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tobine59663048
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January 25, 2018
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How to change scrolling direction (all apps)

  • January 25, 2018
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For whatever reason the Adobe apps have made my magic trackpad scroll the opposite direction I have them set in all other apps and the OS finder. I can't find any settings that allow me to toggle this as there are in other apps. Can anyone help? Thank you.

    Correct answer MissHQ

    OK, here it comes:

     

    There is a row of small symbols at the right bottom corner. The fourth one from the right looks like a grid, has a tooltip that reads "Click to lock thumbnail grid". Click on that and the scrolling will be back to normal.

     

     

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    tsprouse@kleintools.com
    New Participant
    April 25, 2023

    There is a row of small symbols at the right bottom corner. The fourth one from the right looks like a grid, has a tooltip that reads "Click to lock thumbnail grid". Click on that and the scrolling will be back to normal.

    Bottom right corner of what?

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      default3jylajuf08bu
      New Participant
      June 20, 2021

      CTRL + SHIFT + H, than use up / down arrows till you get proper speed and DIRECTION. CTRL + SHIFT + H again, to stop autoscrolling. Worked for READER DC.

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        MissHQCorrect answer
        Inspiring
        October 23, 2019

        OK, here it comes:

         

        There is a row of small symbols at the right bottom corner. The fourth one from the right looks like a grid, has a tooltip that reads "Click to lock thumbnail grid". Click on that and the scrolling will be back to normal.

         

         
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          barrysutton
          New Participant
          April 6, 2020

          Thanks, hquicksilver, that solved it. 

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          CKDestef3541770
          Participating Frequently
          November 30, 2018

          I am having the same issue with Bridge only. Weird! I have my OS mouse scroll set to "natural" which works as intended for all apps except Bridge which is scrolling in the opposite direction.

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            sk_23734
            Known Participant
            November 30, 2018

            same here!

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              sherridge101
              Known Participant
              January 5, 2019

              Same here.

              Can't see anything in the Bridge prefs.

              Any fix?

              Cheers

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                Juiced87
                New Participant
                November 22, 2018

                I have the same issue.

                Normally I work with programs like Solidworks where you zoom by pushing and pulling the content.
                In Adobe software the default zoom is zooming a virtual camera.
                Since a few months, I have been using Indesign and Illustrator a lot and am really annoyed that such a company as Adobe cannot just build the option to toggle this the opposite direction.

                I am constantly switching between natural and reversed zooming all day and it drives me crazy.

                So please Adobe change this soon!

                And no, I am not changing the Solidworks direction because I also work with a Spacemouse.

                Also a thing Adobe cannot work with .

                BobLevine
                BobLevine
                Adobe Expert
                November 22, 2018

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                  Laubender
                  Adobe Expert
                  January 26, 2018

                  Scrolling direction with the trackpad?
                  That's a OS X system setting. Look under Trackpad there. Scrolling and Zooming.
                  Turn on/off the first item there.

                  I turned it off… Default is on.

                  ( OS X 10.11.6 )

                  Regards,
                  Uwe

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                  tobine59663048Author
                  New Participant
                  January 26, 2018

                  Thanks, Laubender–– not an OS fix, unfortunately, I do not think. It is set the way I prefer in prefs (unchecked/'natural' off) and works this way with every other app I use. It's just Adobe's creative cloud (that i just upgraded to) that has reversed it. I appreciate your reply, though. Thanks for trying to help.

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                    Laubender
                    Adobe Expert
                    January 26, 2018

                    Hm…
                    Maybe you could do a little video clip with Quick Time Player to show what's going wrong and post a link after uploading it to a service like Dropbox?

                    I have no idea what's going wrong on your side…

                    Regards,
                    Uwe

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