Contacts Panel

Everyone, who you’ve sent a message to or you’ve received a message from, will be added to your contacts.

To access your contacts:

• Click on the Contacts button on the Panel;
• Go to Vivaldi menu > View > Contacts Panel;
• Type “Contacts Panel” in Quick Commands;
• Create a Keyboard Shortcut or Mouse Gesture for the action.

In Contacts Panel you can:

• Search existing contacts;
• Add new contacts;
• Delete contacts;
• Edit contact information;
• View all correspondence between you and the contact;
• Send a message to a contact or contacts.

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Add a new contact

To add a new contact:

1. Open the Contacts Panel;
2. Click on 

   

   New Contact on the Contacts Panel toolbar;
3. Fill in the contact information.

The new contact will be added automatically.

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Edit a contact

To edit contact’s information:

1. Open the Contacts Panel;
2. Select a contact you want to edit and click on the available info in the contact information section at the bottom of the Panel.
   Alternatively, right-click on a contact and select Edit;
3. Update the information.

Changes will be saved automatically.

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Delete a contact

To delete a contact:

1. Open the Contacts Panel;
2. Select a contact you want to delete;
3. Choose one of the following options:
   1. Click 

      

      Delete on the Contacts Panel toolbar;
   2. Right-click on the contact and select Delete from the context menu;
   3. Press Delete on your keyboard.

To delete multiple contacts, select them using either the Shift or Ctrl/Cmd key and use one of the options listed above.

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View all messages

One of the default Contact Panel actions is viewing all messages you’ve received or sent to the contact.

To view these messages:

• (Double-)click on a contact to open a new Tab with all the messages (if it’s your default contact action in Settings > Panels > Contacts Panel);
• Select a contact and press Enter (if viewing messages is your default action)
• Right-click on the contact and select View All Messages from the context menu.

Other ways to view messages from or to and from sender:

• Right-click on one of the messages in the message list in Mail, select Sender > Show messages from sender;
• Open a message and use the keyboard shortcut E (enable single key shortcuts for Mail in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts).
• Open a message, right-click anywhere on the header and select Show messages from sender.
• Open a message, hover over sender’s or recipient’s name/email, click on the small arrow and select See messages to and from sender.

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Compose a new message

The other default contact action is opening the mail composer to send the contact a new message.

To start composing a new email to chosen contact:

• (Double-)click on the contact to open the composer (if it’s your default contact action in Settings > Panels > Contacts Panel);
• Select the contact and click on

  

   Compose mail to contact on the Contacts Panel toolbar;
• Right-click on the contact and select Compose Mail from the context menu;
• Select the contact and click on the envelope icon in front of their email address in the contact info section.

To start composing a new message to multiple contacts:

1. Select the contacts you want to add as recipients by holding down the Shift or Ctrl/Cmd key;
2. Click on

   

    Compose mail to contact on the Contact Panel toolbar.
   Alternatively, right-click on one of the chosen contacts and select Compose Mail.

When you open the mail composer from Mail, you’ll get contact recommendations as soon as you start typing in To, CC and BCC fields.

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Contacts Panel settings

Default contact action

In Settings > Panel > Contacts Panel, you can choose whether clicking on a contact should:

• open the list of messages you’ve sent each other, or
• open the mail composer to send the contact a message.

In Contacts Panel settings you can also choose whether your preferred action should take place after a single or double-click. You can access the other option from the right-click context menu.

Sorting contacts

You can sort contacts by name. To change the sorting order, click on the sorting menu title between the Contacts Panel toolbar and the list of contacts to switch between ascending and descending ordering.

Contacts Panel width

By default changing the side panel width for one Panel will change it for all other Panels. To give Contacts Panel a separate width:

1. Right-click on the Contacts Panel button;
2. Select Separate Width;
3. From the outer edge of the Panel, drag the Panel to desired width.

Contact Info section

At the bottom of the Contacts Panel, you see information about the contact you’ve selected.

To resize the section, place your mouse-cursor at the top edge of the section and drag in preferred direction to either increase or decrease the size.

