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Opera Browser Tips & Tricks

Monday, March 24th, 2008

To copy selected text for search:
-Mark a word or text press and holding the A button.
-Release the A button.
-Press and Hold the B button then press left on the d-pad.

It will get you to the Wii keyboard screen. Press “Accept” and your marked text will appear on your default search engine (Google or Yahoo).

For faster erasing during Wii keyboard screen:
-Press and hold the “-” button while you pressing the erase key [←] in the Wii keyboard screen.

During the Wii keyboard screen you can shift the key functions by holding B button on the Wiimote

Slashdot Symbols

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

Try this out on the Internet Channel. Where you put the web address at, just type “/.”, (without the quotations), and then hit “OK” and it will take you to slashdot.com.

Wii Opera Browser + Hidden Wiimote Browser Controls

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Regular Commands

A: Select/Click

Hold B: Free Scroll (much like pressing middle mouse click and moving the cursor in the way you want to scroll)

2 Button: Switch between Automatic or Manual zoom

(+) Key: Zoom in (if in manual zoom mode)
(-) Key: Zoom out (if in manual zoom mode)

Directional pad up: Scroll page up

Directional pad down: Scroll page down

Directional pad left: Scroll page left

Directional pad right: Scroll page right

Hidden Commands

B + Directional pad up: Refresh current page

B + Directional pad down: Favorites/Bookmarks

B + Directional pad left: Search current page

B + Directional pad right: Enter new URL (similar to address bar in your common browser)

B + (-) key: Go Back a page (similar to back button on your browser)

B + (+) Key: Go forward one page (similar to Forward button on your browser)