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Go to a specific tab using keyboard shortcut in Opera

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 2:57:20 PM

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Opera has the following keyboard shortcuts to switch between tabs but there is no direct keyboard shortcut to go to a specific tab.

Action Keyboard Shortcut
Cycle to next tab Ctrl + Tab
Cycle to previous tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch to next tab Ctrl + Shift + F6 or 2 !
Switch to previous tab Ctrl + F6 or 1 !

! Work only if you enable Alt + P > Advanced > Shortcuts > Enable single-key shortcuts

If you use menu bar, enable Alt + P > Advanced > Browsing > Show window menu

Otherwise create a new keyboard shortcut in application section with w alt as input context and shortcut and the following as action. 

Show popup menu, "Internal Window List"
Now you can use keyboard shortcuts, Alt + W + 1, Alt + W + 2, ..., Alt + W + 9 and Alt + W + 0 to go to first tab, second tab, ..., ninth tab and tenth tab respectively.

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Comments

Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaJurgi Wednesday, June 1, 2011 3:58:28 PM

1/2 do not work with Google Reader (the reader intercepts them). I had this handly binded to [ and ], but after clear instal it's gone; I have to bind them again.

Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, June 1, 2011 4:01:01 PM

Very nice, I also sometimes use the hold right click then use the scroll wheel on a mouse

Lukaslksd Wednesday, June 1, 2011 5:36:25 PM

Originally posted by Chas4:

Very nice, I also sometimes use the hold right click then use the scroll wheel on a mouse


ditto.

Dacotah Saturday, June 4, 2011 10:49:34 AM

banana

Tamil, I can't get a new tab to open next to the tab I have open when I click a link. I tried every kind of setting.
What's the setting to get a new tab to open when you click a link?

Thank you. smile

Lukaslksd Saturday, June 4, 2011 8:18:15 PM

Originally posted by Dacotah:

banana

Tamil, I can't get a new tab to open next to the tab I have open when I click a link. I tried every kind of setting.
What's the setting to get a new tab to open when you click a link?

Thank you. smile



Settings -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Tabs -> Open Tab Next to Active

angleritzangler Monday, June 6, 2011 4:47:38 PM

Keys 1 and 2 FTW! I couldn't live without single-key shortcuts...

Unregistered user Tuesday, June 21, 2011 1:18:40 PM

realre writes: how there, i loved to read your blog, right now im working at netcafe and i want to set my opera just for browsing only, i look around but there's something i didn't find here...can you help me for this? first i want to disable every single way access windows explorer, from editing downloads menu its work but not officially work at all, there's still many bad users on my work place can access windows explorer, i try to look the way they get in to that, and the door for access is still not locked all. how to disable indexing harddrive? they usually brows for internet explorer from that, or maybe pop up for downloading files which showed [open] [run] [save] can be edited or disable? because its help me more for block harmfull files from user download and run it directly. my work place is netcafe which especially for online game only,no need for access explorer becase what i want is no cheater and they just sit there and play.. thank you verymuch for some help if you dont mind to help me .. ~cheers

Tamil Tuesday, June 21, 2011 3:11:23 PM

Use Windows SteadyState

Unregistered user Friday, June 24, 2011 1:41:09 PM

realre writes: thanks in advice..i will try it soon..

Ben Garciahoslarterios Wednesday, November 2, 2011 4:58:00 AM

It's cool, how did you find this shortcut. I will try it. Thanks.

Tamil Wednesday, November 2, 2011 8:58:12 AM

pssst

Unregistered user Sunday, November 20, 2011 5:26:50 AM

jmalsalllih writes: Thanks alot

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