ClickManageExceptionstosetsite-specificpreferences.Bydefault,afewsitesarenotblocked.
Tostopcryptocurrencymining,orcryptojacking,fromhappeningonyourcomputer:
Opera’strackerblockerfeatureblocksonlinetrackingfromanalyticscripts,trackingpixels,andothermethodsofdatacollection.Removingtrackersprotectsyourprivacyanddata,aswellashelpspagesloadfaster.Toblocktrackers:
ClickManageExceptionstochangesite-specificpreferences,orclickManageliststochangeoraddlists.
YoucanalsoturnonthetrackerblockerbygoingtotheEasySetupmenufoundtotherightoftheaddressbar.
Normally,yourbrowserconnectsdirectlytowebsites,allowingwebsitestoidentifyyourIPaddressandapproximatelocation.WithVPN,youconnecttowebsitesviaaVPN(virtualprivatenetwork)server.Asaresult,yourapparentlocationchangestothelocationoftheserver.
Beforeusingthefreeandno-logVPNserviceinOpera,youneedtoenableit:
ClickthisbuttontoopentheVPNpop-upwindow.HereyoucanturnonVPN.
UsingOpera’sVPNchangesyourvirtuallocationwhilebrowsing.Thisinfluencesyoursearchresultswhenusingasearchengine,suchasGoogle.Forexample,ifyouintendtosearchforanearbycafewhileinPariswithVPNturnedon,youmaygetattractivebutinconvenientcaferecommendationsinafarawaycountry.
Ifyouwishtoturnthisoff:
ThisisnotsupportedinPrivateMode.
PasteProtectionisanewfeaturethatmakesbrowsingsafer.Onepotentialsecurityriskwhilebrowsingisthehijackingofyourclipboardtoreplaceabankaccountnumberorcryptowalletidentifierwithadifferentone.
PasteProtectionprotectsyoufromthis.WhenyoucopysensitivedatainOperaBrowser,thedataismonitoredforchangesforsometimeoruntilyoupastethedata.Ifthedataischangedbyanexternalapplication,awarningisdisplayed.
WhenyoucopyanIBAN,creditcardnumberorcryptowalletnumber,thePasteProtectioniconappearstotherightofyouraddressbaralongwithanotification.Fortwominutes,oruntilyoupastethedata,yourclipboardismonitoredtoensurethenumberisn’tchanged.
Ifanexternalapplicationusestheclipboardduringthattime,thePasteProtectionicondisplaysawarning.Youalsoreceiveanotificationwhenthedataispasted.
Wheneveryouselectatextcorrespondingtoamonetaryvalue,suchas$30,10.50z,￥800,or2.00BTC,thesearchpop-upwillconvertittoyourdesiredcurrency.
Forthecurrencyconvertertoworkproperly,thecorrespondingcurrencysymbolmustbehighlightedalongwiththenumericalvalue.
YoucancopytheconvertedvaluetoyourclipboardbyhoveringyourpointeroverthevalueandclickingtherevealedCopybutton.
ThecurrencyconverterusesyourlocationatthetimeyouinstalledOperatodetermineyourcurrency,butyoucandisablethisfunctionorchangeyourcurrencyonthesettingspage.
Tochangeyourdefaultcurrency,whichallhighlightedcurrencieswillconvertto:
Todisablethecurrencyconverterfromthesearchpop-uptool,turnoffOntextselection,convertcurrencyto.
HereisthelistofcurrencieswhichOperacanconvert:
Pleasenotethatcurrencieswhichsharethe$,kr,￥,andthe￡symbolswill,bydefault,converttotheU.S.Dollar,NorwegianKrone,JapaneseYen,andtheBritishPound,respectively,ifnoothercurrencyabbreviationishighlighted.
Thecurrencyconvertercanconvertthesefourcryptocurrencies:
CurrencyconversionisbasedontworeferenceratesreportedeitherbytheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)usingEUROasitsbasecurrencyortheNationalBankofUkraine(NBU)usingtheHryvniaasitsbasecurrency.
RatesarenotverifiedbyOperaandyoushouldconfirmcurrentrateswithyourfinancialinstitutionbeforeengaginginanytransaction.
Inthesamewayasconvertingcurrencies,thesearchpop-upcanconvertbetweenimperialandmetricunitsofmeasurement,suchasfeetmeters,gallonsliters,poundsgrams,andsoon.CelsiusandFahrenheitarealsoincluded.Wheneveraunitofvalueineitherimperialormetricformishighlighted,thecorrespondingconvertedvaluewillappearinthesearchpop-up.
