If you have a computer mouse that has a wheel between its two buttons, you may know that Excel recognizes the wheel and allows you to use it for different purposes. The default behavior of the wheel is to scroll your worksheet up and down.

1. Mouse Wheel Zooms Instead Of Scrolls
2. Mouse Wheel Is Zooming Instead Of Scrolling

You can modify how Excel reacts to moving the wheel by following these steps:. Display the Excel Options dialog box. (In Excel 2007 click the Office button and then click Excel Options. In Excel 2010 and Excel 2013 display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.). At the left side of the dialog box, click Advanced.

(See Figure 1.)Figure 1. The Advanced area of the Excel Options dialog box. Scroll through the available options until you find the Editing Options area.

Select the Zoom On Roll With IntelliMouse check box. Click on OK.Now when you use the mouse wheel, Excel zooms your worksheet in and out. If you decide you again want to use the wheel to scroll, simply repeat the steps but clear the check box.It should be noted that if you only need to change the behavior temporarily, you can do so by holding down the Ctrl key as you move the mouse wheel. If you have Excel configured to use the mouse wheel to scroll up and down through the worksheet (the check box in step 4 is not selected), then holding down Ctrl as you roll zooms in and out. If you have the step-4 check box selected, then holding down Ctrl while you roll scrolls through the worksheet.

Mouse Wheel Zooms Instead Of Scrolls

Hi, I'm wondering if there is some way to change the sensitivity when you pan using the scroll wheel. When you click the scroll wheel down it allows you to pan all over the document however it is made almost useless by the stupid sensitivity settings. It scrolls painfully slowly until you move past a certain point where it rockets into the distance, far away from where you were trying to go.

Mouse Wheel Is Zooming Instead Of Scrolling

Is there any option in excel or even a system wide option in Windows that allows you to change the sensitivity or say, set a maximum scroll speed?