Mac OS 10.7 Lion: Change scroll direction

Under Mac OS X Lion, the scroll direction of the trackpad is set to "Natural". You can also change that and return to the classic scroll direction. We show you where and how to do it.

Change the scrolling direction of the trackpad under OS X Lion

1. Open Spotlight with "cmd" + spacebar and type in "System Preferences". Alternatively, you can access them via the dock.
2. Click "Trackpad" under the "Hardware" heading.
3. Switch to the "Scroll and Zoom" tab.
4. Remove the check mark in front of "Scroll direction: Natural".

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