How to Change Scroll Direction on Mac

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How to Change Scroll Direction on Mac
How to Change Scroll Direction on Mac
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To change the scrolling direction of a Mac trackpad, access the "Apple" menu, click on the "System Preferences" item, click on the "Trackpad" icon, click on the "Scroll and zoom" tab and finally deselect the button. check "Scroll direction: natural".

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Change the Trackpad Scroll Direction

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 1
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 1

Step 1. Click on the "Apple" menu

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 2
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 2

Step 2. Click on the System Preferences option

If a secondary menu appears, instead of the "System Preferences" dialog, click on the "Show All" button located at the top of the window.

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 3
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 3

Step 3. Click the Trackpad icon

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 4
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 4

Step 4. Click on the Scroll and Zoom tab

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 5
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 5

Step 5. Click the Scroll Direction checkbox:

natural. When the indicated option is active, sliding two fingers down on the Mac trackpad will scroll the displayed page up and vice versa. When the indicated option is not active, sliding two fingers down on the Mac trackpad will scroll the displayed page down.

Method 2 of 2: Change the Scroll Direction of the Mouse Wheel

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 6
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 6

Step 1. Click on the "Apple" menu

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 7
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 7

Step 2. Click on the System Preferences option

If a secondary menu appears, instead of the "System Preferences" dialog, click on the "Show All" button located at the top of the window.

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 8
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 8

Step 3. Click on the Mouse icon

Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 9
Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac Step 9

Step 4. Click the Scroll Direction checkbox:

natural. When the indicated option is active, sliding two fingers on the Mac trackpad downwards the displayed page will scroll up and vice versa. When the indicated option is not active, sliding two fingers down on the Mac trackpad will scroll down the displayed page.

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