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# Dialogs in Opera

Throughout the usage of Opera, you'll probably come across a lot of dialogs and menus that you may have to configure in one way or another in order for Opera to perform at its best. This document contains a reference to these menus that do not logically fit within other documents of this Help. Please view the listings below if you find yourself wondering exactly what these menus will offer you in terms of usability.

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## Listing of documented menus

These are the menus that are covered in this document. Please view the documents entitled Menus in Opera and The Preference Menus for explanations of other menus.

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### Automatic window reload

This dialog is accessed through the Navigation menu on the Opera menu bar, and contains options that will become activated if you set Opera to reload Web documents automatically.

#### Enabled

If checked, the automatic window reload will be enabled.

#### Options

Within this part of the dialog are the options that may be enabled:

> Reload every xx:xx minutes
> Here, you set the amount of time that is to elapse before Opera starts reloading the page anew. You may either enter the time yourself, in the xx:xx box, or you may select another standard by pressing the "Presets >>" button. These are the presets from which you can select:

> - 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.

> Only reload if document has changed
> Enabling this option will make Opera check the document on the Web against the document it's already got in its cache to see if there are any changes. If no changes are present, the browser will not reload the document, but will display the one that is currently displayed until it rechecks the document at the next time interval.

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### Image Properties

This smart little dialog will show you information about images, standalone or in documents, in Opera. These are the fields you will be presented with:

> Dimension
> The dimension of the images, reported in width x height, measured in pixels. If the image is an animated GIF, the number of images in the animation is also given.

> Bits per pixel
> The number of bits per pixels, as measured in the number of colors in the image.

> Image type
> The image type. Examples include JPEG, GIF and BMP - all of which are image types that are supported in Opera.

> File size
> The size of the image, as shown in bytes.

> URL
> The address to the image.

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### Print options

This menu is Opera's own and will let you decide the scale and margins of printouts.

#### Options

You can select what you wish Opera to print here, and what scale the printout is to be at.

> Print background
> Off by default, if checked, the printout will contain the background of the current Web page.

> Print headers and footers
> This is enabled by default, but if you wish Opera not to print the headers and footers of a document, please disable this feature.

> Print scale to xx
> The default scale of the printout is set to `100%`, but you may select what scale to print it out in yourself, by using the drop-down box.

#### Margins (in cm)

Opera can also decide what the printout margins of the document should be. By default, these are all set to `1.0` cm, but you may change that if you wish. The lowest is `0.1` cm, by the way.

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### Print preview mode

A neat feature is the print preview mode, which is accessed through this entry on the "File" menu. The options at hand are:

> As screen
> This will show the print preview as the window on-screen is displayed. This may be the only available option you have on a number of Web pages.

> Print all frames
> If selected, you will get a display of all the available frames in the document, one on each page that is to be printed.

> Print active frame
> Selected, you will only see the active frame when in "Print preview mode", as only that's been selected for the printout.

When you wish to return from the print preview mode state, please go to "File" and select "Normal view mode", which will take the place of the "Print preview mode".

Tip! You may also find the keyboard shortcut P very handy for going straight into "Print preview mode". Press it again to go back to normal view mode.

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### Set home page...

Setting a home page for your browser couldn't be easier than Opera's way of doing it! Just go to "Navigation" on the Opera menu bar, and select the "Set home page" entry to be taken to this dialog. There are two fields here:

> Window home page
> This will set a home page to the current active window. You may do so either by typing in the URI or by clicking the "Use active" button, which will set the window home page to the URI of the active window.

> When you close the active window in the Opera workspace, this setting is discarded, but it's a great way of maintaining a user-defined starting point as long as the window is open.

> Global home page
> This field is used to set a global home page that will be accessed when you press the button on the Opera button bar labeled "Go to the home page". Either type in the URI to the page you wish to be the global home page, or use the "Use active" button to set the global home page to the URI of the active window in the Opera workspace.

> This setting is kept until you change it again. If you do not wish Opera to have a global home page, simply remove the URI in the field and press the "OK" button to save your choice.