To hide the information section altogether, either drag the edge all the way down or double-click on the edge. Drag, double-click or start editing a contact to to display the section again.

 

Add calendars

To create a calendar for the local or online account:

1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendars.
2. Click on  Add Calendar below the list of calendars.
3. Pick for which account you want to create the calendar for.
4. Give the calendar a name and pick a color.
5. Click Create Calendar.

To create a calendar for online accounts, you can also create the calendar on the calendar service provider’s servers, i.e. in their web interface.

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Edit calendars

To edit a calendar:

1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendars.
2. Select a calendar you want to update.
3. Make the changes.
4. Click Save.

You can change:

• Calendar name for local calendars,
• Calendar color,
• Toggle calendar’s visibility in Calendar View,
• Toggle syncing online calendars on and off.

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Export calendars

You can export both local and online calendars as ICS files.

To export a calendar:

1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendars.
2. Select the calendar you want to export.
3. Click on Export Calendar.
4. Select a folder in your File manager/Finder to save the file to.
5. Click Save.

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Delete calendars

To delete a calendar:

1. Go to Settings > Calendar > Calendars.
2. Select the calendar you want to delete.
3. Click on Delete calendar below the list of calendars.
4. Click Delete on the confirmation dialog.

Vivaldia is an arcade-style runner game by Porcelain Fortress integrated into Vivaldi. The game is available for both online and offline playing on desktop and Android.

Playing the game

To play Vivaldia on desktop:

• Click on the floating Vivaldia button in the bottom right corner of the Start Page (Speed Dial);
• Type vivaldi://game in the Address Field;
• Click on the Vivaldia the game button on one of the toolbars (view instructions for adding the button below).

To start the game either press Space on your keyboard or click on the page.

To move, jump and duck, use either W A S D or ← ↑ ↓ → keys on your keyboard. To shoot press N, M or both at the same time. The game also supports using gamepads for playing.

To restart the game after you either finished or ran out of lives, press Space or click on the page.

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Settings

Full screen

To play in full screen mode, use the F11 key or click on the full screen button in the top left corner. Press either the F11 or Esc keys or click on the same button to exit full screen.

Audio

You can mute the music and game play sound effects from the top right corner. Alternatively, you can mute the whole tab.

Game button

You can move the hovering game start button from the Speed Dial to one of the toolbars. To do that, hold down the Ctrl / ⌘ key and drag the button either to the Status Bar or left side of the Address Bar.

To hide the Game button from the Speed Dial, either:

• Right click on the button and click Show Game on Speed Dial.
• Go to Settings > Start Page > Vivaldia, the Vivaldi Game and disable Show Game on Speed Dial.

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Share your score

When the game ends, below the restart button is a camera icon. Click on it to capture a screenshot of your end score.  Share the score with our community on the Forum or challenge your friends on social media.

Vivaldia is an arcade-style runner game by Porcelain Fortress integrated into Vivaldi. The game is available for both online and offline playing on desktop and Android.

Playing the game

To play Vivaldia on mobile, either:

• Go to  Vivaldi menu > Start Vivaldia game;
• Type vivaldi://game in the Address Field;

To start the game, turn your phone to landscape mode and tap on Click to play and then Start.

There are two game control layouts to choose from (see below). The game also supports using gamepads for playing.

To restart the game after you either finished or ran out of lives tap on the page to start again.

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Settings

Full screen

To play in full screen mode, tap on the full screen button in the top left corner. Tap on the same button to exit full screen.

Audio

You can mute the music and game play sound effects from the top right corner.

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Share your score

When the game ends, take a screenshot of your score with Vivaldi’s Page Capture feature or your phone’s screenshot tool and share it with our community on the Forum or challenge your friends on social media.

Reading List allows you to add web pages to a list to keep for later. It prevents endless tabs from accumulating on your Tab Bar/Tab Switcher and Bookmarks from being filled with entries you only need once.

Though there are similar services out there, Vivaldi’s Reading List doesn’t require an external app nor do you need to sign up for an account. Also, you can keep your lists in sync on all Vivaldis on all your devices.

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Add pages to the Reading List

To add an open web page to the Reading List.