Fortheunitconvertertoworkproperly,thecorrespondingunitsymbolmustbehighlightedwiththenumber.
HereisthelistofunitswhichOperacanconvert:
Whenyoucomeacrossanunfamiliartime,suchas18:30KST,thesearchpop-upcanadjustthetimetoyourlocaltimezone.
Forthetimezoneconvertertoworkproperly,thetimezoneabbreviationmustbehighlightedwiththehourandminutesincluded(seetheformatsbelow).Youmayalsohighlightanaccompanyingdate,suchas17-10-2017,inadditiontothehourandtimezoneabbreviation,andtheconverterwilladjustthedateifnecessary.
HereisthelistoftimezoneswhichOperacanconvert:
Thesearchpop-uptoolisOpera’sutilitybeltthatallowsyoutosearchorcopy(orshareifyou’reonaMac)thetextyouhighlightonawebpage.Withjustoneclick,yourhighlightedtextopensanewtabandisqueriedbyyourdefaultsearchengine.Youcanalsocopythetexttoyourclipboardtouselateron.
Batterysavermakesitpossibletobrowselongerwhenyourlaptopisunplugged,asdemonstratedinthefollowingtime-lapseperformancetest.
Ifyouclickonthebatterysavericon,adialogappearswithanon/offswitch,alinktothebatterysaveroptionsinSettings,andanestimateofthetimeremaining.
Youcanlaterenable/disablebatterysaver,selectwhenthefeaturewillactivate,anddecidetoalwaysshowthebatterysavericonbygoingtoSettings>Advanced>Features>Batterysaver.
Opera’sVideoPopoutfeatureallowsyoutowatchvideosfromYouTube,Twitch,Vimeo—almostanyvideoprovider—whilebrowsinginothertabsorevenusingdifferentapplications.
HowtouseVideoPopoutinOpera
WhenusingVideoPopout,yourvideowillplayinanadjustable,movable,floatingwindow.Youcandragthewindowtoanypartofyourcomputerscreen—oreventoasecondscreen—aswellasresizethevideoasyouplease.Thewindowwillfloataboveotherwindowsandapplications,ensuringyoucanalwayskeepaneyeontheaction.
Todetachavideofromawebpage,justclicktheVideoPopoutbuttonthatappearsinthetopcenterofthevideo.
Adjustingvolume,pausing/playing,andadvancingtothenextvideocanallbedoneinthepopoutwindow.Playercontrolsareconvenientlylocatedatthebottomofthewindow,allowingyoutomanagevideoplaybackwithoutneedingtohavethehosttabopen.
Ifyouwishtoquicklyreturntothetabplayingthevideo,hoveryourmouseoverthesquareiconwithanarrowintheleftuppercornerandclickBacktotab.
ClosingtheVideoPopoutwindowdoesnotstopvideoplayback;thevideocontinuesplayinginitshosttab.YoucanalsoclosetheVideoPopoutbyclickingthepopoutbuttonagainatthetopofthevideo.
ToenableordisabletheVideoPopoutandVideoconferencingPopoutfeature,goto:
Settings(Alt+P)>Features>VideopopoutorVideoconferencingpopout
Tomakethefeatureautomaticallyactive,toggleonAutomaticallypopoutvideoswhenpossible.Youalsohavetheoptiontoadjustthewindow’stransparency.Youcanenablethatoptioninsettingsifyouwish:Makepopouttransparent.
MusicPlayerisavailableinthesidebarintheOperabrowser.Ifyoudon’tseeMusicPlayerinthesidebar,clickthethreedotsatthebottomofthesidebar,andselectPlayerunderSpecialFeatures.
ListentoyourfavoritemusicfromserviceslikeAppleMusic,Spotify,YouTubeMusic,Deezer,andTidalbyclickingonMusicPlayerinthesidebar;asimplepanelwillopenup.Logintoyourexistingaccountstoenjoyyourmusic,useyourcreatedplaylists,andbrowsethewebsimultaneously.
MusicPlayerisdetachable,soyoucanmoveitbeyondthebrowserwindow.ThisflexibilityletsyoupositiontheMusicPlayerwhereveryoulikeonyourscreen,makingiteasytokeepthemusicflowingwhileyouwork.