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### Open remote

If you select this entry on the Opera "Navigation" menu, you'll be presented with the "Direct URL addressing" box, basically a floating dialog into which you can enter a URI for the active window in the Opera workspace to go to.

Simply type the URI into the box and press the "OK" button to open the page in Opera.

Tip! This dialog uses CAC , which is the feature that lets the browser automatically complete an Internet address for your use. If you wish this not to apply, press the spacebar on your keyboard once before typing in the URI.

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### Opera startup

Although we are trying very hard to fix bugs that sometimes can make the browser crash, occasionally Opera may crash. When you start Opera again, you will be presented with the Opera startup dialog.

> Continue where the interruption occurred
> Opera will start up showing the windows that you had open before the crash.

> Start with saved windows
> Opera will start showing the windows that you had last saved.

> Start with no windows
> Opera starts with no open windows to minimize the risk of crashing.

Make your selection and press the "OK" button to continue.

By clicking on the "Advanced startup settings" button, you will see the following options:

### Advanced startup settings

These are advanced startup settings. If you experience that Opera is having problems with the normal startup settings, such as crashing frequently, you should try these options to make it run smoother.

> #### Minimize number of simultaneous connections

> The number of connections that Opera can possibly have through the connection software is controlled in the "Connections" part of the "File/Preferences" dialog, and normally this number can be set quite high, but on some systems, Opera will not be able to exchange information with the Internet at the number of connections that can be made logically, which may result in a crash. Ticking this box will set the number of connections to a maximum of four (4), preventing this kind of overload.

> #### Minimize network buffer size

> Checking this box will set the size of the network buffer very low, which may be very convenient as having a large network buffer may render your system very unstable in some cases. The size of the network buffer will be set to 1 kB for the duration of your Opera session. If you find that this is beneficial to your system, you may permanently set the size of the network buffer low in "File/Preferences", "Connections".

> #### Synchronous DNS

> Normally, Opera uses DNS asynchronously in order to be able to retrieve information from the Internet in multiple windows at the same time, but enabling synchronous DNS may be a good idea if you are experiencing problems with your network's "Winsock" implementation, or if you are connecting to a server that does not permit asynchronous data transmit. This setting is toggled in the "File/Preferences", "Connections" menu.

When you've made your selection from this menu, please press the "OK" button to go back to the Opera startup dialog.

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### Transfer window

The transfer window is one of most useful special dialogs in Opera. It is accessed either automatically when the user starts downloading a file and chooses to save it, but it can also be accessed through the menu structure in Opera, "Window/Special Window/Transfer". This window contains the following options:

#### Main field

The main field in this window has the entries of the files you are currently transferring. You will notice the following columns:

> Status
> The status column details the status of the transfer, either as being in process, as being finished completely, as being finished incompletely, as being canceled or being broken.

> Name
> The name of the file is detailed here, naturally enough.

> Progress
> The progress field tells you how much progress has been made on transferring the file in percent. A finished file will be displayed as "Done", while files that are of another status may be displayed otherwise.

> Time remaining
> Here, you'll see a calculated remaining time, based on the size of the file, your connection speed and how much Internet traffic lies between you and the source of the file.

> Transfer speed
> The average speed of the transfer is shown here. This is vital to calculating the remaining time of the transfer.

#### File details

Below the main field are the file details listed. These are:

> Source
> The source of the file, i.e. where it came from.

> Destination
> The destination of the file, aka where it's going.

> Size
> The size of the file, as stated by the source of the file.

> Transferred
> This field shows how much of the file that has been transferred from the source to the destination of the file.

#### Action button

The action button displays the icon of the file currently in transfer as detailed by your operating system, but also does a lot more. When clicked, it displays the context sensitive menu for the Transfer window, and these are the options you'll be presented with:

> Cancel transfer
> If the transfer is in progress, you may cancel it by selecting this entry.

> Send to
> You may send the file to your operating system's selection of places to send files to, if you so desire, by selecting this entry.

> Copy file information
> This will copy the file information and places it on the clipboard of your operating system.

> Resume transfer
> If the transfer has been canceled, or has otherwise been discontinued, you can select to resume it by using this function in Opera, provided the source of the file, and the file type, allows this functionality.

