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# Keyboard Shortcuts

Most operations in Opera can be executed by using the keyboard. Below is a list of functions associated with keys, organized by usage. In addition, all the functions in the main menu can be accessed by using the normal Windows method in conjunction with the ALT key (e.g. ALT + F and then P to print a document).

If you prefer to use the mouse, visit the Mouse Gestures page.

Tip! The shortcut CTRL + M opens a context-specific sub-menu. In mouse-mode, this can be accessed using the right mouse button.

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Standard Functions
Open a new document window | CTRL + N
Read document from local disk | CTRL + O
Save active document | CTRL + S
Save link document (using keyboard navigation) | CTRL + SHIFT + S
Copy link address (using keyboard navigation) | CTRL + SHIFT + C
Print out active document | CTRL + P
View print preview | P
Toggle the Hotlists pane | F4
View document source | CTRL + F3
View frame document source | ALT + F3
Open "Preferences" dialog | ALT + P

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Document Movement
One line up | Up
One line down | Down
One character to the right | Left
One character to the left | Right
One window up | PageUp
One window down | PageDown
One window to the left | CTRL + PageUp
One window to the right | CTRL + PageDown
Beginning of document | Home
End of document | End
Toggle scrollbar | CTRL + F7

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Navigation and Display
Next link in a document | A or CTRL + Down
Previous link in a document | Q or CTRL + Up
Next document in history | X or CTRL + Right or ALT + Right
Previous document in history | Z or CTRL + Left or ALT + Left
Activate the Hotlists pane for keyboard navigation | F7
Go to URL/address field | F8
Give focus to the search field | SHIFT + F8
Restore focus on current window | F9
~ Forms ~
Next element in a form | Tab
Previous element in a form | SHIFT + Tab
Out of form, normal navigation possible | F9

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Loading of Documents
Reload active document | F5 or CTRL + R
Reload active frame | ALT + F5
Reload all documents | CTRL + F5
Load all images (if images are disabled) | SHIFT + G
Stop loading the document in the active window | Esc
Load document under the active link | Enter or Space
Load document under the active link in a new window | SHIFT + Enter or SHIFT + Space
Load document under the active link in a new window in the background | CTRL + SHIFT + Enter or CTRL + SHIFT + Space
Toggle the graphic loading of the active window | G
Toggle the display between "Document Mode" and "User Mode" | CTRL + G
Display local window menu ("Right-click menu") | CTRL + M
Display menu for chosen link ("Right-click menu") | CTRL + L
Jump between all headers | W and S
Jump between all elements | E and D

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Hotlist pane and Direct Access
Go to the homepage (window homepage or global homepage) | CTRL + Space
Display "Direct URL addressing" dialog/Enter URL directly | F2
Activate the nickname dialog for quick Hotlist access | SHIFT + F2
Toggle the Hotlist pane | F4
Toggle state of Hotlist pane (docked/floating) | SHIFT + F4
Show/activate Hotlists pane with bookmarks tab active | CTRL + ALT + B
Show/activate Hotlists pane with e-mail tab active | CTRL + ALT + E
Show/activate Hotlists pane with contacts tab active | CTRL + ALT + C
Activate the Hotlist for keyboard navigation | F7
Activate the Hotlist menu | CTRL + M
Add active document to the (sub)folder | CTRL + T
Jump between elements in (sub)folder | Tab
Open the item's or (sub)folder's properties dialog box | ALT + Enter
Add link document to bookmarks/contacts | CTRL + T
Cut Hotlist entry | CTRL + X
Copy Hotlist entry | CTRL + C
Paste Hotlist entry into selected folder | CTRL + V
Delete Hotlist entry | Delete
Select all Hotlist entries | CTRL + A
Change sort order on Hotlist "Title" column (toggle) | ALT + 1
Change sort order on Hotlist "Last Visited" column (toggle) | ALT + 2
Change sort order on Hotlist "Created" column (toggle) | ALT + 3
Go to URL/address field | F8
Display history list for active window | H
Open "Links in frame" dialog box | CTRL + J
Open "Global history" window | CTRL + ALT + H
Show/activate "Transfer" window | CTRL + ALT + T

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Editing and Searching
Undo | CTRL + Z
Copy marked text | CTRL + C
Cut out marked text form text area | CTRL + X
Paste in text from clipboard | CTRL + V
Mark all text | CTRL + A
Search in active document | CTRL + F
Find next instance of the searched entry | F3
Find previous instance of the searched entry | SHIFT + F3

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Zooming
Zoom up 10% | 0 or + (numeric pad)
Zoom down 10% | 9 or - (numeric pad)
Zoom up by 100% | 7 or CTRL + "+" (numeric pad)
Zoom down by 100% | 8 or CTRL + "-" (numeric pad)
Restore Zoom to 100% | 6 or * (numeric pad)

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E-mail Navigation
Compose a new e-mail | CTRL + E
Send current e-mail (while in composition window) | CTRL + SHIFT + S
Save draft | CTRL + S
Check for new e-mails on the server | CTRL + K
Check all accounts for new e-mails | CTRL + SHIFT + K
Send queued e-mails from current account | CTRL + Q
Send queued e-mails from all accounts | CTRL + SHIFT + Q
Go to next e-mail | U
Go to previous e-mail | J
Go to next unread e-mail | SHIFT + U
Go to previous unread e-mail | SHIFT + J
Reply to e-mail message | R
Reply to all senders of e-mail message | SHIFT + R
Forward e-mail message | F
Redirect e-mail message | D
Send the e-mail message again | S
Mark e-mail as read | K
Mark e-mail as unread | SHIFT + K
Mark e-mail as queued | B
Mark e-mail as sent | SHIFT + B
Mark e-mail as unmarked | CTRL + SHIFT + B
Manually filter e-mails | SHIFT + M
Select all e-mails | CTRL + A
Delete e-mail | Delete
Toggle account presentation of e-mail | Y
Close e-mail account window | CTRL + W

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News Reader Navigation
~ News overview window ~
Subscribe/cancel subscription to a group | I
Go to the previous group | CTRL + Up or Q
Go to next group | CTRL + Down or A
Open/close a group of subject groups or articles | Enter
~ Single Group window ~
Mark an article in a group window as read/unread | K
Retrieve an article | Enter
Go to the previous article | Q or CTRL + Up
Go to next article | A or CTRL + Down
Scroll one window up in article window | PageUp
Scroll one window down in article window | PageDown
Read previous article | U
Read next article | J
Post a new news article | V
Post a followup news article | T
Reply to the person who posted the article | R
Forward the article via e-mail | F

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Window Management
Cascade windows | SHIFT + F5
Tile all windows horizontally to fill the workspace | F6
Tile all windows vertically to fill the workspace | SHIFT + F6
Switch to next document window | 2 or CTRL + Tab
Switch to previous document window | 1 or CTRL + SHIFT + Tab
Toggle scrollbar | CTRL + F7
Toggle progress display | CTRL + F8
Full Screen Mode | F11
Escape Full screen mode | Esc + Esc (rapidly)
Next frame | 3
Minimize current document window | 4
Maximize current document window | 5
Close current document window | CTRL + F4 or CTRL + W
Close all open windows | CTRL + SHIFT + W
Duplicate window | CTRL + SHIFT + N

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Help
Display Help System | F1
Display this Keyboard Shortcuts page | CTRL + B

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