How to Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac

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Last Updated: March 29, 2019

To change the scroll direction for your Mac's trackpad, click the Apple menu → click System Preferences → click Scroll & Zoom → toggle the Natural scroll direction on or off.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Changing Trackpad Scroll Direction

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Click the Apple menu.
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Click System Preferences. If a submenu opens instead of System Preferences, click the Show All button at the top of the window.

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3
Click Trackpad.
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Click the Scroll & Zoom tab.
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Click the Scroll direction: Natural checkbox. When this is enabled, swiping down on the trackpad with two fingers will scroll up and vice-versa. When this is disabled, swiping down will scroll down.^{[1]
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Changing Mouse Wheel Scroll Direction

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Click the Apple menu.
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Click System Preferences. If you see a submenu instead of the main System Preferences menu, click the Show All button at the top of the window.
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Click Mouse.
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Click the Scroll direction: Natural checkbox. When this is enabled, moving the wheel down will scroll up and vice-versa. If you disable this option, moving the wheel down will scroll down.

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