> Reload item
> Similar to "Resume transfer", Opera will totally reload the item in full, if this entry is selected.

> Remove transfer from item list
> Any highlighted item will be removed from the item list if this entry is selected.

> Open
> Select this entry to open and/or execute the file, if you wish to do so.

> Cut
> Cuts the file out from its current location and places it on the clipboard of your operating system, for you to paste it in another place on your local or remote drives.

> Copy
> Copies the file and places the copy on the clipboard of you operating system, if selected. You may then paste the file into whichever directory you choose, either on local drives or on remote drives you have write-access to.

> Make shortcut
> This will make a shortcut to the file you have highlighted, with a link to the file in the directory you have decided to download it into.

> Delete
> This deletes the highlighted file, transferring it either to your operating system's recycle bin, or totally wipes the file from the local drive.

> Properties
> If selected, this will give you the operating system's standard properties box for the file you have highlighted in the main field.

To the far bottom of this window, you'll find to other options available:

> MDI View
> Opera is based on Multiple Document Interface, which means that the application is able to have as many windows as it will open within the Opera workspace. As great as this feature is, it may some times be a good idea to be able to handle the Transfer window outside of the Opera workspace for convenience. If you wish to do so, uncheck this box.

> Activate window on new transfer
> If selected, the Transfer window will automatically be splashed to the front of the operating system's focus when you begin a new transfer.

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### Tip of the day

The "Tip of the day" box is displayed when Opera starts up for the first time, and consecutively at every startup, unless you disable it.

> Show tips at startup
> Uncheck this box to disable the "Tip of the day" box. Check it again to re-enable it.

Aside from this, you can use the < < and > > buttons to move to the previous and next tip in the line, respectively.

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### Register Opera...

The "Help" menu also contains the box that lets you register your copy of Opera with the license you have purchased for it from Opera Software. You'll see these fields:

> Name
> This is where you enter your name. The copy will be registered to the name you enter, although you may change this later.

> Organization
> In this field, you'll simply be able to enter the name of the organization you work for, if this is a valid entry. This field may be omitted.

> Registration code
> Here, you add the Registration Code.

> Tip! Instead of manually typing in your Registration Code, you should copy it from the e-mail in which you receive it by using CTRL + C and then paste it into this field by using CTRL + V, as this removes the risk of mistyping it.

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### Script execution error

The script execution error message is a dialog you won't see unless you access a page that has a bad scripting markup which will not execute. Then, you'll be presented with the following:

#### Error message

This part of the menu contains the error message, in this part, you'll find:

> URL
> This field contains the URL of the document whose script will not be executed.

> Error
> This field contains details about what exactly it is in the document that will not be executed, and is something you'll probably refer to only if you are in the process of developing a script to have on your Web site or on subsequent documents.

Do not show this dialog again
If you do not wish to be presented with this dialog again, please check this box. As stated, you may go to "File/Preferences", "Plug-ins" to turn it back on again.

There are also two buttons on this page: the generic "OK" button, and a button which is labeled "Stop executing scripts on this page". Clicking the latter will disable scripting languages on the page you are currently on.

Tip! In order to disable scripting languages in their entirety, please go to "File/Preferences", "Plug-ins" and remove the checkbox in front of "Enable scripting languages".

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### The server wishes to send you a cookie

If you set Opera to "Display received cookies" under "Cookie handling" in "File/Preferences", "Privacy", you'll be presented with this dialog box whenever a server sends you a cookie. This is what you'll see in the "Incoming cookie" part of the dialog:

#### Document

This field contains the URL to the document that wishes to send you the cookie, for your reference.

#### Information field

Below the "Document" URL a field of information about the cookie is located. This field contains information about the cookie, such as who it is that sets it, which domain it is to be set to, when the cookie is set to expire and so on and so forth.

