, use this entry to show the image.
- Save image...
  Should you wish to save an image, this is the entry to pick. It will bring up the operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog.
- Copy image
  Use this menu entry to copy the image in question and place the copied image on the clipboard of the operating system.
- Copy image address
  This menu entry will copy the image's address and place it on the operating system's clipboard for you to paste in wherever.
- Image properties...
  New to Opera 5 is this, the option to show the properties of an image. Simply select this entry and you will be taken to the Image Properties dialog.
- Document
  This will spawn a sub-menu containing the Workspace document window.

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### The Link content menu

The link content menu pops up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on an link in a document in Opera.

- Open link
  If you wish to open the link that the focus of the program is on, select this from the context sensitive menu.
- Open in new window
  If you wish to open the link in a new window, use this instead.
- Add link to bookmarks...
  Add the current linked document in the active frame to the active folder in the Hotlist.
- Copy link address
  This menu entry will copy the address of the linked document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
- Save link document as...
  This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the linked document to your local drive.
- Link presentation...
  This entry will bring up the Link presentation part of the Preferences.
- Document
  This will spawn a sub-menu containing the Workspace document window.

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### The Image link content menu

The image link content menu pops up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on an image link in a document in Opera.

- Open link
  If you wish to open the link that the focus of the program is on, select this from the context sensitive menu.
- Open in new window
  If you wish to open the link in a new window, use this instead.
- Add link to bookmarks...
  Add the current linked document in the active frame to the active folder in the Hotlist.
- Copy link address
  This menu entry will copy the address of the linked document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
- Save link document as...
  This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the linked document to your local drive.
- Show image
  If the image has not been loaded, or is loaded but not displayed, use this entry to show the image.
- Save image...
  Should you wish to save an image, this is the entry to pick. It will bring up the operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog.
- Copy image
  Use this menu entry to copy the image in question and place the copied image on the clipboard of the operating system.
- Copy image address
  This menu entry will copy the image's address and place it on the operating system's clipboard for you to paste in wherever.
- Image properties...
  New to Opera 5 is this, the option to show the properties of an image. Simply select this entry and you will be taken to the Image Properties dialog.
- Link presentation...
  This entry will bring up the Link presentation part of the Preferences.
- Document
  This will spawn a sub-menu containing the Workspace document window.

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### The context sensitive Hotlist menu

The Hotlist menu pops up when you right-click on the Hotlist pane.

- Docked
  Opens the docked Hotlist pane on the left hand side of the Opera workspace.
- Floating
  The Hotlist pane will be floating in the Opera workspace, like a normal window.
- Off
  Closes the Hotlist pane.
- Always on top
  If checked, the Hotlist pane will always be on top of other windows.
- Properties
  If selected, you will be presented with the Hotlist preferences.

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### The context sensitive Button bar menu

The Button bar menu pops up when you right-click on the main Button bar.

- Simple
  Selected buttons on the Button Bar.
- Full
  All buttons on the Button Bar.
- Off
  No Button Bar visible.
- Properties
  If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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### The context sensitive Status bar menu

The Status bar menu pops up when you right-click on the Status bar.

- Top
  Status Bar located at the top of the Opera workspace.
- Bottom
  Status Bar located at the bottom of the Opera workspace.
- Off
  No Status Bar visible.
- Show time
  Toggles display of Time on the Status bar.
- Properties
  If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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### The context sensitive Window bar menu

The Window bar menu pops up when you right-click on the Window bar.

- Top
  Window selection bar is located at the top of the Opera workspace, just beneath the menu bar
- Bottom
  Window selection bar is located at the very bottom of the Opera workspace.
- Left
  Window selection bar is located all the way to the left of the Opera workspace.
- Right
  Window selection bar is located at the right of the Opera workspace.
- Off
  Window Bar is disabled.
- Properties
  If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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### The context sensitive Progress bar menu

The Progress bar menu pops up when you right-click on the Progress bar.

- Top
  The Progress Bar is located at the top of the windows in the Opera workspace.
- Bottom
  The Progress bar is located at the bottom of the windows in the Opera workspace.
- Properties
  If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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