Desktop Tips

Tip #560

September 10, 2024

If the order of tabs on the Tab Bar is important to you, then you might be familiar with dragging tabs to reorder them. But did you know that you can also use Keyboard Shortcuts to do it?

To move the active tab:

• Backward, i.e. to the left or up use Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Page ↑.
• Forward, i.e to the right or down use Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + Page ↓.

You can also type “Move Active Tab Backward/Forward” in Quick Commands.

Tip #559

September 9, 2024

Through Settings > Appearance > Website Appearance, you can choose to display all websites in dark mode all the time. Even if a website hasn’t provided a dark option for their website, you can have Vivaldi create it for them by forcing dark mode to be used. But occasionally even dark mode lovers need to turn on the lights temporarily. That’s where shortcuts come in handy.

To toggle dark mode on and off with shortcuts:

Quick Commands

1. Open Quick Commands.
2. Type “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites’.
3. Press “Enter”.

For the following you first need to create the shortcut.

Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard > View.
2. Find “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites’.
3. Focus on the input field next to it and press the key combination you want to use as the shortcut.

Mouse Gestures

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
2. Click on “New Gesture: and find “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites”.
3. Click “Next”.
4. While holding down the left mouse buttton, draw the gesture in the red box.
5. Click “Save Gesture”

Toolbar button

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
2. Click on “Add Command Chain”.
3. Give the chain a name.
4. For Command 1 select “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites”.
5. Go to Vivaldi menu > View > Customize Toolbar.
6. Select Command Chains from the dropdown menu.
7. Drag the new chain to a toolbar of your choice.

Context menu

1. Go to Settings > Appearance > Menu.
2. Select the menu you want to add the command to. For example Web Page > Page.
3. From the Commands menu, search for “Toggle Force a dark mode on all websites”.
4. Drag it to the Content column on the right.

Use the newly created shortcuts whenever you want to switch between light and dark mode.

Tip #558

September 6, 2024

Web Panels show you the mobile view of a web page. Some websites show pages on mobile much differently than on desktop or don’t even let you use some of the site’s functionality. Don’t let this stop you! Simply click on the “Switch to Desktop/Mobile View” button at the top of the panel and get to the content you’re after.

If things are a bit tight with the desktop view, check out Tip #15 and learn how to make the web panel wider without changing the size of the other Panels.

Tip #556

September 4, 2024

Vivaldi on desktop allows you to choose what happens when you close the last tab. If you often close all tabs to start fresh, you might want to keep the window open. If tend to close all tabs when you’re done browsing (at least in the current window), then closing the window as you close the last tab might suit you better.

To update the settings:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Handling.
2. Toggle “Keep Window Open when Last Tab is Closed” on or off as you like.

Tip #555

September 3, 2024

Had a ton of fun with your friends recently and you’re planning to repeat the get-together? Awesome! When using the Vivaldi Calendar, it’s easy to duplicate events with all their details.

To make a copy of an event:

Option 1

1. Right-click on the event and select “Copy”.
2. Right-click on the date the event will take place on again and select “Paste”.

Option 2

1. Select the event by navigating to it with your keyboard’s arrow keys.
2. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl/⌘ + C.
3. Move to the date the event will take place on again.
4. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl/⌘ + V.

Tip #553

August 30, 2024

If you’re frequently making purchases online, your transactions will go a lot faster when the browser can autofill your credit card details. To save a new payment method, simply click “Save” in the dialog when prompted during a purchase process.

To add a new card manually:

1. Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Payment Methods.
2. Click “Add New Payment Method”.
3. Enter your card’s details.
4. Click “Save”.

Learn more about autofilling paymenth methods on Vivaldi Help.

Tip #552

August 29, 2024

Whether the tab has an uninformative title, you have too many tabs with identical names or just wish to have more fun tab titles – whatever the reason, renaming tabs helps you keep tabs in your Vivaldi browser organized and easy to find.

To rename a tab:

1. Right-click on the tab on the Tab Bar or in the Windows Panel and select Rename from the context menu.
   Alternatively, to rename the active tab, type “Rename Tab” in Quick Commands, or create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.
2. Enter the new title.
3. Press Enter or click somewhere else in the browser.

PS! It also works with Tab Stacks (see Tip #17).

Tip #550

August 27, 2024

Like the browser, Vivaldi Mail can be customized to the smallest nuance. For example, you can display the received/sent date for all messages with an absolute timestamp (e.g. 26. August 2024) or use relative timestamps (e.g. Today, Friday) for more recent messages.

To make your choice:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Mail View Layout.
2. Enable/disable “Use Relative Dates”.

Tip #549

August 26, 2024

If the only useful thing you remember about a previously visited web page is the day you visited it, then with Vivaldi’s advanced History Manager it’ll be a breeze to find it again.

To find a page based on the visited date:

1. Open the History Manager.
2. Enable the day picker calendar from the top left corner of the page.
3. In the new calendar column on the left, locate the day you remember visiting the web page.
4. Click on the date to display the list of pages you visited on that day.
   We also recommend switching to day view from the top right corner for a better view.
5. Scroll through your history and double-click on the entry to open the web page.

Tip #547

August 22, 2024

Geolocation can be a convenient feature, but not every service provider needs to know where in the world you are. That’s why, in Vivaldi, you control which websites can access your location.

By default, every new website that wants to access your location will ask for your permission and you can either allow or block access. You can update the default setting and review which sites have requested permission in Settings > Privacy and Security > Website Permissions.

Tip #546

August 21, 2024

Do you like to learn about Vivaldi by watching videos? You’re in luck because we have a new video series introducing you to the browser’s features and showing you how to customize the browser according to your preferences.

To be notified about new videos in the series, add our YouTube channel to Vivaldi Feeds following the instructions in Tip #40, or subscribe to the Vivaldi channel directly on YouTube.

Tip #543

August 12, 2024

When dealing with a lot of mail, seeing the first few lines of the message can help to gauge the importance of the email – whether to open it immediately or leave it for later.

To adjust your preview settings:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Message List Preview.
2. Choose how many lines of text you want to see (0-3).

Also, make sure that “Download Messages to Generate Previews on Demand” is enabled and if you’re using a horizontal layout in Vivaldi Mail, disable “Only Show Message Preview in Vertical View”.