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ChakyCheung
ChakyCheung
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August 30, 2015
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Horizontal Scrolling Problem

  • August 30, 2015
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Hello everyone,

I have a Photoshop CC 2015. Currently I am using the Logitech's MX Master, with a wheel specifically for horizontal scrolling.

But this does not seem to work in the Windows Version of Photoshop. I have tested the exact same function(horizontal scroll) on the Photoshop of my mac, and it worked out absolutely fine - just like vertical scrolling.

For the windows though, when I try to scroll horizontally,at first it immediately scroll all the way to the far left of the horizontal bar. After that, the horizontal scroll will have no effect and simply stuck at the very end.

Of course, I can use my mouse to control the horizontal bar, but it will be much more convenient if Photoshop can support a wheel specifically for horizontal scrolling.

So in a nutshell what I am looking for is a way to use my horizontal scrolling wheel in Photoshop.

Thanks again.

    Correct answer Chris Cox

    I've done some Googling and really haven't come up with much.

    Chris Cox‌, are horizontal scroll wheels compatible with Photoshop CC 2015?


    If the device provides the OS event for horizontal scrolling, then it should work.

    Photoshop is just looking for the OS event, same as for vertical scrolling.

    And I've seen it work with other input devices -- so my guess is a Logitech driver issue.

    10 replies

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    Nina3532845163eb
    Participant
    October 18, 2025

    2025 and this is still an issue (Photoshop 2025 with Logitech lift). In every app, the scrolling + lower thumb button is horizontal scrolling, except in Adobe.

    The easiest workaround is to make that button a shortcut for Ctrl in Adobe apps.

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    firereverie
    Participant
    January 24, 2018

    It's terrible that it is now 2018 and this is still a problem, not only with the MX master, which at least seems to have a workaround of setting horizontal scroll to zoom in/out (a function meant for browsers where zoom is CTRL+Scroll up/down and therefore tricks photoshop into horizontal scroll) in the Logitech software, but does not function in Logitech Gaming Software which is responsible for controlling some of Logitech's other mice. To make matters worse you would think that you could simply remap right to left and left to right, but sadly this causes horizontal scrolling in photoshop to go all the way to the other side of the image. Please work together with Logitech and fix this, or considering its not an issue with any other software, step up and fix it yourselves. The status quo of "working as intended" is unacceptable when there is a blatant disregard for your paying customers workflow.

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      kkokosz
      Participant
      October 25, 2018

      Are you joking? This is Adobe. No help, no responsibility - always other companies make mistakes... I have Logitech MX and Logitech MX 2s - and still is the same behaviour. In other applications with horizontal scroll is no problem with scrolling, only in Photoshop, but Adobe copy and paste "this is Logitech issue" and "we only catch OS events"... So, why other applications (Opera, Word, SublimeText, IntelliJ IDEA, Corel Painter or finally ADOBE READER DC!) work fine?

      Huasiji
      Huasiji
      Participant
      February 28, 2017

      It's 2017 and the saturation of zoom in/out problem is still there.

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      msammler
      Participating Frequently
      August 4, 2017

      Still an issue.

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      Rishi Sanyal
      Participant
      August 6, 2016

      Thanks for documenting this. This is not just a Logitech mouse problem. I have the same issue with the Precision Touchpad on my Surface Pro 4. Same exact behavior: trying to horizontal scroll with my fingers on the touchpad at all just jams the image all the way on the left, unable to recover.

      So it seems to me this is some strange Photoshop behavior.

      If all that needs to happen is the device send the proper OS-level command, one wonders why on earth Microsoft's own precision touchpad wouldn't send the proper OS command to Microsoft's own Windows OS...

      Are there any actual solutions to this?

      Oddly, if I assign 'zoom in / out' to the thumb wheel on the Logitech MX mouse in Logitech's software, then I get horizontal scrolling in Photoshop.

      ?

