Holding option and scrolling to zoom has been removed, but why?

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
June 16, 2025
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This is something I use constantly to navigate quickly around the stage to zoom in and out of specific areas so I am just super confused why, after all these years, that would be removed unless it was a mistake.

Correct answer nishu_kush

In After Effects Preferences > Previews > change the Trackpad Scrolling dropdown to Zoom.

Let me know how it goes. Moving this thread from Bugs to Discussions for troubleshooting.

Thanks,
Nishu

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shawn_1317

Participant

Bring back panning with scroll / zooming with option scroll please.

nishu_kush

Correct answer

Community Manager

In After Effects Preferences > Previews > change the Trackpad Scrolling dropdown to Zoom.

Let me know how it goes. Moving this thread from Bugs to Discussions for troubleshooting.

Thanks,
Nishu

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Sarie34613066krl0

Participant

Thank you!!

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RobShultz

Community Expert

What operating system are you on?

Have you tried resetting preferences? o reset After Effects preferences, close the application, then launch it while holding down Ctrl + Alt + Shift (Windows) or Command + Option + Shift (Mac OS). This will open the Startup Repair Options dialogue box, where you can choose to reset preferences.

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Brad29563617bxlx

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I second this question, my work time since it has been removed has increased, the absence of this feature seriously slows me down.

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