macOS allows you to change the scrolling direction for the trackpad easily, but if you use an external mouse with your computer, macOS would change the scroll direction for that mouse as well. As of now, there is no native option to set different scroll directions for the mouse and the trackpad. But as always you can use a third-party app to get around this restriction. Let’s see how.
The Native Way
To work more comfortably, change the way your mouse responds as you move it. A wireless mouse must be connected with your Mac to make the changes below. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Mouse. Move the sliders to change any of the following. Click the Apple icon () in the upper-left corner of your screen. Select System Preferences. From the dropdown menu. Trying to set up Messages, the settings appear to be invisible. Why doI have ton spend. So much time to search for something that should be simple to find.After 30 years of using Mac, I don't remember. Having so much crap thrown at us. I'm referring to all this updates. Configure the mouse settings for that program. You can configure settings on the Pointer Options, Wheel, and Buttons tabs. Close the IntelliPoint window, and then quit System Preferences.
Although macOS has an option to change the scroll direction for mouse and trackpad, you can not change that setting independent of the other. For example, you can get the mouse and the trackpad to scroll naturally but you can’t have your trackpad scrolling naturally and your mouse scrolling the opposite way.
So, if you’re fine with losing the sense of direction on either of your pointing devices, here’s how to change it. Navigate to the Settings app on macOS, click the Trackpad icon from the list. Under the Scroll & Zoom tab, uncheck the box next to “Scroll direction: Natural”. That’s it, your trackpad and mouse will scroll in the non-natural direction.
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Set Different Scroll Direction For Mouse And Trackpad
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s move forward to the actual tool that would solve our problem. Mos is a simple utility app that lets you set a scroll direction for the external mouse independent of the trackpad. Go ahead and install theutility from the website using this link.
Once you have the file downloaded, install it to your macOS. It would open up a window as shown below. Athentech perfectly clear workbench 3 6 3 1410. Simply click and drag the Mos icon onto the Applications folder right next to it.
Once the app is installed, run the app and it would show up in the Menu Bar. It would need access to Accessibility Controls. Click the button “Needs access to Accessibility controls”.
It would take you to the Privacy Settings and you’d find Mos in the Accessibility section. Check the box next to Mos and lock the Padlock to save the changes.
Now, click the Mos icon from the Menu Bar and you’d find the Preferences option. Click “Preferences” to open the Settings page.
Under General, click the checkbox to enable Reverse Scroll for your mouse. That’s it, you can now use the mouse scroll wheel like any other computer without losing the scroll direction on the trackpad.
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Alternate App
Scroll Reverser is another powerful utility that offers more refined scrolling controls for your computer. For instance, you can reverse scrolling for the trackpad, mouse, and even a drawing tablet with this utility. Plus you can also control horizontal and vertical scrolling, separately.
Go ahead and download the utility from the website. After installing the app, you won’t be able to see it in the Menu Bar just yet. We need to grant Accessibility permissions to the app. Open the Settings app> Settings & Privacy> Privacy> Accessibility. Check the box next to “Scroll Reverser” and lock the Padlock to save changes.
Open the Scroll Reverser app again, you’d see it in the Menu bar now. Click the Preferences button to open the settings page.
You can reverse the scrolling direction for the trackpad, mouse, and tablet. You can also change the scrolling direction for horizontal and vertical axes separately.
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Final Words
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These were a few ways to change the scrolling direction on macOS. I would recommend Mos if you just want separate controls for an external mouse but if you want separate controls for each axis and multiple devices the Scroll Reverser is a good option. Which one would you pick, let me know in the comments below?
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Summary
This article describes how to add, remove, and disable custom mouse settings for a program when you use the Microsoft IntelliPoint software on a Macintosh computer.
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Configure the IntelliPoint software
To configure the IntelliPoint software, follow the steps that are listed for your operating system.
Mac OS X
- On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.
- Click Microsoft Mouse.
- Click Add.
Note If this is the first time that you add a customized setting for a program, you may receive the following message:You are about to add an application and create a custom setting for it. Select the desired program in the next window. If this message appears, click to select the Don't show again check box, and then click OK. - In the Choose a file window, locate the program that you want to assign custom settings to, and then click the program's executable file.
- Click Open.
- Configure the mouse settings for that program. You can configure settings on the Pointer Options, Wheel, and Buttons tabs.
- Close the IntelliPoint window, and then quit System Preferences.
Note To change or delete customized settings for a program, choose the program from the list in step 3 of this procedure, and then change the settings that you want to change. Or, click Remove to remove all custom settings.
Earlier than Mac OS X
- On the Apple menu, click Control Panels.
- Double-click IntelliPoint.
- Click Add.
Note If this is the first time that you add a customized setting for a program, you may receive the following message:You are about to add an application and create a custom setting for it. Select the desired application in the next window. If this message appears, click to select the Do not show again check box, and then click OK. - In the Open window, locate the program that you want to assign custom settings to, and then click the program's executable file.
- Click Open.
- Configure the mouse settings for that program. You can configure settings on the Pointer Options, Wheel, and Buttons tabs.
- Close the IntelliPoint window, and then quit Control Panel.
To remove, disable, or modify an IntelliPoint custom setting for a program:
Reset Mouse Settings Mac
- On the Apple menu, click Control Panels.
- Double-click IntelliPoint.
- Under the Select Global Settings for a specific application option, click the program where you want to remove, disable, or modify an IntelliPoint custom setting.
To remove the settings:
Click Remove, and then click Delete.
To disable the settings:
Click to select the Disable IntelliPoint features for the selected applicationcheck box.
To modify the settings:
Configure the settings that you want on the Pointer Options, Wheel, and Buttons tabs. - Close the IntelliPoint window, and then quit Control Panel.
The screen magnifies after you install the IntelliPoint software
- Press the following key combination to reduce magnification:COMMAND + OPTION + MINUS SIGN
- On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.
- Click Universal Access.
- Under Zoom, select Off.
- Restart the computer.
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For more information on how to assign a macro or function to a button on your Microsoft mouse, visit the following Microsoft knowledge base article:
258892 - Assign macro or function to buttons on your mouse
258892 - Assign macro or function to buttons on your mouse