      As a 10+ Mac user, the number of bugs I find on a daily basis when using the Windows OS even on Microsoft's own Surface Pro 4 device is depressing. The fact remains that I just rarely have such basic issues when using a Mac.

      Thanks,
      Rishi

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      seghierk
      Participant
      March 30, 2016

      you can with mx master wireless which already have button for horizontal scrolling but you need change preference

      horizontal scrolling activated by default for the side wheel

      choose photoshop and change the setting to : zoom in/out and it will work fine

      dave-clarke-studio
      dave-clarke-studio
      Participant
      February 2, 2016

      Hi All,

      I found a solution on the Logitech Forums.

      Just create an app specific profile for Photoshop in the Logitech Options (top right), and set the thumb wheel to Zoom in/out. I also have 'Zoom with Scroll Wheel' unchecked in Photoshop preferences ('Tools' tab). I've always used Alt + Scroll to zoom anyway.

      Voila! Horizontal scrolling in Photoshop!

      Here is the thread:

      Horizontal wheel of MX Master not work in Photosho... - Logitech Forums

      If anyone stumbles upon this thread, I found out a solution:

      In Logitech Options, create application specific profile for Photoshop.

      Then set thumb wheel scroll to Zoom in/out and now you will side scroll with the thumb wheel in PS!!!

      I found this out by mistake as the horizontal scroll setting didn't work, I wanted the wheel to zoom in and out but instead of that it scrolls horizontally Smiley Happy

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        Sushifish
        Participant
        August 14, 2016

        Thanks for this solution!

        Works as well in Lightroom (CC): just switch to zoom in/out instead horizontal scroll for the thumb wheel. I had the same problem with missing horizontal scrool in Lightroom

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        CelestialSynergy
        Participant
        January 27, 2016

        I have the same mouse and the same issue.

        Works fine in Illustrator, Excel, Chrome, etc.. But in Photoshop, horizontal scroll on the Master MX bugs out.

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          pablopatagonia
          Participant
          December 17, 2015

          Hi. I have the same mouse, use the same software suite and have not met with that problem. Actually, the default Logitech Options configuration assigns vertical scrolling to the main wheel and horizontal scrolling to the thumb wheel. The problem I have is that I want to assign Zoom to the thumb wheel, but Photoshop can't assign functions to more than one wheel. If you pick zoom for the wheel in Preferences, both wheels do the same. Anyone know any work around for this??? Thanks!

          Trevor.Dennis
          Community Expert
          Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 2, 2015

          My Performance MX does the same, but I'd never think to use it for horizontal scrolling.  Better to hit the Space bar and Pan, or hold down the H key and move the current zoom window to anywhere you want on the image.  If I absolutely wanted to use the mouse only for moving around the screen, I'd do something like this.  Set the thumb switch to Keystroke and Space bar.  Then you could move around by pressing the thumb switch following by left click and drag.  It works, but feels super clunky compared to using the space bar normally.

          ChakyCheung
          ChakyCheungAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          September 17, 2015

          Thanks for the reply. I get what you are trying to do there, but one of the most important reasons for buying the MX Master is of it's horizontal wheel.

          It would have been quite a waste if I can't use it in PS.

          But thanks for the suggestion anyways.

            Benjamin Root
            Benjamin Root
            Legend
            August 30, 2015

            Maybe a preference reset will help:

            Win: Press and hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift immediately after initiating Photoshop's startup. A box will appear asking if you want to continue with the reset, select "yes." If you don't see this, you weren't fast enough...Try again.

            Mac: Press and hold Cmd+Opt+Shift and start Photoshop. A box will appear, asking if you want to continue with the reset, select "yes."

            ChakyCheung
            ChakyCheungAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            August 31, 2015

            Hello, thanks for the reply.

            I tried the preference reset and had no goal.

            It just maintain the same situation - Once I horizontal scroll it immediately goes to the far left.

            Thanks.

            Benjamin Root
            Benjamin Root
            Legend
            August 31, 2015

            Make sure your system, Photoshop, GPU drivers (and any other drivers) are up to date

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