The main window consists of a <A HREF="#menu">menu line</A>, <A HREF="#button">button bar</A>,
<A HREF="#workspace">workspace</A><FONT COLOR="#000000"> with document windows and a </FONT>
<A HREF="#status">status line</A>.
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Click on the elements in the picture or links above for more information.
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<A NAME="menu"><FONT SIZE="+1">Menus</FONT></A>
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Most functions in the program can be reached from the <A HREF="menus.htm">menus</A>, by using the mouse or <A HREF="keys.htm">keyboard</A>.
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The button bar provides fast access to the most used functions. When the mouse pointer is placed on a button in the button bar, you see information in the status line explaining what the button does. You can turn this function on or off, see <A HREF="prefmenu.htm#buttonstatus">preferences</A>.
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In the button bar you will find the most useful functions. You can <A HREF="prefmenu.htm#buttonstatus">choose how the button bar is displayed.</A>
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You can also choose how sophisticated and comprehensive the button bar should be - whether you should just have the most important functions, or additional useful buttons.
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Click in the button bar below to have information on the different buttons, or use Tab and Return to select using the keyboard.
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<B>Button bar - New</B>
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Click on this button to open a new, empty window.
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<B>Button bar - Open</B>
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Click on this button to read a file from disk. Opera can display htm files and text files saved to disk.
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<B>Button bar - Save</B>
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Click on this button to save the document in the active window to disk. Opera will save the document in htm format so that you can later load it from disk.
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<B>Button bar - Print</B>
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Click on this button to print out the document in the active window.
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<B>Button bar - Copy</B>
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Click on this button to copy marked text. The text can be pasted into a text editor. In order to perform this you must first mark text in the <A HREF="docwin.htm">document window</A> or in the address field at the bottom of the document window.
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<B>Button bar - Search</B>
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Click on this button to search in the active window for text or a word. You can search both up and down , and the search will continue to the end of the document.
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<B>Button bar - Previous</B>
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Click on this button to browse backwards in the document window's history.
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<B>Button bar - Reload</B>
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Click on this button to re-read the document in the active document window
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<B>Button bar - Next</B>
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Click on this button to browse forward in the document window's history.
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<B>Button bar - Home</B>
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Click on this button to retrieve the document which has been selected as the homepage. If a homepage has been defined for the local window, it will be displayed. If not, the global homepage will be displayed. You can set homepages by choosing 'Set home' in the 'Navigation' menu, or in the default popup menu.
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<B>Button bar - Direct</B>
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Click on this button to type in the address for a document to be retrieved. You can also type the address directly into the address field in a window. Whichever method you use, the document will be displayed in a new window, if 'New window with direct addressing' has been selected in the <A HREF="prefmenu.htm#generic">General Preferences</A>. Otherwise the document will be displayed in the active window, or another window if the active window is occupied.
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<B>Button bar- List</B>
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Click on this button to open the currently active subfolder of the hotlist. The top menu entries provide functionality for adding and retrieving bookmarks.
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<B>Button bar - Tile</B>
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Click on this button to place the document windows so that they can all be displayed without overlap. It is possible to configure the program so that this is done automatically, i.e. that space is made for new windows. This option is set in the <A HREF="prefmenu.htm#generic">Generic Preferences</A>.
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<B>Button bar - Cascade</B>
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Click on this button to position the document windows so that they overlap each other.
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<B>Button bar - MIMEs brønn</B>
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This button takes you direct to MIMEs brønn. This button is only available in the education version of Opera.
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<B>Button bar - MIMEs brønn 2</B>
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This button takes you to the last page visited in MIMEs brønn, or to the first page of MIMEs brønn if you have never visited it before. This button is only available in the education version of Opera.
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The workspace contains the <A HREF="docwin.htm">document windows</A>. All HTML documents are displayed there after retrieval. You can have multiple document windows open at the same time, maximize and minimize windows and arrange them.
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The status line is used to display information on the address a link is connected to, and about the buttons and menus. The status line can be displayed above or below the main window. The status line can also be removed and you can use the help function as you need. When the status line is at the bottom a clock can also be displayed, depending on your settings in <A HREF="prefmenu.htm#buttonstatus">Preferences</A>.