TouseyourfavoritemusicservicesinOpera,left-clicktheMusicPlayericoninthesidebar,thenselecttheserviceyouwanttologinto.Ifyouwanttoswitchservices,clickthedrop-downmenuinthetopleftcornerandchooseanotherservice.
Inthedrop-downmenu,youcanaccessadvancedsettingsfortheMusicPlayer.There,youcanenableordisabletheplayerandchoosetohaveitautomaticallypausewhenothermediabeginstoplay.
ToenabletheMusicPlayer,goto:
Settings(Alt+P)>Features>Player>EnablePlayer
ThereyoucanalsotoggleonAutomaticallypauseplaybackwhenothermediastartplayingandsetatimerforresumingplaybackforaseamlesslisteningexperience,allowingyoutofocusonyourtaskswithoutinterruptions.
Opera’sTabEmojisfeatureallowsyoutopersonalizeyourbrowsingexperiencebyaddingcolorfulemojistoyourtabs.Thisfunadditionhelpsyouquicklyidentifyyouropentabsataglance,makingnavigationmoreenjoyableandefficient.
Toaddanemojitoanytab,hoveryourmouseoverthetabandselectanemojifromthepopupthatappears.Youcanalsoclickthe+toseealongerlistofemojis.Toremovetheemoji,justhoveroverthetabagain,andclickthesameemoji.
IfyoueverwanttodisabletheTabEmojisfeature,gotoSettings(Alt+P),navigatetotheUserinterfacesection,andtoggleofftheoptionforTabEmojis.Thiswillrevertyourtabsbacktotheirstandardlook.Settings>Features>Userinterface>Showemojisintabtooltip
TheSplitScreenfeatureinOperaallowsyoutojointwotabssidebysideandusethemsimultaneously.Thisisespeciallyusefulforfocusingbetter,comparingcontent,orkeepingtrackofmultiplesiteswithoutswitchingtabs.
HowtouseSplitScreeninOpera
Tosplityourscreenbetweentwotabs,clickonatabanddragitdownonyourscreen.You’llhavetheoptiontoconnectittoeithersideofyourcurrenttab.Youcanalsoshift-selecttwotabsandright-click,thenchooseCreateSplitScreeninthecontextmenu.Joinedtabsarealsovisuallyconnectedinyourtabstripaboveforeasyreference.Toseparatethem,justright-clickononeandselectExitsplitscreeninthecontextmenu.Thisoptionisalsoavailableviathethree-doticonintheSplitScreenframe.
YoucanenableordisabletheSplitScreenfeatureinSettings(Alt+P):
Settings>Features>SplitScreen>toggleonEnablesplitscreenSettings>Features>SplitScreen>toggleonEnablesplitscreenbydraganddrop
TabTracesactivatesautomaticallywhenyouhavemorethaneighttabsopen.YoucandisablethefeatureinSettings(Alt+P).
YoucanalsochoosethenumberofopentabsthattriggerTabTracesactivation.Settings>Features>Userinterface>Showtracesonmostrecentlyusedtabs
TabIslandsisafeatureinOperathatallowsyoutoorganizeyourtabsintocustomizablegroups.WithTabIslands,youcancreatedistinctclustersoftabs,makingiteasiertomanageyouronlinetasksandworkflows.
Whenyouopenanewtab,itautomaticallycreatesanewTabIslandatthetopoftheOperabrowser.Eachtabislandhasacoloredhandle.Clickthecoloredhandletocollapseorexpandthetabgroup.
TopreviewthetabswithinaTabIsland,simplyhoveroverthecoloredhandle.Thisdisplaysatooltipwithalistoftabsandallowsyoutoclosethemindividuallyifneeded.
ToaddanewtabtoanexistingTabIsland,right-clickonatabinthatislandandchooseNewtabinislandinthecontextmenu.
TocreateanewtabwithinthecurrentIsland,usethekeyboardshortcut(Alt+T).Thiscommandnotonlyopensanewtab,butalsocreatesanIslandifonedoesn’talreadyexist.Whenyouopennewtabsinanewbrowsingsession,anewtabislandwillbecreatedautomatically.
Tomoveatabfromonegrouptoanother,right-clickthattabandclickMovetoandthenchooseatabisland.YoucanalsoclickMoveoutoftabislandinthecontextmenu,whichwillfreethetabfromitsislandsoyoucandraganddropittoanyislandyouwant.