Option 1

1. Open the  Vivaldi menu.
2. Select Add Page to….
3. Tap on Reading List.

Option 2

To add a link on a page to the Reading List:

1. Long press on the link to open the context menu.
2. Select Add to Reading List.

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View your Reading List

To open the reading list, either:

• Open the  Vivaldi menu and select Reading List.
• Open Panels and switch to the Reading List Panel.

To open an article from the Reading List:

1. Open the Reading List.
2. Select an article you’d like to read.
3. Tap on the entry to open the article in the active tab.

Opened articles will be marked as read automatically and moved to the Pages That You’ve Read section.

To open an article from the Reading List in a New Tab or a Private Tab:

1. Open the Reading List.
2. Long press on the article you’d like to read.
3. Select Open in New Tab or Open in Private from the context menu.

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Manage articles on the Reading List

Mark articles as read

To mark an article read without opening it:

1. Open the Reading List.
2. In the Unread Articles section, long press on the article to open the context menu.
3. Select Mark as read.

Do the same in the Pages That You’ve Read section, to mark articles unread.

To mark multiple articles as (un)read:

1. Open the Reading List.
2. Tap on Edit in the bottom right corner.
3. Tap on the list entries you want to change read status for.
4. Tap on Mark….
5. Select either Mark Read or Mark Unread.

Remove articles from the Reading List

You can remove both unread and read articles from the Reading List. To do that:

1. Open the Reading List.
2. Long press on the article to open the context menu.
3. Select Delete.

To remove multiple articles at once:

1. Open the Reading List.
2. Tap on Edit in the bottom right corner.
3. Tap on the list entries you want to remove.
4. Tap on Delete in the bottom left corner.

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Sync your Reading List

Saved pages in your Reading List can be synced with Vivaldi on your other devices.

To sync your reading list:

1. Go to the  Vivaldi menu > Settings > Sync.
2. Log in to your Vivaldi account.
3. Sync either all data or make sure Reading List is enabled, when syncing only selected data.

Lists from different devices will be merged when synced.

Managing all your tabs in the mobile version of Vivaldi is as easy and efficient as on the desktop.

The internet is full of wonderful things worth sharing. Here’s how you can share links, web page text snippets, and images from Vivaldi on iOS.

Share links

To share a link of the page you have open in a tab:

Option 1

1. Tap on the Share button in the main Vivaldi menu.
2. Select how you want to share the link:
   • In a different app,
   • By copying and pasting the link,
   • By creating a QR code.

Option 2

1. Long-press on the Address Bar to open the context menu.
2. Select Share page.
3. Select how you want to share the link.

To share a link on a web page:

Option 1

1. Long press on the link.
2. Select Copy link from the menu.
3. Paste the link in an app you want to share it on.

Option 2

1. Long press on the link.
2. Select Share from the menu.
   • In a different app,
   • By copying and pasting the link,
   • By creating a QR code.

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Share text

To share a text snippet from a web page:

1. Long press on a word on a web page and select the text you want to share.
2. Select Share from the menu that appears.
3. Select Copy or the app you want to share the text on.
4. Follow the app’s sharing steps.

Copy Link to Highlight

Copy Link to Highlight is a great feature for sharing a specific part of a web page quickly.

To link to a specific part of the web page:

1. Select the text you want to highlight.
2. Scroll through the options in the menu that appears and tap on Copy Link to Highlight.
3. Choose Copy or the feature/app you want to use the link for.

When the link is opened, the page will load at the spot where you highlighted the text on.

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Share images

To share an image from a web page:

1. Long press on the image.
2. Select Copy.
3. Paste the image in an app you want to share it on.

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Customize the Share menu

You can display your favorite actions in easy reach by editing the Share menu.

1. Tap on the Share button on the right side of the Address Field.
2. Scroll to the bottom and tap on Edit Actions.
3. Tap on the green + button to add actions to your favorites.
4. If you wish, reorder the actions, by long pressing on the 3 lines after the action name and drag it up or down.

