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Menus in Opera

Like all other applications, Opera's menu structure is where you should go if you wish to perform a number of actions with the application itself and the documents Opera reads. This section contains references and explanations on the different menu entries, as well as an explanation of the context sensitive menus in Opera.

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These are Opera's menus

Here are the menus on the menu bar. Each contain a drop down child menu with subsequent children where applicable. Click on the links to go to the explanations.

Also covered in this document are the context sensitive menus in Opera's workspace.

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File

The menu containing standard functions that refer directly to the files used in the program.

  • New
    This menu entry opens a new window in the Opera workspace and gives focus to the URL-line. Note that you can open as many windows in Opera as you wish.
  • Open...
    This menu entry brings up the operating system's standard opening dialog box and lets you open a file from your local disk in the Opera workspace.
  • Close
    This menu entry closes the current active window in the Opera workspace.
  • Save as...
    This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the document in the current active window to your local drive.
  • Save page and images as...
    This feature is one that is unique to Opera. It calls the operating system's standard save dialog box to allow you to save the document in the current active window to your local drive, but also saves all the images and other media to the same directory so that when you open the document again, it appears just as when you saved it, images and everything in place.
  • Offline mode
    The Offline browse mode sets Opera in a status where it is much more easy to access the cache than it would normally be, while off-line. Its best use is for people who are constantly searching the Internet for information quickly, and then reading it while not connected to the Internet through a sometimes quite costly phone line. This setting can work wonders when combined with a system specific set Disk Cache, as described in History and cache in the Preference Menus, because it lets users skim through a number of on-line articles, and then read them in full at a later stage.

    Naturally, if trying to connect to a page or image that's not in your cache, you will not be able to reach it, but if this happens, Opera will warn you that it's not got this called for item in its cache and ask you whether you wish to go on-line to collect it or not.

  • Preferences
    Clicking on this entry will bring up the "Preferences" dialog.
  • Exit
    This menu entry closes down the browser.

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Edit

Contains the standard editing functions of Opera.

  • Cut
    Cut part of text from document and place one copy of it on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Copy
    Copy part of the text from the document and place this on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Paste
    Paste in text from the operating system's clipboard.
  • Delete
    Delete text from text field. User manipulative fields only.
  • Select all
    Highlight and select all text in the document.
  • Find...
    Opens the operating system's text searching box in Opera.
  • Find next
    Searches for the next instance of the word you are searching for in the document.
  • Find previous
    Searches for the previous instance of the word you are searching for in the document.
  • Embed search tool
    Dock's the search window as a bar in a similar way as the progress bar.
  • Find bookmark...
    Opens the "Find Bookmarks" dialog.

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View

Select what to view and how to view it in this menu.

  • Hotlist
    Toggles the Hotlist pane between:
    • Docked
      Opens the docked Hotlist pane on the left or right hand side of the Opera workspace.
    • Floating
      The Hotlist pane will be floating in the Opera workspace, like a normal window.
    • Off
      Closes the Hotlist pane.
    • Dock on left edge
      Select wether the Hotlist pane should be docked on the left or right hand side of the Opera workspace.
    • Always on top
      If checked, the Hotlist pane will always be on top of other windows.
  • Button bar
    Toggles the Button Bar between:
    • Top
      The button bar is located at the top of the Opera workspace.
    • Bottom
      The button bar is located at the bottom of the Opera workspace.
    • Left
      The button bar is located at the left hand side of the Opera workspace.
    • Right
      The button bar is located at the right hand side of the Opera workspace.
    • Off
      No Button Bar visible.
    • Simple
      Selected buttons on the Button Bar.
    • Full
      All buttons on the Button Bar.
  • Status bar
    Toggles the Status Bar between:
    • Top
      Status Bar located at the top of the Opera workspace.
    • Bottom
      Status Bar located at the bottom of the Opera workspace.
    • Off
      No Status Bar visible.
    • Show clock
      Toggles display of Time on the Status bar.
    • Use 24 hour clock
      Toggles the use of AM/PM format or 24 hour format clock.
  • Window bar
    Toggles the Window Bar between:
    • Top
      Window selection bar is located at the top of the Opera workspace.
    • Bottom
      Window selection bar is located at the bottom of the Opera workspace.
    • Left
      Window selection bar is located all the left of the Opera workspace.
    • Right
      Window selection bar is located at the right of the Opera workspace.
    • Off
      Window Bar is disabled.
  • Progress bar
    The Progress Bar is toggled through this menu entry.
    • Top
      The Progress Bar is located at the top of the windows in the Opera workspace.
    • Bottom
      The Progress bar is located at the bottom of the windows in the Opera workspace.
    • Visible
      Hide/show the Progress Bar.
  • Bookmark bar
    The Bookmark Bar is toggled through this menu entry.
    • Top
      The Bookmark Bar is located at the top of the windows in the Opera workspace.
    • Bottom
      The Bookmark bar is located at the bottom of the windows in the Opera workspace.
    • Left
      The Bookmark Bar is located at the left of the windows in the Opera workspace.
    • Right
      The Bookmark Bar is located at the left of the windows in the Opera workspace.
    • Off
      Disables the Bookmark Bar.
  • Menu
    Hide the menu. In order to get it back again please press CTRL+F11
  • Scroll bars
    Enables or disables the scroll bars on the Opera windows.
  • Source
    Open the source of the page you are in for inspection in your chosen Source viewer.
  • Frame source
    Open the source of the frame you are in for inspection in your chosen Source viewer.
  • Full screen
    Places Opera in Full Screen Mode.