Tomovemultipletabsatonce,holdShiftandselectallthetabsyouwanttomove.Thenright-clickononeofthetabstoopenthecontextmenu.ChooseMoveoutoftabislandanddragthemtoanyislandyouwant.
ToautomaticallycreateTabIslandsfornewtabs,ortoturnthatfunctionoff,gotoSettings(Alt+P):
Settings>Features>Userinterface>toggleonAutomaticallycreatetabislands
Bookmarksareshortcutsyoucreateforyourfavoritewebpages.InOpera,yourbookmarksarestoredintheBookmarksmanager,whereyoucanaccess,copy,delete,andeditthenamesorURLsofbookmarks.
TherearethreeaccesspointstothebookmarksmanagerinOpera:
Toeditabookmarkinthebookmarksmanager,hoveryourmouseoveroneandclickthepenicon.YoucannowchangethenameandURLofthebookmark.
Tocopyabookmark,right-clickorctrl+clickthebookmarkandclickCopyinthepop-upwindow.
Youcanselectmultiplebookmarksbyclickingthecheckmarkbuttononeachbookmark.Thecheckedbookmarkscanbedraggedasagrouptoanewlocationorcopiedtoyourclipboard.Todeleteabookmark,clickthexbutton.
Abookmarkfolderholdsmultiplebookmarksinoneplace.Thesefolderscanbeplacedinthebookmarksbarorinyourbookmarksmanager.Tocreateabookmarksfolder:
Youcannowclickanddragbookmarksintoyournewfolder.
Youcanalsoclickanddraganyfoldertoadifferentlocationontheleftsidebar.Tonestfolders,dragoneontopoftheother.
Toedit,delete,orselectabookmarkfolder,hoveryourmouseoverafoldertorevealtheedit,delete,andselecticons.
Youcanselectandmanagemultiplefoldersbyclickingthecheckmarkicononeachfolder.Theiconwillturnbluewhenactivelyselected.Multiplefolderscanbedraggedandplacedinanewlocation.
Usethebaratthetoptosearchforbookmarksbyname.Operawillfilterbookmarkswitheachkeystroke,lookingineveryfolder,tohelpyoufindyourpage.
Theswitchontheleftsideofthesearchboxchangeshowbookmarksaredisplayed.Selectbetweenagridofimagesoracondensedlisttobetternavigateyourbookmarks.
YoucanimportbookmarksfromotherwebbrowserstoyourOperabrowser,aswellasexportbookmarksasanHTMLtextfilefromyourbookmarksmanager.Todoso:
Operasyncsyourbookmarks,SpeedDialentries,browsinghistory,passwords,settings,andopentabswithyourotherOperabrowsersthroughanOperaaccount.SignintoyourOperaaccountonyourhomeandworkcomputer,yourphoneandyourtablet,andyoucanpickupwhereyouleftoffwhenyouswitchdevices.
ToselectwhichkindofbrowsingdataOperasyncsbetweendevices:
IfyoudonotwishtouseyourOperacredentialsforencryptingpasswords,youcanassignamasterpassphraseforyouraccount.Whenyouassignamasterpassphrase,notonlyyourpasswordsbutallofyoursynceddatawillbeencrypted.Toassignapassphrase:
TabSnoozingisenabledbydefault.Tabsthatarenotactivelyusedwillbepaused,sotheydon’tuseyourcomputer’smemory.Toactivatethetab,simplyclickit.
IfyouwanttodisableTabSnoozing,gotoSettings>UserInterface.
Especiallyifyouworkwithmanytabsopen,theycansometimesgetduplicated.Hoveryourmouseoveroneofthetabs,andtheOperabrowserwillhighlighttheduplicatetabs.Tocloseallduplicatetabs,right-clickononeofthetabsandselectCloseduplicatetabs.
Pinboardsworklikevirtualmagneticboardsorstickynotes.Youcanwritetext,pastelinks,addimages,andevenlinkYouTubevideostoshareorsaveforlater.
Youcanshareyourpinboardswithfriends,aswellasbrowseanypinboardstheysendtoyou.Sharedpinboardscanbeviewedfromanydeviceandnologinisneeded.Arichsetofemojisallowsyoutoleavereactionsonanypinboarditem.
ToopenPinboards,selecttheiconfromtheleftsidebarintheOperaBrowser,ortypeopera://pinboardsinthesearchbar.
Tocreateanewpinboard,selecttheNewpinboardbuttonintheupperleftcorner.Fillitwithwhateveryouwant.
