Desktop Tips

Tip #518

July 1, 2024

You can find Keyboard Shortcuts for numerous actions in your Vivaldi browser and with Command Chains you can make many more. For example, you can create a chain for moving the active tab to a different Workspace and bind it to a Keyboard Shortcut and Mouse Gesture of your choice. You can also type the chain’s name in Quick Commands and even add a custom button on one of the toolbars to execute the chain on click.

To create a command chain for moving the active tab to a different workspace:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Command Chains.
2. Click on “Add Command Chain”.
3. Give the new chain a name.
4. Enter the following commands.
   Use the “Add Command” button in the top right corner of the first command to add the next one.
   • Focus Address Field
   • Delay (100)
   • Copy
   • Delay (1000)
   • Close Tab
   • Switch to Workspace #
   • New Tab
   • Delay (100)
   • Paste and Go
5. Go to Settings > Keyboard > Workspaces and/or Settings > Mouse > New Gesture and find the chain you created.
6. Give the new chain a shortcut.
7. Go to a page you want to move and use the shortcut to test your new Command Chain.
8. Create the chain for each Workspace you have.

Tip #517

June 28, 2024

In Tip #196, we showed you how to open a link or a search you entered in the Address Field in a new tab. But using a slightly different Keyboard Shortcut, you can also open it in a new browser window.

To open a new window from the Address Field:

1. Enter a website URL or a search term in the Address Field.
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter / ⌘ ⇧ Enter on your keyboard.

Tip #515

June 26, 2024

If you’re using Vivaldi Calendar to manage your events and tasks you may have noticed that past events and completed tasks have their colors a bit faded. This lets you easily see what’s done and what’s still ahead.

Past event fading is enabled by default, but you can review and update the setting to match your preference in Settings > Calendar > Calendar Display.

Tip #514

June 25, 2024

It’s easy to end up with more open tabs than you can keep track of. That’s why, when you type a link in the Address Field, Vivaldi will point out that you already have the same URL open in another tab, allowing you to switch to that tab instead of opening a duplicate tab.

To switch to an open tab:

1. Enter the link in the Address Field.
2. Instead of just pressing “Enter”, use an arrow key to select the “Switch to this tab” suggestion in the Address Field Drop-Down Menu and then press Enter. Alternatively, click on the suggestion.

Tip #513

June 21, 2024

Vivaldi Mail’s Quick Reply is perfect for those fast, short replies, and feels like using an instant messenger. By removing the need to switch screens to open the composer window, this feature allows you to respond to emails more quickly.

To send a quick reply:

1. Open the email message you want to reply to.
2. Focus on the text field at the bottom of the message pane.
3. Type your message.
4. Click “Send”.

Tip #512

June 20, 2024

When you feel like the browser is getting a little sluggish, it’s likely that one or more of the tabs is using a lot of resources. In that case, it might be a good idea to close or at least hibernate the tab(s). To find the resource hogs, simply hover over a tab on the Tab Bar to view their memory usage.

If you don’t see Tab Thumbnails on hover, go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Display > Tab Options and make sure “Show Popup Thumbnails” has been enabled.

Tip #509

June 17, 2024

Web Panels are great for taking a quick glance at a website, but occasionally the mobile-sized view may not be enough. In that case, you can open the current page you have open in the Web Panel in a tab instead.

To open a Web Panel in a tab:

1. Right-click on the Web Panel’s icon on the sidebar.
2. From the menu, select “Open In” and where you want to open the tab:
   • New Tab,
   • Background Tab,
   • Current Tab,
   • New Window,
   • New Private Window.

Tip #507

June 13, 2024

Some websites offer their content in multiple languages. In which language they display the pages in your browser depends on your language settings. Make sure to include all the languages you speak and list them in the order of preference.

To update your list of accepted languages:

1. Go to Settings > General > Language > Accept Languages.
2. Click on the Add Language button to select a language you speak.
3. Use the arrows to change the priority of the languages.

Tip #504

June 10, 2024

If you have “Switch Tabs By Scrolling” enabled in Settings (see Tip #184), you can switch tabs by using the scroll wheel on your mouse. But did you know, that you can also switch Workspaces like that?

To switch Workspaces:

1. Hover the mouse cursor over the Workspaces menu on the Tab Bar (or wherever you’ve moved it to).
2. Use the scroll wheel to move to the next or previous Workspace.

Tip #502

June 6, 2024

In Tip #39 we told you about Keyboard Shortcuts you can use in the Vivaldi Calendar to switch to specific views (Day, Week, Month, etc.). In this tip, we’re introducing you to alternative shortcuts, which allow you to cycle through the views using the same two shortcuts.

To cycle through calendar views, press:

• Alt + Page ↑ – to zoom in, and
• Alt + Page ↓ – to zoom out.

Step by step, you can zoom in from Agenda view down to Day view and from Day view out to Agenda view.

Tip #501

June 5, 2024

Found something interesting on a webpage that you want to save, but an image would convey the message better than text? With Vivaldi, you can take a screenshot of the web page and automatically create a new note with it.

To save a screen capture as a note:

1. Click on the “Capture page” button on the Status Bar.
2. Decide whether you want to capture a selection or the full page.
3. Select “Create Note with…” as the output.
4. If you chose to save just a section of the web page, select the area.
5. Click “Capture”.

The captured screenshot will be attached to a new untitled note, which you can view and edit in the Notes Panel or Notes Manager.

Tip #500

June 4, 2024

Single Key Shortcuts are a great way to get things done quickly and efficiently, without needing both hands or complicated finger gymnastics on the keyboard to reach multiple keys simultaneously. For example, you can use Single Key Shortcuts to zoom in and out on web pages.

To enable Single Key Shortcuts, go to Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts.

To zoom in and out, press the following numbers either above the letters on the keyboard or on the number pad:

• 0 – zoom in by 10%
• 9 – zoom out by 10%
• 8 – double the zoom level
• 7 – halve the zoom level
• 6 – reset the zoom level