#### Action

The drop-down box below this field contains the conditions you may set for the cookie to be accepted:

- Accept, including updates before closing Opera
  A liberal option, this will accept the cookie and all alterations that may be imposed upon it until the end of your Opera session.
- Accept without changes
  This will accept the cookie, but without automatically accepting any changes being made to the cookie.
- Accept, but delete when closing Opera
  As stated, the cookie is accepted, but it is deleted automatically when your Opera session is over and you exit the browser.
- Accept all from this server
  This indiscriminate option will let Opera accept all cookies from the server in question.
- Refuse cookies for this server
  Here, you do the opposite of the above and Opera will not accept any cookies at all from the server in question.
- Accept all cookies from this domain
  All cookies from the domain will be accepted, no matter which server in the domain they are sent from.
- Refuse cookies for this domain
  All cookies from the domain will be rejected automatically if this is the choice.

The option "Disable cookies" is both off by default if you select to display all received cookies, but may be enabled if you select to do so on this menu.

Below the "Incoming cookie" part of the dialog are three buttons:

> Accept
> Pressing this button will accept the cookie in the manner in which you have allowed it to be set. Loading of the page will continue as the cookie may or may not define.

> Refuse
> Pressing this button will discard the server's request to set the cookie at all, and let the loading of the page continue as if the cookie has not been set.

> Help
> Brings up this very Help.

You may also disable this dialog by checking the box marked "Do not show this dialog again". Go to "File/Preferences", "Privacy" and select "Display received cookies" under "Cookie handling" to re-enable it.

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### Cookie security problem

The "Cookie security problem" dialog box will be displayed if a server wishes to set, delete or otherwise manipulate a cookie using a path that does not match the path component of the URL address of the document. This is not a "legal" way for a server to access a cookie on your system, but is not considered to be a major security hazard, which is why Opera will bring you this dialog, from which you can personally decide what to do with the cookie.

#### Cookie

This part of the dialog contains two elements; the field that contains the URL for the document that sets the cookie, and the cookie itself is displayed in the field below this.

Below the field containing the cookie the option to "Accept/refuse all cookies from this domain" is located. Use this option to make your choice on whether to accept the cookie or to refuse the cookie permanent for this domain.

Below this field, however, you have the following options:

> Accept
> You may allow the cookie with the illegal path to be updated in the manner in which the server specifies it with this button.

> Refuse
> This button will refuse the cookie, and the cookie will not be updated or set.

> Help
> Displays the Opera Help and opens with this topic.

In addition, you may disable this dialog by putting a checkmark in the box before "Do not show this dialog again", should you wish to do so. The dialog box can be re-enabled in "File/Preferences", "Privacy".

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### Cookie security breach

Cookies are sometimes set to monitor your activities on the Internet, in order to provide valuable demographic data that may be used for things that may not be in accordance with the user's wishes, such as selecting ad banners for a Web site to display to you. Opera solves some of these problems by letting the users explicitly define their own cookie filters, which may be set to have the cookies be prompted for the user to selectively accept or decline, which will be enough in most cases where users are concerned about protecting their privacy on the Internet.

However, there is one particularly intrusive way of setting a cookie that Opera will not under any circumstances allow: If the cookie is set to be recording your movement and action on other servers and domains than the server or domain to which it was set, such as setting cookies to monitor your activities on all ".com" domains.

If a cookie is attempted set like this, Opera will not accept it at all; there's no way you may be able to let Opera accept it either, but the browser will notify you about this by sending a warning message to the screen detailing this. Other Web browsers that support cookies will in most cases disregard the cookie silently, but Opera implements newer and more strict rules.

You will see the URL of the page that attempts to set the cookie, as well as the cookie itself, displayed in this dialog. Below this field, you may check a box to disable further warning messages of this kind at your discretion, but do note that checking this box will not disable this security setting in Opera.

Note, however, that this is most often caused by a badly configured server, and not with malicious intent on the domain's side.

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### File download

When Opera comes across a file whose MIME type has not been associated with an action or another application in the "File/Preferences", "File types" menu, this dialog box will show up. In most cases, you are likely to save it on your hard disk. These are the options presented to you in the "File download" menu:

> Save file to disk
> Select this radio button to bring up your operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog box in order to save the file to your local drive(s).

> Open file with [name of application]
> If an application has registered this file type as its own, Opera will happily hand the file over to the application if you choose this option.