PopularmessengerscanbefoundwithinOpera’ssidebar.Withtheseintegratedmessengers,youcancontinuechattingwithyourfamilyandfriendsinaneasy-to-openpanelasyoubrowsedifferentwebpages.Youwillnolongerneedtocontinuallytrackdownandreturntothetabwiththemessengerwhenrespondingtoamessage.
YoucanaddorremovesidebarmessengersfromtheSidebarsetuppanel:
YoucanalsomanageyourmessengersinSettings:
Here,youcanalsoenableordisablenotificationbadgesforyourmessengers.
Eachmessengercanbeopenedbyclickingonitsicon,andthenclosedbyclickingtheiconagain.
Byclickingthepiniconinthetop-rightcornerofthepanel,themessengerwillremainopenasyoubrowsetheweb.Clicktheiconagaintounpinthemessenger.
Personalnewshelpsyoudiscovernewandtrendingtopics.Itisacollectionofrecommendedwebcontentfromnewstosportstoarts,andmore.Catchuponyourregion’smost-readnewsunderTop50.
Clickingonthenewspapericonintheleftsidebarofthestartpagewilltakeyoutothepersonalnewsfeed.Whenyoufindsomethinginterestingtoread,clickontheentrytoopenthefullnewsarticleinanewtab.
Operacreatesyournewsfeedbasedonyourlocation.TheTop50isanaggregationoftrendingnewstopicsbasedonregionandlanguage.Tochangeandviewotherregionalcontent:
Youcancustomizethenewsfeedtoshowyouarticlesfromsourcesyoufrequent,orfromalistoftopicsyouareinterestedin.UnderMySources,youcanfindalistofrecommendedorcatalogedtopics.Toaddyourownsourcetothenewsfeed:
YoucanselectwhenOpera’snewsfeedwillrefreshwithnew,trendingcontent.Youcanselectfromafrequent5minutes,toalongersixtyminutes,ortonever.Byselectingnever,thenewsfeedwillrefreshonlywhenyourebootthebrowser.
Tochangetherefreshintervalforyourpersonalnewsfeed:
YoucanbenotifiedifawebsiteyouarevisitinghasanRSSfeedavailableforyournewsfeed.Abluenewspapericonwillappearinyouraddressbar.
Tobenotifiedofavailablenewsfeedsources,clicktheShowavailablenewsfeedsonaddressbarcheckboxunderSettings>Advanced>Features>Personalnews.
Newsonthestartpageprovidesthemostpopularnewsarticlesfromthewebaccordingtothelanguagesandregionsofyourchoosing.ScrollingdownbelowyourSpeedDialfolderswillopennewsdialsforyoutoread.Clickonanarticledialtoopenitinanewtab.
Toturnonnewsonthestartpage:
Multiplecategoriescanbeselectedtofilterthecontentyouwishtoappearonyourthestartpage.Whileviewingthenewsonthestartpage,selectAlltoreceivenewsfromalltopics,orselectindividualtopicsforapersonalizednewsfeed.
Youcanchoosemultiplelanguagesandregionsinthecogwheelicononthefar-rightsideofthecategoriesbar.
Opera’ssnapshottoolisabuilt-inscreenshotfeatureforyourbrowser,allowingyoutocaptureanypartofawebpage.Snapshotincludeseditortoolssoyoucancustomize,highlight,andhavefunwiththescreenshotsyoucapture.
Totakeascreenshotwithsnapshot:
YoucanselectCaptureFullScreentotakeascreenshotoftheentirepagecurrentlyvisibleonyourscreen,alsoknownastheviewport,orselectSavepageasPDFtosavethefullpage,fromtoptobottom,asaPDF.
Alternatively,youcaninitiatesnapshotbyclickingthecameraiconontherightsideofthetoolbar.
Opera’ssnapshotfeatureincludestheseeditingtools,fromlefttoright:
Whenyouarefinishededitingthescreenshot,youcanchoosetoCopyandClosetheimageortoSaveImage.
Ifyouwishtothesavetheimagetoyoursystem,clickSaveImage.Theimagewillbesavedasa.pngfileinalocationofyourchoosing.
TouseMyFlow,youneedbothOperaforDesktopandeitherOperaTouchforiOSorOperaforAndroid.Inyourdesktopbrowser:
ToscanthecodewithOperaTouchforiOS:
ToscanthecodewithOperaforAndroid:
Toshareyourownpictures,documentsorotherfiles,youcaneitherdraganddropthemintoMyFlowonyourcomputer,orclicktheuploadbuttonandnavigatetothefileonyourdevice.Atthemoment,MyFlowcansaveandsharefilesupto10mbandfileswilldisappearautomaticallyafter48hours.
