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Turn On or Turn Off Smooth Scrolling

When selected, this option allows a special type of scrolling to display content at a predetermined speed. Turned off, screen readers will continue to read links correctly even when the next link is off the current screen, and voice recognition programs may perform better as well. Left on, screen readers will sometimes read part of the next link and/or extraneous information along with the next link. This procedure tells you how to turn this option on or off through Internet Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actionsKeyboard actions
1 On the Start menu:
  • Select Control Panel
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key Windows logo key).
  • Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2 In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
  • Select Internet Options.
In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
  • Press ENTER.
  • Move to Internet Options by pressing the arrow keys.
  • Press ENTER.
3 In the Internet Properties dialog box:
  • Select the Advanced tab.
In the Internet Options dialog box:
  • Move to the Advanced tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4 On the Advanced tab, under Settings: Browsing:
  • Turn the Use smooth scrolling setting on or off by selecting or clearing its check box.
On the Advanced tab, under Settings: Browsing:
  • Move to the Use smooth scrolling setting by pressing the DOWN ARROW key.
  • Turn the setting on or off (select or clear) the check box by pressing SPACEBAR.
5 To save your settings and close the dialog box:
  • Select OK.
To save your settings and close the dialog box:
  • Press ENTER.
6 To close Control Panel:
  • Select the Close button.
To close Control Panel:
  • Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Internet Options: Advanced tab: Settings: Use smooth scrolling

Control Panel: Internet Options: Advanced tab: Settings: Use smooth scrolling

Last updated: Thursday, February 14, 2008

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