Opera Tutorials

Tabbed Browsing

There’s no need to open up a lot of windows to view different sites. Opera’s tabbed browsing helps you surf the Web easier and faster by opening multiple Web pages all within one window.

Tip

Right click on any tab for the option to close all pages or to close all pages except for the one you are currently surfing.

Mouse Gestures

Navigate faster by letting your mouse movements control the navigation. Browse between pages, open and close windows, and navigate links with quick mouse movements.

Tip

Go back by holding down the right button on your mouse while moving it to the left.

Pop-up Blocking

No more annoying pop-up advertisements. Opera lets you control the pop-ups you receive. Select to block them all or let the browser open only pop-ups that you have requested.

Tip #1

Press F12 on your keyboard to choose which pop-ups you block.

Tip #2

View blocked pop-ups by clicking on the trash can icon.

Save Sessions

Do you have a lot of sites you browse every day?
Save a collection of open pages as a session and open them at a later time or in the middle of another session with just one click.

Tip

Pick up where you left off by clicking “Continue from last time” when you start-up.

Want to save a session? Use menu File > Sessions > Save session

Zoom

Tired of squinting to view Web pages?
Use the zoom function to magnify pages up to 1000% and to shrink pages down to 20%.

Tip

Instantly zoom in our out by pressing the + or - keys.

Fit-to-Window

The “Fit-to-Window” function adapts Web pages to fit to the width of your screen or browser window, eliminating the need to scroll horizontally.

Tip

Go to view in the main menu and select “Fit to window width” to watch the horizontal scrollbar magically disappear!

Skins

The entire Opera user interface can be changed by a couple of clicks of the mouse. In addition to the default skins provided, more skins can be downloaded from My Opera.

Tip

Scared of commitment? Download a new skin to see what it looks like. If it doesn’t suit you, simply click “no” when asked if you would like to keep the skin and everything will be back to the way it was. Voilà!

The Wand

Opera’s password manager, the Wand, remembers your usernames and passwords so you will not have to. Log in manually once and use the Wand for later visits to a password-protected Web site.

Tip

Save your memory and time. Click on the Wand button or press Ctrl+Enter to automatically fill in the form and/or log in.

Security Bar

The small, yellow security bar, appears on secure sites and displays the name of the organization that owns the certificate. It also indicates the level of security present on a site.

Tip

Stay secure! Click on the security bar to access more info about the validity of the certificate.

Voice Integration

The voice feature allows you to control the interface by talking and to have documents read aloud. The voice feature is customizable and adaptive according to your needs.

Tip

Not enough time to read the news? Have Opera read it for you by highlighting the text of the news article and using the command “Opera speak”.