AsmallnotificationbadgeappearsinthemenubarinMyFlowwhennewcontentissent.NewcontentappearsinMyFlowwithinformationonthedevicewhichsentitandatimestampofitsarrival.
Linkstowebcontent,videos,andothermediainMyFlowcanbeopenedinanewtaborinteractedwithdirectlythere.Youcanalsocopythepage’swebaddressoranotetoyourdevice’sclipboard.
ToopencontentfromMyFlowinanewtab,tapthepreviewimageorthetextpreview.
Media,suchasaYouTubevideo,canbeplayedinMyFlow.Taptheembeddedmediafiletoplayit.
AllcontentinMyFlowcanbecopiedtoyourdevice’sclipboard.Tapandholdtheitemtorevealthepop-upbutton,thentapCopy.
Links,videos,photos,ornotesinMyFlowcanbedeletedindividuallyorentirely.
TodeleteanindividualitemfromMyFlow:
TodeleteallcontentfromMyFlow:
Aftertheemergencyreset,youwillneedtore-connectMyFlowwithOperaTouch.
Todeleteyouraccountandalldataassociatedwithit:
Allcontentwillbedeletedandtheconnectionbetweenphonesandcomputerswillberemoved.
TheSearchTabstoolisaneasywaytofindaspecificopentabwhenyouhavealotoftheminonewindow.PressCtrl+Spacetobringupthetool,andstarttypingakeywordtoidentifythetab.Thelistwillupdateandnarrowdownyouroptionsasyoutype.
YoucanalsoopenSearchTabsbyclickingonthemagnifyingglassicontotherightofyourtabs.ThisiconreplacesthepreviousTabmenu.
YoucanalsoviewrecentlyclosedtabsbypressingCtrl+Spaceorclickingthemagnifyingglassicontotherightofyourtabs.Toresurrectaclosedtab,simplyleft-clickonit.
EasyFilesmakesiteasiertoattachanduploadfilesfromyourcomputer.Whenyouwanttoattachafile,EasyFilesshowsyourmostrecentlydownloadedfilesaswellasfilesandimagesyouhaverecentlyusedinotherapplications.IfyouwanttoenableordisableEasyFiles,gotoSettings>UserInterface>Showpopupwithclipboardandrecentdownloadswhenuploadingfiles.
Operaisthefirstmajorbrowsertointegrateanativecryptowallet.TheEthereum-basedwalletmakesOperacapableofexploringWeb3.0whilealsoenablingyoutomaketransactionswithcryptocurrencyandmanagetheirtokensandcollectibles.
YoucanmaketransactionswiththeCryptoWalletsidebarpanelonOperaforcomputersandconfirmthepaymentwithyourOperaforAndroidorOperaTouchforiOSbrowser.
Yourkeys,collectibles,andtokensinyourOperaCryptoWalletareaccessibleonbothyourOperacomputerandmobilebrowsers.Yourwalletkeysanditsbackupphraseneverleaveyourphoneandremainsecuredbyyourphone’son-devicestorage.
BeforeusingtheCryptoWalletsidebarpanelinOperaforcomputers,youwillneedtocreateyourownCryptoWalletinyourOperaforAndroidorOperaTouchforiOSbrowser.
TocreateacryptowalletinOperaforAndroid:
TocreateaCryptoWalletinOperaTouchforiOS:
A12-wordbackupphrase,alsoknownasaseedphrase,willbecreatedforyou.ThisphraseisusedtosignbackintoyourOperaCryptoWallet.Itisveryimportanttokeepthisphrasesafeandsecure.Operawillneveraskforyourbackupphrase.
Shouldyoueverloseyourphoneorhaveyourphonestolen,thereforepreventingyoufromaccessingyourwallet,thisphrasecanbeusedtorestoreyourassetsinanewwallet.
First,youneedtoaddCryptoWallettoOpera’ssidebar.
Next,opentheCryptoWalletsidebarpanelandclickRevealthecode.
Now,scantheQRcodewithyourmobiledevice.
