Click: How to Change the Scroll Direction on a Mac

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Method 1of 2:

Changing Trackpad Scroll Direction

1. Click the Apple menu.
2. ClickSystem Preferences. If a submenu opens instead of System Preferences, click the Show All button at the top of the window.
3. ClickTrackpad.
4. Click theScroll & Zoomtab.
5. Click theScroll direction: Naturalcheckbox. When this is enabled, swiping down on the trackpad with two fingers will scroll up and vice-versa. When this is disabled, swiping down will scroll down.^[1]

Method 2of 2:

Changing Mouse Wheel Scroll Direction

1. Click the Apple menu.
2. ClickSystem Preferences. If you see a submenu instead of the main System Preferences menu, click the Show All button at the top of the window.
3. ClickMouse.
4. Click theScroll direction: Naturalcheckbox. When this is enabled, moving the wheel down will scroll up and vice-versa. If you disable this option, moving the wheel down will scroll down.