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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Is there an Opera tutorial for migrants from Firefox?

      When I look at the Opera GUI I feel completely lost.

      I Googled for instructions to display a menu bar in Opera and found an image like this:

      0_1540490044103_Opera Menu Bar.jpg ![https://www.flickr.com/photos/150056224@N03/44829468844/in/dateposted-public/](image url)

      And I did find these instructions: *"It is possible to have menus (display mode) like in the previous versions: Click the "Opera" and choose 'Show menubar.'"
      [https://ccm.net/faq/9564-opera-restore-the-classic-menus](link url)

      But I can't seem to find that "Show menubar" button.

      I searched this forum and did find an old, long and quarrelsome thread suggesting that there may no longer be a way to display a classic
      Windows style menu bar in Opera. Did I get that right?
      [https://forums.opera.com/topic/44/where-is-the-menu-bar](link url)

      So, if that's the case, what I would find most helpful would be a guide to how to find in Opera the menu items one is used to finding on those old Windows menu bars.

      Does such a creature exist?

      Will in Seattle
      a.k.a. "Clueless"
      OS: Windows 7 [Version 6.1.7601]
      Opera Version: 56.0.3051.52

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

        Those instructions are for a very old version of Opera, the current versions don't have a menu bar.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User @leocg last edited by

          Thanks, leocg.

          I was afraid you'd say that.

          Oh well. A quarter of a century ago I managed to learn Lynx in MS-DOS, so I guess that, even at my age with worsening cognitive impairment, I can learn Opera. They say it's important to keep learning new things as we get older.

          In the meantime, if anyone reading this knows where I can find a tutorial for migrants from Firefox I'd sure be grateful if you could point me in that direction.

          Will in Seattle, a.k.a. "Clueless"
          Windows 7
          Opera 56.0.3051.52

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          • kiwikris
            kiwikris @Guest last edited by

            @clueless-in-seattle Opera is pretty easy to use. The key to getting started is the red O in the top left corner, clicking on this will open a menu allowing you to set up Opera. If you are completely green to Opera I suggest you open up help and start reading. Help is quite useful for a newbie and is written in plain English.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

              Most browsers work basically in the same way.
              Try checking Opera's help to get some basic instructions.

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