Iftheconnectionissuccessful,youwillseethefollowingpop-uponyourAndroiddevice:
IntheCryptoWalletsidebarpanel,youwillseeyourwallet’sfunds,tokens,andcollectibles.YoucannowuseyourOperaCryptoWalletonyourcomputer.Awesome,indeed!
AlltransactionsmadewithyourOperaCryptoWallet,whetherbypurchasingsomethingorsendingtoorreceivingfromanotherperson,mustbeconfirmedwithyourOperaforAndroidbrowser.Thisactsasatwo-stepverificationprocesstohelpprotectyourfundsandkeepyourwalletkeyssecure.
WhenyouarereadytomakeatransactionfromOperaforcomputers,theCryptoWalletpanelwillopenandthepaymentconfirmationprocesswillbegin.
Tocontinuethepaymentprocess,openyourOperaforAndroidbrowser.Ifyourwalletisproperlysynced,themobilebrowserwillopenthepaymentconfirmationpage.Hereyoucanreviewthedetailsofthependingpurchase.
Tocontinuewiththetransaction,tapConfirm.
AftertappingConfirm,youwillbeaskedtoperformyourdevice’ssystemunlockprocedure.
Thepaymentprocessiscomplete.
Ifthepurchaseisunsuccessful,youwillseethescreenshownbelowonyourcomputerbrowser.Youwillneedtoreattemptthepurchase.
InordertoreceiveEthereumfromasender,youwillneedtoshareyourwallet’saddresswiththem.
IntheCryptoWalletsidebarpanel,clickCopyAddresstocopyyourwallet’saddresstoyourclipboard.Youcannowpastetheaddressinanysend/receiveform.
TheOperaCryptoWalletprovidesadirectlinktotheOperadAppsStore.HereyoucandiscoverWeb3.0appssuchasCryptoKitties,Bitrefill,andotherEthereum-basedmarketplaceandsocialapplications.
ToopentheOperadAppsStore,opentheOperaCryptoWalletsidebarpanelandclickthebluedAppbuttoninthebottom-rightcornerofthepanel.
Yourworkspacescanbeaccessedthroughtheworkspaceiconsatthetopofyoursidebar.Clickontheiconstojumpbetweenthem.Tomanageyourworkspaces,clickthethree-dotmenuatthebottomofyoursidebartoopenthesidebarsetuppanel.Thereyoucan:
Moveatabtoanotherworkspace(thisalsoworksifyouShift-clickmultipletabs).
OtherTabContextMenuitemsaffectthecurrentworkspaceonly.Forexample,ifyouselectReloadalltabs,onlythetabsyourcurrentworkspacewillbereloaded.Equally,ifyouwanttocyclethroughyourtabs(Ctrl+Tab),youwillcyclethroughtabsinyourcurrentworkspace.
Ifyouwanttoopenalinkinaspecificworkspace,right-clickthelink,hoverOpenlinkinworkspace,andselecttheworkspaceinwhichyouwanttoopenit.
OperadoesnotsendyourBooking.combrowsinghistorytotheOperaservers.ContinueonBookingworksfullywithinyourbrowser,withoutanynetworklook-up,andwillonlyappearforactiveBooking.comuserswhohavelookedintoatleastthreedifferentplaces.
Toturnthefeatureoff,simplyclickxandselectDonotshowagain.Totemporarilyhideit,chooseRemindmelater.
OperadoesnotsendyourAmazon,AliExpress,orOttobrowsinghistorytotheOperaservers.ContinueShoppingworksfullywithinyourbrowser,withoutanynetworklook-up,andwillonlyappearforactiveAmazon,AliExpress,orOttouserswhohavelookedintoatleastthreedifferentitems.
TotemporarilyhideContinueShopping,clickthearrowicontofoldthesection.Toturnthefeatureoffcompletely,simplyclickxandselectDonotshowagain.
TheBABEfeature(BetterAddressBarExperience)isahelpfulpop-outthatappearswhenyouclickonyouraddressbar.Itprovidesquickaccessto:
Toenableordisablethisfeature:
Toremoveanitem:
YoucanchangethesizeoftheSpeedDialsdisplayedinthisfeaturebyclickingthelayouticonsinthetop-rightofthepop-out.Toclosethepop-out,clicktheXfollowedbyHideenhancedaddressbar.
Thisfeaturegivesyoushortcutsandrecommendationsbasedonyourbrowsinghabits,soifyou’vejuststartedusingOpera,itmaytakesometimeforthefeaturetodisplay.Justgoaboutyourbrowsinganditwillshowupsoon.