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The program's standard navigation features are accessed through this menu.

  • Previous
    Go to the previous document in the active window's history.
  • Next
    Go to the next document in the active window's history.
  • Reload
    Reload the current document in the active window.
  • Reload frame
    Reload the current document in the active frame in the active window.
  • Reload all documents
    Reload all the current documents in all the active windows.
  • Load all images
    Load all the images in the current document anew.
  • Stop
    Stop loading of the current document in the active window.
  • Home page
    Go to the home page defined in the "Set Home..." dialog.
  • Set home page...
    Opens the dialog to set the home page(s) in Opera.
  • Open remote...
    Open the "Direct URL Addressing" window.
  • Add to bookmarks...
    Add the current document in the active window to the active folder in the Hotlist.

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Bookmarks

A list containing the entries of your Bookmark list.

  • Add current document here...
    Add the current document in the active window to the current folder in the Hotlist.
  • Set as active folder
    Set the current Hotlist folder as the Active Folder.
  • Show on bookmark bar
    Show the current Hotlist folder on the Bookmark bar.
  • Open all folder items
    Open all the bookmarks in the current Hotlist folder.

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Window

Certain windows are accessed through this menu, along with containing some general window functions.

  • New document window
    Opens a new document window in the Opera workspace.
  • New search window
    Opens a new window and goes automatically to Opera's searching site.
  • Special window
    Opens the following special windows:
    • Cache
      Browse and view the documents, images and other things that are in the Opera Cache folder here.
    • Transfer
      Open the Opera Transfer window and make it the active window.
    • Global history
      The contents of the global history are listed and ready to explore here.
    • Plug-ins
      See which plug-ins you have got installed in Opera and the file types the plug-ins accept, amongst others.
  • Duplicate window
    Make a new window with the same contents and history as the active window in the Opera workspace.
  • Close
    Close the active window.
  • Close all...
    Close all the windows in the Opera workspace with this menu entry.
  • Cascade
    Cascade all the windows in the Opera workspace with this menu entry.
  • Tile vertically
    Tile windows in the Opera workspace vertically.
  • Tile horizontal
    Tile the windows in the Opera workspace horizontally.
  • Minimize all
    Minimize all the windows in the Opera workspace.
  • Arrange icons
    When the window bar is off, and you minimize a window, an icon representation of that window appears in the Opera workspace. To organize these icons in use-chronology, choose this option.
  • Next window
    Go to the next window in use-chronology.
  • Previous window
    Go to the previous window in use-chronology
  • Windows
    If you have more than eight windows open in Opera, you can use the "Windows..." menu to manipulate them.

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Help

General information about Opera and the on-line documentation can be found here.

  • Contents
    Go to the main page of the Opera Help.
  • Keyboard
    Opens the page detailing the highly useful keyboard shortcuts available in Opera.
  • Register Opera...
    When you purchase a License for your copy of Opera, this is where you need to go to Register your copy of Opera and unlock it after the evaluation days have ended.
  • Opera on the web
    Hotlink to the following Web pages:
    • Homepage
      The start page of the Opera Software AS Web site at http://www.opera.com/
    • Support
      The on-line Support Site with many helpful hints and tricks as well as serious troubleshooting when something goes wrong.
    • Register
      Our Registration Page where you would go to purchase a License for your copy of Opera.
    • Contact
      Goes online to show you the way to contact Opera Software AS.
  • About Qt
    Shows you an dialog box with information about the Qt libraries.
  • About Opera...
    Lists information on your installed Opera version, such as Opera user directory, the settings file and the individuals and organizations that have helped make Opera what it is today!