Break Mode allows you to pause the Internet and focus on something else until you’re ready to return. Enabling Break Mode mutes and stops HTML5 audio and videos, hides all Tabs, Panels and other content leaving the screen clean.

Enable Break Mode

To turn on Break Mode:

• Click on the Take a Break button on the left side of the Status Bar. You can change the button’s location by editing the browser’s toolbars;
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+. / ⌃.;
• Type “Break Mode” in Quick Commands;
• Set a Mouse Gesture for the action.

When you enable Break Mode, you’ll see an introductory pop-up notification describing the feature briefly and an option to edit the Keyboard Shortcut (Status Bar needs to be visible). To close the notification, click anywhere outside the pop-up. In case you don’t want to see the notification in the future, tick the box for Do not show again.

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Disable Break Mode

To return to what you were doing:

• Click on the End Break button in the middle of the page;
• Click on the End Break button on the Status Bar;
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+. / ⌃.;
• Type “Break Mode” in Quick Commands;
• Use the same Mouse Gesture you set for turning on Break Mode.

To prevent accidentally going into Break Mode, remove the Take a Break button from the Status Bar. To do that:

1. Right-click on the button.
2. Select Customize > Remove from Toolbar from the context menu.

You can read more about customizing toolbars here.

To remove the keyboard shortcut:

1. Go to Settings > Keyboard > Window.
2. Hover over the Break Mode entry.
3. Click Clear shortcut that appears on the right side.

Delete all browsing data

First, open the data deletion dialog using one of the following options:

• Go to Vivaldi menu > Tools > Delete Browsing Data.
• In the History Manager click on Clear Browsing Data in the top right corner.
• Type “Delete Browsing Data” in Quick Commands.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Del / ⇧ ⌘ ⌫.
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Then, select:

• the time range you want to delete data for
  • Past Hour
  • Past Day
  • Past Week
  • Past 4 Weeks
  • Everything
• and which elements of the stored browsing data to delete
  • Browsing History
  • Downloads
  • Cookies
  • Storage
  • Cache
  • Passwords
  • Form Autofill Data
  • Application Cache
  • Site Settings

Finish by clicking Delete.

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Delete selected data

Browsing History

Option 1

1. Start typing a keyword or part of the URL in the Address field.
2. In the Address field dropdown menu’s Browsing History section hover over the entries.
3. Click on the X that appears on the right side to delete the entry.

Option 2

1. Open the History Manager or History Panel.
2. Browse through the history. Use the search box in the top left corner to filter the entries.
3. Right-click on a history entry. (Use the Ctrl / ⌘ or Shift key to select multiple entries).
4. Select Delete.

In Settings > Privacy > Save Browsing History, you can adjust the time after which browsing data will be deleted automatically.

Typed History

1. Start typing a keyword or part of the URL in the Address field.
2. In the Address field dropdown menu’s Typed History section hover over the entries.
3. Click on the X that appears on the right side to delete the entry.

Downloads

To delete a single entry:

1. Open the Downloads Panel.
2. Right-click on the download you want to delete. (Use the Ctrl / ⌘ or Shift key to select multiple entries).
3. Select Remove.

To remove all finished downloads:

1. Open the Downloads Panel.
2. In the top right corner of the Panel, click Remove all Finished.
   Alternatively, right-click on one of the download entries and select Remove all Finished from the context menu.

Cookies

1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Cookies.
2. Click Show Saved Cookies.
3. Hover over the list of cookies.
4. Click on the X that appears on the right side to delete the entry.

To delete cookies in bulk, use the search box above the list of cookies to filter the entries. Click Delete Filtered Cookies to delete them.

Passwords

1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Passwords.
2. Click Show Saved Passwords.
3. Right-click on the password entry you want to delete.
4. Select Delete Password.

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Delete data per website

Option 1

1. Open the website.
2. Click on Site Info on the left side of the Address field and select Site Settings.
3. In the new tab under Usage click Clear Data (on the right side).
4. Click Clear in the dialog to confirm your decision.

Option 2

1. Open the website.
2. Right-click on the page.
3. Select Developer Tools > Inspect.
4. Go to the Application tab > Storage.
5. Click Clear Site Data. Below the button you can change which data will be deleted.

