Command the browser with your mouse

Opera'due south mouse gestures permit you perform mutual browsing actions with quick, small mouse movements.

To enable or disable mouse gestures:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Click Avant-garde in the left sidebar, and click Browser.
  3. Under Shortcuts , turn on or offEnable mouse gestures.

Mouse gestures work by belongings the right mouse button, moving the mouse a certain direction, then letting go of the button. With do, navigating with the mouse can go fast and efficient.

Note: Enabling mouse gestures while using a Magic Mouse or trackpad tin can cause unpredictable behavior.

Navigate with mouse gestures

The following mouse gestures piece of work when clicking the empty space of pages.

Action Gesture
Get dorsum one page Left gesture Move left
Go forward one page Right gesture Motility right
Open up a new tab Down gesture Move downwards
Reload the folio Up down gesture Move up, and then down
Close current tab Down right gesture Move down, and so right

The post-obit mouse gestures work when clicking links on a page.

Action Gesture
Open a link in a groundwork tab Down up gesture Motion down, and then up
Open a link in a new tab Down gesture Movement downward
Open a link in a new window Shift ⇧ +Down gesture Move down, belongings shift

Get backward and forward through a tab'south history with rocker gestures

When you enable rocker gestures, yous tin can navigate backwards and forwards through pages by rocking your fingers between the right and left mouse buttons. Merely click and agree one button, click the other, then release the first before releasing the 2nd. With a fiddling practice, you tin can speed through web pages with this gesture.

To enable rocker gestures:

  1. Get toSettings.
  2. Click Advancedin the left sidebar, and click Browser.
  3. Under Shortcuts , plough onEnable rocker gestures.

Stone right to left to navigate backward, and left to right to navigate forward.

Note: Enabling rocker gestures while using a Magic Mouse or trackpad can cause unpredictable behavior.

Navigate faster with keyboard shortcuts

Opera allows you to customize keyboard shortcuts for most browsing actions.

To customize your keyboard shortcuts:

  1. Go toSettings (Alt+P).
  2. Click Advanced in the left sidebar, and click Browser.
  3. Under Shortcuts , clickConfigure shortcuts.
  4. Hover your mouse over a command, and clickType a shortcut.
  5. Type your new shortcut.

Here's an overview of the available keyboard shortcuts and their default keyboard combinations:

Command the browser

Action Mac Windows/Linux
Open Downloads page +J Ctrl+J
Open Extensions page +Shift ⇧+East Ctrl+Shift ⇧+Eastward
Open History folio +Shift ⇧+H Ctrl+H
Open up local file +O Ctrl+O
Focus address bar +50 Ctrl+L
Open Preferences (Settings) folio +, Alt+P
Impress current folio +P Ctrl+P
Quit Opera +Q Ctrl+Shift ⇧+10
Save a page locally +S Ctrl+Southward
Open up help F1

Find text on the page

Action Mac Windows/Linux
Find on page +F Ctrl+F
Find next +1000 Ctrl+G
Find previous +Shift ⇧+G Ctrl+Shift ⇧+Grand
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Cycle forward through folio elements Tab ⇥ Tab ⇥
Cycle back through page elements Shift ⇧+Tab ⇥ Shift ⇧+Tab ⇥
Get forward i page + Alt+
Go dorsum one page + Alt+
Go to lesser of page + Terminate
Go to top of folio + Home
Folio down Space Infinite
Page up Shift ⇧+Space Shift ⇧+Space
Reload the current page +R Ctrl+R
View current page source +U Ctrl+U

Control tabs and windows

Activity Mac Windows/Linux
Close electric current tab +W Ctrl+W
Shut current window Alt+F4
Cycle forrad through open tabs Ctrl+Tab ⇥ Ctrl+Tab ⇥
Bicycle back through open tabs Shift ⇧+Ctrl+Tab ⇥ Shift ⇧+Ctrl+Tab ⇥
Cycle through open windows +` Alt+Tab ⇥
Minimize a window +M Windows+Grand
Open new tab +T Ctrl+T
Open up new window +Due north Ctrl+N
Open new individual window +Shift ⇧+Due north Ctrl+Shift ⇧+Northward
Reopen last closed tab +Shift ⇧+T Ctrl+Shift ⇧+T
Toggle tab menu Ctrl+M Ctrl+One thousand
View previous active tab Ctrl+` Ctrl+`

Manipulate text

Activeness Mac Windows/Linux
Copy +C Ctrl+C
Cut +10 Ctrl+X
Paste +V Ctrl+V
Select all +A Ctrl+A
Undo +Z Ctrl+Z
Redo +Shift ⇧+Z Ctrl+Shift ⇧+Z

Zoom in and out

Activity Mac Windows/Linux
Enter total-screen mode Ctrl++F F11
Zoom in ++ Ctrl++
Zoom out +- Ctrl+-
Reset zoom to 100% +0 Ctrl+0

Utilize and configure advanced keyboard shortcuts

Single cardinal and alternatively-configured shortcuts are bachelor past enabling advanced keyboard shortcuts. To practice this:

  1. Go toSettings.
  2. Click Advanced in the left sidebar, and clickBrowser.
  3. Nether Shortcuts , plow onEnable advanced keyboard shortcuts.
Activeness Mac Windows/Linux
Cycle left through tabs 1 i
Cycle correct through tabs 2 2
View previous tab Ctrl+`
Find on page / /
Go back one page Z Z
Become forward i page X X
Zoom in + 0
Zoom in more 8 8
Zoom out - nine
Zoom out more than 7 7
Reset zoom to 100% 6 half dozen

Edit or add new shortcuts

You tin prepare your own keyboard shortcuts. Get to Settings > Shortcuts > Configure shortcuts, and change existing shortcuts or create your own.