How to Change Scroll Direction on a Mac

This wikiHow will teach you how to change the scroll direction on your Mac.

Steps

1
Open System Preferences. There are two ways of doing this:
- Open the Apple Menu at the top of the screen and select System Preferences....
- Open System Preferences from the Dock.
2
Find the proper section under the Hardware tab.
- If you're using a trackpad, select the Trackpad button.
- If you're using a mouse, select the Mouse button.
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3
Open the "Scroll & Zoom" tab.
4
Click the checkbox next to "Scroll direction: natural". This will change the direction you scroll in, regardless of whether the box was checked or unchecked.