Mouse wheel - Scrolls the other way to windows laptop - can I change Mac settings?

[Marty_Macfly]

Hi all,



Hope you can help.

This drove me nuts last night.

Mouse Wheel:
Mac - Scroll forward = down
Mac - Scroll Back = Up

PC - Scroll forward = up
PC - Scroll Back = down


Is there anyway to change it in Mac settings?

I couldn't find it last night on the Mac.
I just checked my work laptop - same thing - can change the direction the wheel scrolls!


Hope you can advise

Martin

 

[mk313]

I’m not in Front of my Mac, but there is a setting in Settings that allows you to reverse the scroll direction.

 

[Marty_Macfly]

I’m not in Front of my Mac, but there is a setting in Settings that allows you to reverse the scroll direction.

Hi MK,
That’s awesome!

When you get a chance today, can you find with that settings for me please?

For the life of me, I could not find it last night!

I’m on a M1 MBA, so I’m on that big Sur operating system, if that means anything

Regards
Martin

 

[Nigel Goodman]

Settings>Mouse>Scroll Direction: Natural (turn off)

 

[Fishrrman]

Turning OFF that ridiculous "Natural" scroll setting is one of the first things I do with any OS install...

 

[Marty_Macfly]

Turning OFF that ridiculous "Natural" scroll setting is one of the first things I do with any OS install...

Good Good, not just me then! 😂

Yesterday I was having fun:

1. Mouse scrolling wrong way
2. 2 screens not playing ball
3. using a windows external keyboards, all key spacings wrong


Best wishes

Martin

 

[Marty_Macfly]

Fixed!

Thanks guys!

 

[Marty_Macfly]

Hi All,

On Big Sur, the below is a screenshot of where this "Scroll direction" setting is.

Settings > Mouse

PS:
Practice for screenshots on Mac going on here!

 

[Marty_Macfly]

Found a way to sort out the MBA track pad doing the same thing:

https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?247


Hope that helps!

Best wishes
Martin