Pathway

Standard keys

MovementMove one line up ↑

Move one line down ↓

Move one character to the right →

Move one character to the left ←

Move one screen-full up Page Up

Shift + Space

Move one screen-full down Page Down

Space

Move one screen-full to the left Ctrl + Page Up

Move one screen-full to the right Ctrl + Page Down

Go to top Home

Go to bottom End

FocusCycle focus forward within active context Tab

Cycle focus backward within active context Shift + Tab

Activate Enter

Exit context or cancel Esc

Display context (right-click) menu Shift + F10

Properties dialog Alt + Enter

System keysOpen file Ctrl + O

Save copy of page Ctrl + S

Print page Ctrl + P

Hide Opera Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Text keys

EditingUndo recent changes Ctrl + Z

Redo recent changes Ctrl + Y

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Copy selection to clipboard Ctrl + C

Ctrl + Insert

Move selection to clipboard Ctrl + X

Shift + Delete

Paste from clipboard Ctrl + V

Shift + Insert

Copy selected text to Notes panel Ctrl + Shift + C

Select all Ctrl + A

Delete selection (or character right of cursor) Delete

Delete selection (or character left of cursor) Backspace

Toggle text-style bold Ctrl + B

Toggle text-style italic Ctrl + I

Toggle text-style underline Ctrl + U

Convert hex to Unicode Ctrl + Shift + X

FindFind text Ctrl + F

Find next instance of text Ctrl + G

Find previous instance of text Ctrl + Shift + G

Shift + F3

Search for text in page (press F9 first to set focus on page) (numeric) /

. (period)

Search for text in links in page (press F9 first to set focus on page) Shift + (numeric) /

, (comma)

Loading keys

AccessGo to your home page Ctrl + Space

Alt + Home

Enter a Web address F2

Paste and go in current or new tab Ctrl + Shift + V

Display a Speed Dial Ctrl + 0-9

Enter nickname for fast bookmark access Shift + F2

Save page address as new bookmark Ctrl + D

Save as new bookmark in active bookmark folder Ctrl + Shift + D

TransmissionReload (get latest version of) page Ctrl + R

Reload selected frame Alt + F5

Ctrl + Shift + R

Stop page loading Esc

Cancel current voice prompt Esc

Navigation keys

HistoryGo to next page in history Alt + →

Ctrl + →

Shift + Backspace

Shift + scroll wheel up

Go to previous page in history Alt + ←

Ctrl + ←

Backspace

Shift + scroll wheel down

Fast forward Shift + Backspace

Space

Site navigation

To remove the last part of any Web address (such as a sub-directory) and go to that address, press Ctrl + Backspace.

Display modesPrint preview (toggles on/off) Ctrl + Shift + P

Use entire screen for browsing F11

Toggle "Fit to width" Ctrl + F11

SourceView page source Ctrl + U

View source of active frame Ctrl + Shift + U

Validate source of active page or frame Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U

Developer ToolsOpen developer tool Ctrl + Shift + I

ZoomingIncrease zoom % by steps of 10 Plus

Ctrl + Plus

Decrease zoom % by steps of 10 Minus

Ctrl + Minus

Restore zoom to 100% *

Ctrl + 0

Link keysSelect next link in page Ctrl + ↓

Select previous link in page Ctrl + ↑

Follow selected link Enter

Open selected link in new tab Shift + Enter

Open selected link in background tab Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Save link target (such as document or image) Ctrl + Shift + S

Spatial navigation keysNavigate between links and form elements Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Tip: The combination of the Shift key and arrow keys is the fastest way of moving around a Web page when wanting to locate links and Web form elements.

Form keysLog in/auto-fill form using the Password Manager Ctrl + Enter

For a series of connected pages, see Fast Forward

Go to next element in form Tab

Go to previous element in form Shift + Tab

Select form element Space

Enter

Access keys

These shortcuts are unique to pages that have access keys enabled. Toggle HTML access keys Shift + Esc

Enter HTML access keys A-Z and 0-9

Page keys: basicsBrowse in new tab Ctrl + T

Close active tab Ctrl + W

Ctrl + F4

Undo closing of tab Ctrl + Shift + T

Application windowsBrowse in new application window Ctrl + N

Close application window Ctrl + Shift + W

Alt + F4

Tab keys: switchingCycle to next tab (defaults to recently used order) Ctrl + Tab

Cycle to previous tab (defaults to recently used order) Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Switch to previous tab on tab bar Ctrl + Shift + F6

