Reverse Scroll Direction (Natural vs Traditional)

Choose whether moving the wheel or your finger downward scrolls the page down (traditional) or up (natural). Adjusting this setting affects only your account.

What you're changing: The mapping between your scroll motion and the direction content moves.

Windows & macOS

Windows

Open Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Mouse.
Under Scrolling, choose Down motion scrolls down or Down motion scrolls up from Scrolling direction.

macOS

Open System Settings → Mouse or Trackpad.
Toggle Natural scrolling.
Older versions: run defaults write -g com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool NO to disable natural scrolling (use YES to re‑enable).

Tips & Troubleshooting

macOS applies the same direction to mice and trackpads; utilities like Scroll Reverser let you split them.
Reversing the setting also flips horizontal scroll wheels.

References

Microsoft Support. "Change mouse settings" (scrolling direction). support.microsoft.com
Apple Support. "Change trackpad preferences on Mac" (natural scrolling). support.apple.com
OS X Daily. "Reverse scrolling direction on Mac with Terminal" (2023). osxdaily.com

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