Questions and answers from our knowledge base You may find the solution to a problem in the list of questions and answers below. Opera is known for being small, fast and customizable. It is capable of browsing the Web, sending and receiving e-mail , reading and posting to news groups, and basic instant messaging . The new integrated search feature gives you quick access to major search engines. See the features and functions listed for more information.
Opera wants to make the Internet available to as many people as possible.
Therefore, Opera can be used with keyboard as well as mouse, and has a wide and unique range of options regarding the display of documents. The Internet has developed through the production of public recommendations and standards. Most browser companies implemented their own versions of these recommendations. This complicated Web site development and maintenance require Web masters to write different code targeted at different browsers. Opera, on the other hand, has a long record of not deviating from the public standards and will continue to implement W3C's specifications and recommendations in the future.