The "Advanced..." button will take you to the File types dialog.

The "OK" button will confirm your choice, "Cancel" button will cancel the transfer of the file, along with its eventual execution on your machine, while the "Help" button will show you the Help.

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### Locked document

This dialog box opens when you try to retrieve a protected document. You must type in a user name and password to gain access. Take care that this is not your normal user name and password. You should not use the same name and password for different services.

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### Save window settings

At any time, you can save all your open document windows, its positions and history in a window settings file, which has the extension ".win". Opera's default window settings file is called "Opera.win" by default, though you may call it what you wish if you choose to do so. This file can later be opened in "File/Open..." and all your saved settings retrieved, for your convenience.

You may go to this menu to save the state of the Opera workspace in a file that is not the one you set Opera to start up with. If this is what you wish to do, please remove the checkmark in the box before "Set as Opera default", and Opera will not use the current file as the default ".win" file on the system.

If you don't want Opera to start with the windows settings file you are saving, disable this by removing the checkmark in the checkbox before "Use at startup".

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### Links in frame

The Links in frame dialog is accessed through pressing CTRL + J in a Web document in the Opera workspace. This dialog lists all the links from the current document, and is a handy tool for those who know how to use it.

In the dialog, these fields become apparent:

> Active link field
> This field contains a reference of the active link that is highlighted in the field below.

> Link listing
> The main meat of the dialog, this field lists all the links going from the active document to other documents, or to the same document.

> Sort
> If enabled, the links listed in the Link listing field are sorted alphabetically. Leave it disabled to have the links listed in appearing order.

> URL's
> The complete URL's of all the links in the Link listing field will be displayed unless you disable this option here.

> First letter cycle
> If this option is enabled, it is possible to navigate the list of links by pressing the corresponding character on your keyboard as the first letter of the titles of the links.

> However, if the option is disabled, typing something on the keyboard will take you to the correct link as far as you type it correctly.

> Open
> Use this button to open the currently active link in the Link listing field.

> Copy all >>
> This button lets you to copy the current listing of links to be pasted as one of the following:

> - Copy as text
>   The links will be copied as plain text, which can be pasted into any application that can process this format, such as word-processors.

> - Copy as HTML
>   The links will be copied as HTML, which can be pasted into any application that can process this format, typically an HTML editor.

> - Copy as Hotlist items
>   The links will be copied as Hotlist items, which may in turn be pasted into the Opera bookmark list. In order to paste into this format, enable the Hotlist F4 and use the context sensitive menu (CTRL + M) to paste the links into the folder you highlight.

>   Tip! The links will be pasted into the bookmark list as a separate folder, bearing the name of the title of the Web document they are copied from, so there's no need to create a separate folder in order to use this function.

> Refresh
> Refresh the Link listing by pressing this button. Great for when you are developing a Web site and want an updated listing, or if the list has changed since you first brought it up.

> Close
> This button closes the Links in frame dialog.

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### List all windows

Unlike other Web browsers, Opera uses a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) environment to present several windows inside the program itself, freeing up needed system resources which aren't needed in such an environment. But some times, the number of windows open can be a bit confusing, particularly since Opera will let you open as many windows as your system can possibly bear, which is why the Window listing dialog exists.

In this dialog, this is what you will find:

> Window list
> The left part of this dialog contains the main window listing. Use this list to highlight and select the window you wish to activate.

> Cancel
> This button closes the Window listing dialog.

> Activate
> Use this button to activate the window, or windows, you have highlighted in the Window list. Note that if you wish to activate several windows at the same time, hold CTRL or SHIFT as you highlight them to be able to select more than one window at a time.

> Reload
> Use this button to reload the active window(s).

> Minimize
> The Minimize button will minimize the currently selected window. If the window is minimized, press the "Activate" button to restore it to its previous state.

> Close windows
> This button closes the highlighted window(s).

Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee that the instructions in these documents will work on every computer and every platform. Please inform us if you have problems with Opera, but please, first check our online support section, as this section is updated on a regular basis with information about the Opera Browser.

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