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1. #How to change the direction of scrolling on a mac how to#
2. #How to change the direction of scrolling on a mac update#

If you’re used to macOS’ “natural” scrolling behaviour, then suddenly finding everything flipped around can be confusing.

#How to change the direction of scrolling on a mac update#

Your mouse will now adopt the scrolling behaviour from earlier versions of macOS, but to avoid confusion you should probably also update your trackpad to use the same “unnatural” scrolling behaviour! Natural or unnatural: Changing the trackpad

#How to change the direction of scrolling on a mac how to#

Along the way I’ll also be touching on some other ways that you can modify your scrolling behaviour, including how to modify your mouse’s tracking speed.Ĭhange the scrolling direction of your mouse If you’re feeling nostalgic for the pre-Lion days, or you’re simply curious to see how things work in the upside-down world of “unnatural” scrolling, then in this article I’ll show you how to restore the historical “unnatural” scrolling behaviour for your mouse and trackpad. In the days before macOS Lion, the mouse and trackpad moved in the opposite direction: if you scrolled up, then the scrolling bars moved up, and if you scrolled down then the scrolling bars would also move down.Ĭonfusingly, Apple refer to the current scrolling system as “natural” and the previous scrolling system (where up meant up, and down meant down) as “unnatural,” even though unnatural was the original scrolling behaviour for both Apple and Windows.

When you really think about it, this is the exact opposite scrolling behaviour you’d expect – but it hasn’t always been this way! If you scroll up, the scrolling bars will move down.

If you take a look at the scrolling bar on any window, and then scroll your mouse wheel or trackpad upwards, the scrolling bars will move down. Have you ever stopped to think about how strange your Mac’s scrolling behaviour is?