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Opera

Personalize Opera

This tutorial was last updated for Opera 10.

Once you become familiar with the basic functions of the Opera browser, you can customize it in many different ways to suit your personal tastes, needs, and habits.

You can change how Web pages are displayed and change the look and feel, such as colors and the skin. You can add or remove buttons and some fields, move or remove menus and toolbars, and so on. This tutorial guides you through the different preference settings and appearance options you can use to tailor the Opera browser to suit you.

Table of contents

Controlling content

This section explains how to control content in the Opera browser.

Personalizing the look and feel

This section explains how to change the look and feel of the browser (user interface) — tabs, skins, panels, toolbars, event sounds, language, and more.

Controlling browser behavior

This section explains how to control the behavior of the Opera browser in certain circumstances.

Operating system information

This tutorial applies to Opera on all three major operating systems — Windows, Unix, and Mac. Some menu options that are frequently mentioned in this tutorial differ from system to system, for example:

  • Preferences — A comprehensive list of preference settings for the browser. In Windows and Unix, this is under Tools in the menu bar. For Mac, this is under Opera.
  • Quick Preferences — A selection of commonly used preferences arranged in an easy-access menu. In Windows and Linux, this is under Tools in the main menu. For Mac, this is under Opera.
  • Advanced — A selection of commonly used advanced preferences arranged in an easy-access menu. This is under Tools in the main menu for all operating systems.
  • Appearance — A collection of settings for appearance. This is under Tools in the menu bar for all operating systems.

Right-click is also used to display context menus. For Mac, this option is Ctrl-click.

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