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Keyboard Shortcuts in Opera
You can browse a lot faster using the keyboard, so be sure to read this page.
Some operations have multiple shortcuts; use those you find most convenient.
For a more detailed discussion, see
Use Opera without a Mouse.
Standard keys
Tabs
| Open a new tab | Ctrl + T |
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| Close a tab | Ctrl + W |
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| Cycle between tabs | Ctrl + Tab |
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Scrolling
| One line up | ↑ |
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| One line down | ↓ |
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| One character to the left | ← |
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| One character to the right | → |
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| One screen up | Shift + Space or Page Up |
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| One screen down | Space or Page Down |
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| One screen to the left | Ctrl + Page Up |
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| One screen to the right | Ctrl + Page Down |
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| Go to top | Home |
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| Go to bottom | End |
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Navigation
| Next link up | Shift + ↑ |
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| Next link down | Shift + ↓ |
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| Next link to the left | Shift + ← |
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| Next link to the right | Shift + → |
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| Activate link | Enter |
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| Activate link in new tab | Shift + Enter |
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History
| Previous page in history | Ctrl + ← or Alt + ← |
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| Next page in history | Ctrl + → or Alt + → |
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| Reload the current page | F5 or Ctrl + R |
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Find
| Find text in page | Ctrl + F or .(period), or / |
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| Find next instance of text | Ctrl + G |
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| Find previous instance of text | Ctrl + Shift + G |
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| Find text in links in page | , (comma) |
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Display
| Use entire screen for viewing page | F11 |
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Zooming
| Zoom in 10% | + or Ctrl + |
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| Zoom out 10% | - or Ctrl - |
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| Restore zoom to 100% | Ctrl 0 |
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System keys
| Open file | Ctrl + O |
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| Save copy of page | Ctrl + S |
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| Print preview (toggle) | Ctrl + Shift + P |
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| Print page | Ctrl + P |
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| Close Opera | Ctrl + Q |
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E-mail keys
Basics
| Check e-mail | Ctrl + K |
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| Write new message | Ctrl + M |
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| Attach file | Ctrl + O |
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| Send composed message | Ctrl + Enter or Ctrl + Shift + S |
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Navigation
| Go to next e-mail | J |
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| Go to previous e-mail | U |
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| Go to next unread e-mail | H or Shift + J |
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| Go to previous unread e-mail | Y or Shift + U |
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| Scroll up in mail body (even when focus in mail list) | Alt + Up |
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| Scroll down in mail body (even when focus in mail list) | Alt + Down |
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| Toggle view: message list/message body/list and body | I |
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Threads
| Expand current thread | → |
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| Close current thread | ← |
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| Expand all threads | Shift + → |
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| Close all threads | Shift + ← |
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Marking
| Mark selected e-mail as read | K |
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| Mark selected e-mail as read, and go to next unread e-mail | G |
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| Mark selected e-mail as read, and go to previous unread e-mail | T |
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| Mark selected e-mail as unread | Shift + K |
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| Mark all e-mail in active view as read | Ctrl + Shift + A |
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Responding
| Reply to message | R |
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| Reply to all recipients of message, including sender | Shift + R |
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| Forward e-mail | F |
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| Redirect e-mail | D |
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