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The Context Sensitive Menus

Context sensitive menus, or "right-click menus" if you will, are ways Opera's different parts can be manipulated to fit the users wishes. The following sections explain several of these menus in detail.

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The Default workspace menu

The default workspace menu is the one that appears when you right-click on an empty part of the Opera workspace, i.e. a part of the "background" in the field where Opera's windows are found.

This menu is identical to the Window menu that can be found on Opera's menu bar, and will let you perform actions such as opening a new document window, cascade or tile windows, or save all the open windows in a window settings file, just to name a few options.

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The Workspace document menu

The workspace document menu is a menu that shows up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on a document in the Opera workspace. This menu contains a host of options and features, detailed below:

  • Previous
    Go to the previous document in the active window's history.
  • Next
    Go to the next document in the active window's history.
  • Reload
    Reload the current document in the active window.
  • Stop
    Stop loading of the current document in the active window.
  • Home
    Go to the home page defined in the "Set Home..." dialog.
  • Copy
    Copy part of the text from the document and place this on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Copy document address
    This menu entry will copy the address of the current document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Add to bookmarks...
    Add the current document in the active window to the active folder in the Hotlist.
  • Duplicate window
    Make a new window with the same contents as the active window in the Opera workspace.
  • Create linked window
    Creates a new window the contents of which will be the pages whose links you click in the current window. This feature is very useful if you are on a page with a lot of links you want to explore as it allows you to use the parent window as a listing of links.
  • Close
    This menu entry closes the current active window in the Opera workspace.
  • Frame
    This menu entry spawns a sub-menu that contains options for the current frame of the document.
    • View source
      Open the source of the document in the frame you are in for inspection in your chosen Source viewer.
    • Save as...
      This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the document in the current active window to your local drive.
    • Add to bookmarks...
      Add the current document in the active frame to the active folder in the Hotlist.
    • Copy address
      This menu entry will copy the address of the current frame document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
    • Reload
      Reload the current frame document in the active frame.
    • Load all images
      Load all the images in the current frame anew.
    • Maximize
      If selected, the active frame will be maximized, breaking free from the framed document structure. Press the back button on the button bar to reverse the effect.
  • Background
    This menu entry spawns a sub-menu that contains options for the background of the document.
    • Copy
      Copy the background image and place this copy on the operating system's clipboard.
    • Save...
      Use this menu entry to bring up the operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog to save the background image on your local drive.
    • Copy address
      This menu entry will copy the address of the background image and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
    • Reload
      Reload the background of the current document in the active window.

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The context sensitive forms field menu

Although this is a feature that is often overlooked by Opera's users, this context sensitive menu is well worth the effort to get to know. The main part of this menu's functionality is tied to the Personal information part of the preferences.

  • Undo
    If selected, Opera undoes the last preformed change to the text in the forms field.
  • Redo
    If selected, Opera undoes the last undo change to the text in the forms field.
  • Cut
    Cut part of text from forms field and place one copy of it on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Copy
    Copy part of the text from the forms field and place this on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Paste
    Paste text from the operating system's clipboard into the forms field.
  • Clear
    Clear text from forms field. User manipulative fields only.
  • Select all
    Highlight and select all text in the forms field.

For more information regarding this feature in Opera, please read the section on Personal information in the Preference Menus.

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The Image content menu

The image content menu pops up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on an image in a document in Opera.

  • Show image
    If the image has not been loaded, or is loaded but not displayed, use this entry to show the image.
  • Copy image
    Use this menu entry to copy the image in question and place the copied image on the clipboard of the operating system.
  • Save image...
    Should you wish to save an image, this is the entry to pick. It will bring up the operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog.
  • Copy image address
    This menu entry will copy the image's address and place it on the operating system's clipboard for you to paste in wherever.
  • Document
    This will spawn a sub-menu containing the Workspace document window.

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The Link content menu

The link content menu pops up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on an link in a document in Opera.

  • Open link
    If you wish to open the link that the focus of the program is on, select this from the context sensitive menu.
  • Open in new window
    If you wish to open the link in a new window, use this instead.
  • Add link to bookmarks...
    Add the current linked document in the active frame to the active folder in the Hotlist.
  • Copy link address
    This menu entry will copy the address of the linked document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Save link document as...
    This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the linked document to your local drive.
  • Link presentation...
    This entry will bring up the Link presentation part of the Preferences.
  • Document
    This will spawn a sub-menu containing the Workspace document window.

