# Using the Keyboard

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.

Tip: Pressing `Alt Gr` is the same as pressing `Ctrl` + `Alt`.

## Standard keys

### Movement

One line up | ↑
One line down | ↓
One character to the right | →
One character to the left | ←
One screen-full up | Page Up Shift + Space
One screen-full down | Page Down Space
One screen-full to the left | Ctrl + Page Up
One screen-full to the right | Ctrl + Page Down
Go to top | Home
Go to bottom | End

### Editing

Undo recent changes | Ctrl + Z
Redo recent changes | Ctrl + Y
Copy selection to clipboard | Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert
Move selection to clipboard | Ctrl + X Shift + Delete
Paste from clipboard | Ctrl + V Shift + Insert
Copy marked text to Notes panel in Hotlist | Ctrl + Shift + C
Copy text in clipboard to Notes panel in Hotlist | Ctrl + Shift + V
Clear all | Ctrl + U
Select all | Ctrl + A
Delete selection (or character right of cursor) | Delete
Delete selection (or character left of cursor) | Backspace

### Find

Find text | Ctrl + F
Find next instance of text | F3
Find previous instance of text | Shift + F3

### Focus

Cycle focus within context | Tab and Shift + Tab
Activate | Enter
Edit item properties | Alt + Enter
Exit context or cancel | Esc
Display context (right-click) menu | Ctrl + M

## System keys

Open file | Ctrl + O
Save copy of page | Ctrl + S
Preview page as if printed | P
Print page | Ctrl + P
Close all pages and exit Opera | Ctrl + Q

## Navigation keys

### Surfing

Go to your home page | Ctrl + Space Alt + Home
Enter a Web address | F2
Paste and go in current or new page | Ctrl + D
Paste and go in background page | Ctrl + Shift + D
Enter nickname for fast bookmark access | Shift + F2
Go to parent directory | Ctrl + Backspace
Access recently typed addresses | H

### History

Go to next page in history | X Ctrl + Right Alt + Right
Go to previous page in history | Z Ctrl + Left Alt + Left Backspace
Rewind | Shift + Z
Fast Forward | Space Shift + X X Shift + Backspace
Show entire forward history | Alt + X
Show entire backward history | Alt + Z

### Loading

Reload (get latest version of) page | Ctrl + R F5
Reload selected frame | Alt + F5
Reload all open pages | Ctrl + F5
Stop page loading | Esc
Identify browser as Opera | Ctrl + Alt + O
Identify browser as Internet Explorer | Ctrl + Alt + I

### Bookmarks

Save page address as new bookmark | Ctrl + T

### Display

Load and turn on all images | Shift + G
Toggle loading and display of images | G
Toggle between "Author mode" and "User mode" | Ctrl + G
Use entire screen for viewing page | F11
Pretend to be small-screen device | Shift + F11

### Zooming

Tip: Enable the numeric keypad on your keyboard by pressing `Num Lock`.

Zoom in 10% | Numeric + 0
Zoom out 10% | Numeric - 9
Zoom in 100% | Ctrl + Numeric + 8
Zoom out 100% | Ctrl + Numeric - 7
Restore zoom to 100% | Numeric * 6

### Spatial navigation (page elements)

Navigate between links and form elements | Shift + ← ↑ → ↓
Cycle through headers in page | S and W
Cycle through elements in page | D and E
Cycle through frames in page | 3 and Shift + 3

### Forms

Next element in a form | Tab
Previous element in a form | Shift + Tab
Select form element | Space Enter
Left-adjust text in form | Ctrl + L
Right-adjust text in form | Ctrl + R

### Links

Select next link in page | A Ctrl + Down
Select previous link in page | Q Ctrl + Up
Follow selected link | Enter Space
Open selected link in new page | Shift + Enter Shift + Space
Open selected link in the background | Ctrl + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Space
Save selected link as new bookmark | Ctrl + Shift + T
Copy selected link address | Ctrl + Alt + C
Save link target (e.g. document or image) | Ctrl + Shift + S
Display context menu for selected link (right-clicking link) | Ctrl + L

### Site navigation

Home | Ctrl + Shift + Space
Search | Ctrl + Shift + F
Previous | Ctrl + Shift + ←
Next | Ctrl + Shift + →
Up | Ctrl + Shift + Backspace

### Access keys

Toggle HTML access keys | Shift + Esc
Enter HTML access keys | A-Z

### Source

View page source | Ctrl + F3
View source of active frame | Alt + F3
Validate source of selected frame | Ctrl + Alt + V
Validate source of selected frame in the background | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V

