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Browser window Opera’s mouse gestures let you perform common browsing actions with quick, small mouse
movements.
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Start page To enable or disable mouse gestures:
Features 1. Go to Settings.
Customization 2. Click Advanced in the left sidebar, and click Browser.
3. Under Shortcuts, turn on or off Enable mouse gestures.
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Web preferences Mouse gestures work by holding the right mouse button, moving the mouse a certain direction, then
letting go of the button. With practice, navigating with the mouse can become fast and efficient.
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Mouse gestures Note: Enabling mouse gestures while using a Magic Mouse or trackpad can cause unpredictable
behavior.
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FAQ The following mouse gestures work when clicking the empty space of pages.
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Action Gesture
FORUMS
Go back one page Move left
BLOGS
VERSION HISTORY
Go forward one page Move right
Open a new tab Move down
Reload the page Move up, then down
Close current tab Move down, then right
Follow links with mouse gestures
The following mouse gestures work when clicking links on a page.
Action Gesture
Open a link in a background tab Move down, then up
Open a link in a new tab Move down
Open a link in a new window Move down, holding shift
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Go backward and forward through a tab’s history with rocker gestures
When you enable rocker gestures, you can navigate backwards and forwards through pages by
rocking your fingers between the right and left mouse buttons. Simply click and hold one button, click
the other, then release the first before releasing the second. With a little practice, you can speed
through web pages with this gesture.
To enable rocker gestures:
1. Go to Settings.
2. Click Advanced in the left sidebar, and click Browser.
3. Under Shortcuts, turn on Enable rocker gestures.
Rock 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 to Settings (Alt+P).
2. Click Advanced in the left sidebar, and click Browser.
3. Under Shortcuts, click Configure shortcuts.
4. Hover your mouse over a command, and click Type 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 ⇧ + E CTRL + SHIFT ⇧ + E
Open History page ⌘ + SHIFT ⇧ + H CTRL + H
Open local file ⌘ + O CTRL + O
Focus address bar ⌘ + L CTRL + L
Open Preferences (Settings) page ⌘ + , ALT + P
Print current page ⌘ + P CTRL + P
Quit Opera ⌘ + Q CTRL + SHIFT ⇧ + X
Save a page locally ⌘ + S CTRL + S
Open help F1
Find text on the page
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Find on page ⌘ + F CTRL + F
Find next ⌘ + G CTRL + G
Find previous ⌘ + SHIFT ⇧ + G CTRL + SHIFT ⇧ + G
Navigate pages
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Cycle forward through page elements TAB ⇥ TAB ⇥
Cycle back through page elements SHIFT ⇧ + TAB ⇥ SHIFT ⇧ + TAB ⇥
Go forward one page ⌘ + → ALT + →
Go back one page ⌘ + ← ALT + ←
Go to bottom of page ⌘ + ↓ END
Go to top of page ⌘ + ↑ HOME
Page down SPACE SPACE
Page up SHIFT ⇧ + SPACE SHIFT ⇧ + SPACE
Reload the current page ⌘ + R CTRL + R
View current page source ⌘ + U CTRL + U
Control tabs and windows
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Close current tab ⌘ + W CTRL + W
Close current window ALT + F4
Cycle forward through open tabs CTRL + TAB ⇥ CTRL + TAB ⇥
Cycle back through open tabs SHIFT ⇧ + CTRL + TAB ⇥ SHIFT ⇧ + CTRL + TAB ⇥
Cycle through open windows ⌘ + ` ALT + TAB ⇥
Minimize a window ⌘ + M WINDOWS + M
Open new tab ⌘ + T CTRL + T
Open new window ⌘ + N CTRL + N
Open new private window ⌘ + SHIFT ⇧ + N CTRL + SHIFT ⇧ + N
Reopen last closed tab ⌘ + SHIFT ⇧ + T CTRL + SHIFT ⇧ + T
Toggle tab menu CTRL + M CTRL + M
View previous active tab CTRL + ` CTRL + `
Manipulate text
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Copy ⌘ + C CTRL + C
Cut ⌘ + X 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
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Enter full-screen mode CTRL + ⌘ + F F11
Zoom in ⌘ + + CTRL + +
Zoom out ⌘ + - CTRL + -
Reset zoom to 100% ⌘ + 0 CTRL + 0
Use and configure advanced keyboard shortcuts
Single key and alternatively-configured shortcuts are available by enabling advanced keyboard
shortcuts. To do this:
1. Go to Settings.
2. Click Advanced in the left sidebar, and click Browser.
3. Under Shortcuts, turn on Enable advanced keyboard shortcuts.
Action Mac Windows/Linux
Cycle left through tabs 1 1
Cycle right through tabs 2 2
View previous tab CTRL + `
Find on page / /
Go back one page Z Z
Go forward one page X X
Zoom in + 0
Zoom in more 8 8
Zoom out - 9
Zoom out more 7 7
Reset zoom to 100% 6 6
Edit or add new shortcuts
You can set your own keyboard shortcuts. Go to Settings > Shortcuts > Configure shortcuts, and
change existing shortcuts or create your own.
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