Vivaldi Tips

Tip #468

avril 15, 2024

When you’ve come across a great post and want all your followers to see it too, you can boost the post. When you just want to let the author know that you liked their post, you can favorite it. Both boosted and favorited content can later be found among your posts and favorites.

But what if you don’t want to publicly interact with the post or want make an extra record of a boosted/favorited post? In that case you have the option to bookmark it. To bookmark a post on Vivaldi Social, simply click on the « Bookmark » button below the interesting post.

Tip #467

avril 12, 2024

Some websites have created both light and dark versions of their site and check users’ preferences to decide which version to display. You can make your preference known in Settings > Appearance & Themes > Website Appearance.

In addition to the above, you can force dark mode on websites that come only in light color schemes. To do that, enable « Force dark theme on all websites » on the same Settings page.

Tip #466

avril 11, 2024

If you’re a fan of using Keyboard Shortcuts, we have good news for you. Did you know that you can switch between the first few Tabs or Tab Stacks you have open with simple shortcuts?

Use the shortcuts Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, all the way to Ctrl + 8 to switch to the tab or stack corresponding to its position on the Tab Bar. Using Ctrl + 9 will take you to the last open tab or stack. (On macOS, replace the Control key with Command.)

If these shortcuts don’t work for you, you can always assign your own in Settings > Keyboard > Tab and look for « Switch to Tab # ».

Tip #465

avril 10, 2024

Two-Factor Authentication is a great way to ensure the safety of your Vivaldi account. See how to set it up in Tip #270. But should you, for one reason or another, not be able to use the chosen verification method, you risk permanently losing access to your account. That’s why it’s important to have a backup verification method set up as well.

Available verification methods for your Vivaldi account:

• Authenticator app
• Security key
• Recovery codes

Review your authentication settings on https://login.community.vivaidi.xyz/profile/me.

Tip #464

avril 9, 2024

When you open at least one private tab in Vivaldi on Android, a little icon of a ghost will appear on your mobile device’s Status Bar. The ghost lets you know that there are Private Tabs open and allows you to close them quickly even when you’re using other apps.

To close all Private Tabs:

1. Swipe down from the Status Bar to view your Notifications.
2. Tap on Vivaldi’s notification « Close all private tabs ».

Tip #463

avril 8, 2024

There are thousands of custom themes that the Vivaldi Community has shared on themes.community.vivaidi.xyz. When you’ve downloaded a theme and you like it, head back to the theme’s page to leave a good star rating and an appreciative comment to the author. In addition to making the author happy, it also helps the best themes reach the top of the popular page.

To review a shared Vivaldi Theme:

1. Go to themes.community.vivaidi.xyz.
2. Log in to your Vivaldi account.
3. Download a theme you like.
4. Right below the theme preview, click on the stars to add your rating.
5. Write a comment with compliments and/or feedback to the author.

Tip #462

avril 5, 2024

You can open the mail folder, mark each message as read individually, or mark multiple messages as read by selecting some using the Shift or Ctrl key + click, or by selecting them all with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A. But you can also mark all messages as read from the Mail Panel without even opening the folder.

To mark a folder full of messages read:

1. Open the Mail Panel.
2. Right-click on a folder to open the context menu.
3. Select « Mark All as Read ».

Tip #461

avril 4, 2024

Do you like dragging things around instead of going through context menus? There are many things you can do in Vivaldi with drag and drop, one of them is creating notes. You can drag the text from a web page you have open in Vivaldi, but also from other apps you have open on the side.

To create a new note with drag and drop:

1. Open the Notes Panel.
2. Highlight the text you want to create the note from.
3. Drag it to the Notes Panel.
4. When you see a line in your Theme‘s highlight color, drop it.

If you open one of the notes, you can also drag additional text to it.

Tip #460

avril 3, 2024

Heading somewhere with no internet connection, but plenty of time to read? Download the web pages you want to check out while offline to your phone or tablet with Vivaldi on Android.

To download a page:

1. Open the page in a tab.
2. Go to the Vivaldi menu and select « Download ».

Alternatively, long-press on a link on a page and select « Download link ».

You’ll find the page in your downloaded files, or better yet, before or after downloading the page, add it to the Reading List for easy access.

Tip #459

avril 2, 2024

Have you scrolled on a page for a while and now need to get back to the top? You could scroll the same amount in the opposite direction, drag the scrollbar on the side of the window, or use a keyboard shortcut. You can also use Mouse Gestures and simply draw a line anywhere on the page while holding down the right mouse button.

To create a Mouse Gesture for scrolling:

1. Go to Settings > Mouse > Gesture Mapping.
2. Click on + « New Gesture ».
3. Search for « Scroll Page to Top ».
4. Click « Next ».
5. While holding down the left mouse button, draw the gesture you want to use for the action.
6. Click « Save Gesture ».

Tip #458

avril 1, 2024

If you’ve accumulated too many bookmarks on your Speed Dial and want to group them into folders, all you need to do is drag one of the bookmarks, and when the background of the bottom bookmark changes color release the mouse button.

Once the new folder has been created, right-click on the folder to rename it and, if you wish, add a custom thumbnail (see Tip #69).

Tip #457

mars 28, 2024

There are many ways you can access and manage your bookmarks in Vivaldi. Bookmark Bar is probably one of the more classic options. See below to find out how you can choose which folder of bookmarks and bookmark sub-folders will be displayed there.

To select a Bookmark Bar folder:

Option 1

1. Go to Settings > Bookmarks > Bookmark Bar Folder.
2. Select your preferred folder from the drop-down menu.

Option 2

1. Open the Bookmark Panel or Bookmark Manager.
2. Select the folder the contents of which you want to display on the Bookmark Bar.
3. In the folder information section, tick the box for « Bookmark Bar ».