Access your favorite Bookmarks directly from the Start Page with Speed Dials.

Speed Dial Groups

Add a new Speed Dial group

To access bookmarks from the Start Page:

1. In the Bookmarks Panel, make sure your favorites are in the same Bookmarks folder;
2. Long press on the folder and tap on the Edit button;
3. Toggle on Use as Group.
4. Tap on Close in the top right corner.

To create a new Speed Dial group:

1. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner of the Start Page.
2. Select New Group.
3. Give the new group a name.
4. Tap Done.

You can display multiple Groups on the Start Page and switch between them either by swiping left/right or tapping on the group title.

To change the order of the Speed Dial pages, reorder the groups in the Bookmarks Panel.

Speed Dial subfolders

To create a new Speed Dial subfolder:

1. Long press on a Speed Dial;
2. Drag the Speed Dial over another to create a new folder;
3. Long press on the new Speed Dial folder and select Edit to give the folder a name;
4. Drag more Speed Dials to the freshly created folder.

Alternatively, create a new subfolder and move bookmarks to it in the Bookmarks Panel.

Remove Speed Dial groups

To remove a group from the Start Page:

Option 1

1. Long press on the Speed Dial group’s name on the menu at the top of the Start Page.
2. Select Remove from the context menu.

Option 2

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel and find the group’s folder.
2. Long press on it and tap on the pencil button that appears in the top right corner.
3. Toggle off Use as Group.
4. Tap on Close in the top right corner.

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Add new Speed Dials

To add a new bookmark to a Speed Dial group on the Start Page while you have the page open:

1. Tap on the Vivaldi menu > Add Page to > Start Page.
2. If you wish to edit the bookmark’s information, tap on the banner that appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. Make the necessary edits and tap on Close in the top right corner.

To add a new bookmark to a Speed Dial group while you’re on the Start Page:

1. Tap on the Add button at the end of your Speed Dials’ list.
2. Enter a web page link and/or tap on the suggestions.
3. Tap Done.

If you know that you won’t be adding new Speed Dials via the Start Page, you can hide the Add button.

Option 1

1. Go to Settings > Start Page.
2. Disable Show Add Button.

Option 2

1. On the Start Page, tap on the 3 dot menu in the top right corner and select Customize Start Page.
2. Disable Show Add Button.

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Edit Speed Dials

To edit a Speed Dial bookmark:

1. Find the bookmark either on the Start Page or in the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Long press on it and select Edit Speed Dial (pencil icon in the Bookmarks Panel).
3. Make the necessary edits and tap on Close in the top right corner.

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Manage Speed Dials

Sort Speed Dials

To sort your Speed Dials:

1. Tap on the Sort button in the top right corner of the Start Page;
2. Select your preferred sorting option:
   • Manual,
   • By Title,
   • By Address,
   • By Nickname,
   • By Description,
   • By Date.

You can also sort your Speed Dial bookmarks in the Bookmarks Panel.

Reorder Speed Dials

To reorder Speed Dials:

1. Make sure Manual sorting is enabled (see instructions above);
2. Long press on a Speed Dial;
3. Drag and drop to change the order.

To edit, move or delete a Speed Dial, long press on the Speed Dial to open a context menu with the options.

Alternatively, manage your Speed Dial bookmarks in the Bookmarks Panel.

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Delete Speed Dials

To delete a Speed Dial bookmark:

1. On the Speed Dial page, long press on the Speed Dial bookmark you want to remove.
2. Select Delete from the context menu.

Alternatively, delete the bookmark in the Bookmarks Panel.

To delete a Speed Dial group:

1. Open the Bookmarks Panel.
2. Find the Speed Dial group.
3. Long press on the group.
4. Tap on Delete Bookmarks in the top right corner.

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Start Page layout

There are 4 Speed Dial layouts available in Vivaldi:

• Large Speed Dials,
• Medium Speed Dials
• Small Speed Dials,
• Speed Dial list.

To change the layout:

1. Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Appearance > Start Page.
2. Choose your preferred layout.