Switch to next tab on tab bar Ctrl + F6

Panel keys: activationToggle last active panel with panel selector F4

Toggle last active panel Shift + F4

Activate panels for keyboard navigation F7

Expand all folders/views in panel Shift + →

Collapse all folders/views in panel Shift + ←

Toggle Search panel Ctrl + Shift + 1

Toggle Bookmarks panel Ctrl + Shift + 2

Ctrl + B

Toggle Mail panel Ctrl + Shift + 3

Toggle Contacts panel Ctrl + Shift + 4

Toggle Chat panel Ctrl + Shift + 5

Toggle Notes panel Ctrl + Shift + 6

Toggle Downloads panel Ctrl + Shift + 7

Toggle History panel Ctrl + Shift + 8

Ctrl + H

Toggle Links panel Ctrl + Shift + 9

Toggle Windows panel Ctrl + Shift + 0

Panel keys: actions

BookmarksOpen bookmark Enter

Open bookmark in new tab Shift + Enter

Open bookmark in background tab Ctrl + Shift + Enter

MailMark all e-mail in selected view as read Ctrl + Shift + A

ContactsShow messages associated with contact Enter

Compose message to contact Shift + Enter

DownloadsOpen downloaded file Enter

PreferencesEdit your preferences Alt + P

Ctrl + F12

Quickly edit most popular preferences F12

Edit browser appearance Shift + F12

Focus keysSet focus to Web page (to enable keyboard navigation) F9

Set focus to address field F8

Ctrl + L

Alt + D

Set focus to search field Ctrl + E

Set focus to personal bar (only when you have search fields) Shift + F7

Restore original address in address field and set focus to page Esc

Manager pagesManage bookmarks Ctrl + Shift + B

Manage downloads Ctrl + J

Manage history Ctrl + Shift + H

Manage links Ctrl + Shift + L

E-mail keys: reading and sending

BasicsCheck e-mail Ctrl + K

Write new message Ctrl + M

Attach files to message Ctrl + O

Upload queued messages to mail server Ctrl + Shift + K

Send composed message Ctrl + Shift + S

Ctrl + Enter

NavigationGo to next message J

Go to previous message U

Go to next unread message H

Shift + J

Go to previous unread message Y

Shift + U

Move one screen-full up Shift + Space

Move one screen-full down, then go to next unread Space

Scroll up in message body (even if focus on message list) Alt + ↑

Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list) Alt + ↓

Set focus to message list F8

Set focus to message F9

ThreadsExpand all threads Shift + →

Collapse all threads Shift + ←

Mark thread as read M

Mark thread as read, go to next unread N

E-mail keys: managing

MarkingMark selected message as read K

Mark selected message as read, and go to next unread e-mail G

Mark selected message as read, and go to previous unread e-mail T

Mark selected message as unread Shift + K

Mark all messages in active view as read Ctrl + Shift + A

Move selected message to Trash Delete

Delete selected message permanently, without moving to Trash Shift + Delete

RespondingReply to message R

Reply to all recipients of message, including sender Shift + R

Forward message F

Redirect message D

Continue editing message (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent views) Enter

Focus "Quick reply" field Q

Shift + F9

HandlingSave sender's address as new contact A

Save attachments Shift + S

Label message (for example important or funny) L, 1-7

View all messages associated with sender E

Copy raw message data to clipboard C

ViewingToggle different layout of message list and message body I

Chat keysDownload and list available rooms on chat server Ctrl + Shift + J

Set focus to chat input field Shift + F9

Help keysOpen Opera Help F1

Search while viewing help page Ctrl + F

More information

Learn more about using the keyboard.

Single-key shortcuts

Opera 9.5 disables the following single-key shortcuts, which were enabled by default in Opera 9.2 and previous. To re-enable these shortcuts, check the box marked "Enable single-key shortcuts" in Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts. Function Single-Key Shortcut

Switch to previous tab on tab bar 1

Switch to next tab on tab bar 2

Cycle through frames in page 3 and Shift + 3

Minimize tab 4

Restore/Maximize tab 5

Restore zoom to 100% 6

Zoom out by 100% 7

Zoom in by 100% 8

Zoom out by 10% 9

Zoom in by 10% 0

Cycle through links in page A and Q

Cycle through headers in page S and W

Cycle through elements in page D and E

Toggle between author mode and user mode Shift + G

Address bar history drop-down H

Load and display all images I

Toggle loading of images Shift + I

Speak selected text V

Forward X

Fast forward Shift + X

Back Z

Rewind Shift + Z

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Page down	Go to next section.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Page up	Go to previous section.
Tab	Change to the next option or options group.
Shift + Tab	Change to the previous option or options group.
← ↑ → ↓	Change between the options in a marked drop-down list or between several options in a group of options.
Space	Activate or deactivate a check box, if the active option is a check box.
Alt + underlined letter	Select option or start command.
Alt + ↓ F4	Open selected drop-down list.
Esc	Close selected drop-down list. Cancel command and close dialog.
Enter	Start command for the active option or button.

In the help

Shortcut	Description
Alt + Space	Display system menu.
Alt + Tab	Shift between the help and the other opened windows.
Alt + F4	Close help.
Shitf + F10	Display context menu of the help.
Ctrl + Tab	Go to next section in the navigation window.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Go to previous section in the navigation window.
Page up	Change to the subject, which is displayed above in the contents, in the index or in the list of the search results.
Page down	Change to the subject, which is displayed below the current subject in the contents, in the index or in the list of the search results.
F6	Shift between the navigation and the subject window.
Page up Page down	Browse through a subject.