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The Image link content menu

The image link content menu pops up when you press CTRL + M or right-click on an image link in a document in Opera.

  • Open link
    If you wish to open the link that the focus of the program is on, select this from the context sensitive menu.
  • Open in new window
    If you wish to open the link in a new window, use this instead.
  • Add link to bookmarks...
    Add the current linked document in the active frame to the active folder in the Hotlist.
  • Copy link address
    This menu entry will copy the address of the linked document and place it on the operating system's clipboard.
  • Save link document as...
    This calls the operating system's standard saving dialog box to allow you to save the linked document to your local drive.
  • Show image
    If the image has not been loaded, or is loaded but not displayed, use this entry to show the image.
  • Save image...
    Should you wish to save an image, this is the entry to pick. It will bring up the operating system's standard "Save as..." dialog.
  • Copy image
    Use this menu entry to copy the image in question and place the copied image on the clipboard of the operating system.
  • Copy image address
    This menu entry will copy the image's address and place it on the operating system's clipboard for you to paste in wherever.
  • Show image properties...
    New to Opera 4.0 is this, the option to show the properties of an image. Simply select this entry and you will be taken to the Image Properties dialog.
  • Link presentation...
    This entry will bring up the Link presentation part of the Preferences.
  • Document
    This will spawn a sub-menu containing the Workspace document window.

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The context sensitive Hotlist menu

The Hotlist menu pops up when you right-click on the Hotlist pane.

You can find the description if that menu here.

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The context sensitive Bookmark bar menu

The bookmark bar menu pops up when you right-click on the bookmark bar.

You can find the description if that menu here.

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The context sensitive Button bar menu

The Button bar menu pops up when you right-click on the main Button bar.

  • Top
    Dock the button bar to the top of the Opera workspace.
  • Bottom
    Dock the button bar to the bottom of the Opera workspace.
  • Left
    Dock the button bar to the left hand side of the Opera workspace.
  • Right
    Dock the button bar to the right hand side of the Opera workspace.
  • Off
    Hide th button bar.
  • Simple layout
    Selected buttons on the Button Bar.
  • Full layout
    All buttons on the Button Bar.
  • Tile buttons
    When you have too many buttons to fit inside one button bar line, Opera shows an arrow on the right hand side of the button bar. When clicked this reveals the rest of the buttons. To avoid this you can choose to have more than one line of buttons, choose this option to enable that.
  • Preferences...
    If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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The context sensitive Status bar menu

The Status bar menu pops up when you right-click on the Status bar.

  • Top
    Status Bar located at the top of the Opera workspace.
  • Bottom
    Status Bar located at the bottom of the Opera workspace.
  • Off
    No Status Bar visible.
  • Indentify as ->
    In this sub menu you can choose which user agent string Opera should use. Some web pages uses a script to determine which browser you're using. Since Opera is now too well known yet, some scripts mistake Opera for a non-capable browser and does not allow you to read that page. You can however fool these scripts by choosing to indentify as another browser making it possible to visit such a site anyway.
  • Show clock
    Toggles display of Time on the Status bar.
  • Use 24 hour clock
    Toggles the use of AM/PM format or 24 hour format clock.
  • Preferences...
    If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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The context sensitive Window bar menu

The Window bar menu pops up when you right-click on the Window bar.

  • Top
    Window selection bar is located at the top of the Opera workspace, just beneath the menu bar
  • Bottom
    Window selection bar is located at the very bottom of the Opera workspace.
  • Left
    Window selection bar is located all the way to the left of the Opera workspace.
  • Right
    Window selection bar is located at the right of the Opera workspace.
  • Off
    Hide the window bar.
  • Shorten text in center
    When a descriptions text is too long to be shown on a button, the text is shortened, either in the end or if you choose this option, in the center of the text string.
  • Tile buttons
    Instead of having just one line off buttons with a more arrow in the end, choose this option to have multiple lines with buttons.
  • Preferences...
    If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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The context sensitive Progress bar menu

The Progress bar menu pops up when you right-click on the Progress bar.

  • Top
    The Progress Bar is located at the top of the windows in the Opera workspace.
  • Bottom
    The Progress bar is located at the bottom of the windows in the Opera workspace.
  • Off
    Disables the Progress Bar.
  • Layout
    • Standard
      Hides the "Location:" label from the progress bar.
    • Minimal
      Hides the icons from the progress bar.
    • Full
      Shows all items on the progress bar.
  • Preferences...
    If selected, you will be presented with the Toolbars preferences.

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