## Window keys

### Pages

Browse in new page | Ctrl + N
Browse in duplicate of active page | Ctrl + Shift + N
Close active page | Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4
Close all open pages | Ctrl + Shift + W
Close all open pages except active | Ctrl + Alt + W
Undo closing page | Ctrl + Alt + Z

### Switching between pages

Cycle to next page | 2 Ctrl + Tab Alt + Page Down Ctrl + F6
Cycle to previous page | 1 Ctrl + Shift + Tab Alt + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + F6

### Arranging pages

Cascade open pages top-left to bottom-right | Shift + F5
Tile open pages left to right | Shift + F6
Tile open pages top to bottom | F6

### Managing pages

Minimize active page | 4
Switch between restored and maximized page | 5
Restore all pages | Ctrl + Shift + F3
Minimize all pages | Ctrl + Shift + F4
Maximize all pages | Ctrl + Shift + F5

### Application windows

Browse in new application window | Ctrl + Alt + N

### Bars

Toggle scroll bars | Ctrl + F7
Toggle Address bar | Ctrl + F8
Toggle Menu bar | Ctrl + F11

## Hotlist keys

### Activation

Toggle Hotlist | F4
Switch between docked and floating Hotlist | Shift + F4
Activate Hotlist for keyboard navigation | F7

### Panels

Open Bookmarks panel | Ctrl + 1
Open Mail panel | Ctrl + 2
Open Contacts panel | Ctrl + 3
Open History panel | Ctrl + 4
Open Transfers panel | Ctrl + 5
Open Links panel | Ctrl + 6
Open Windows panel | Ctrl + 7
Open Info panel | Ctrl + 8
Open Notes panel | Ctrl + 9

### Bookmarks

Open bookmark | Enter
Open bookmark in new page | Shift + Enter
Open bookmark in background page | Ctrl + Shift + Enter

### Contacts

Show e-mails associated with contact | Enter
Compose e-mail to contact | Shift + Enter

### Transfers

Execute transferred file | Enter

## Activation keys

### Preferences

Set your preferences | Alt + P
Quickly set most popular preferences | F12

### Special

Show Bookmarks management dialog | Ctrl + Alt + B
Show e-mail | Ctrl + Alt + M
Show contacts | Ctrl + Alt + C
Show Transfers in separate window | Ctrl + Alt + T
Open Links dialog for quick access to links in page | Ctrl + J
Access active bookmark folder | Ctrl + Alt + A
List visited sites (history) | Ctrl + Alt + H
List visited sites (history) in the background | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

### Setting focus

Set focus to page (to enable keyboard navigation) | F9
Set focus to address field | F8
Set focus to search field | Shift + F8
Set focus to Personal bar | Shift + F7
Restore original address in address field and set focus to page | Esc

## M2 keys

### Checking, composing, and sending e-mail

Check e-mail | Ctrl + K
Write new e-mail | Ctrl + E
Save e-mail draft (continue later) | Ctrl + S
Upload queued e-mail to mail server | Ctrl + Shift + K
Send composed e-mail | Ctrl + Shift + S

### Navigation

Go to next e-mail | J
Go to previous e-mail | U
Go to next unread e-mail | H Shift + J
Go to previous unread e-mail | Y Shift + U
One screen-full up | Shift+Space
One screen-full down | Space
Scroll up in mail body (even when focus in mail list) | Alt + Up
Scroll down in mail body (even when focus in mail list) | Alt + Down

### Marking

Mark selected e-mail as read | K
Mark selected e-mail as read, and go to next unread e-mail | G
Mark selected e-mail as read, and go to previous unread e-mail | T
Mark selected e-mail as unread | Shift + K
Mark all e-mail in active folder as read | Ctrl + Shift + A

### Responding

Reply to e-mail | R Enter
Reply to all recipients of e-mail, including sender | Shift + R
Forward e-mail | F
Redirect e-mail | D
Continue editing e-mail (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent folders) | Enter

### Handling

Recognize sender of e-mail as new contact | A
Label e-mail (e.g. important or funny) | L, 1-7
View all e-mail associated with sender | E
Copy raw e-mail data to clipboard | C

## Help keys

Open Opera's help window | F1
Display keyboard help | Ctrl + B
Search while viewing help page | Ctrl + F

## More information

Learn more about using the keyboard

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