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Rodrigo_Mirra
August 23, 2021

Zoom with scroll wheel jumps too much

  • August 23, 2021
  • 47 replies
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In the last days I noticed a change in the feature of zooming with Ctrl+scroll wheel. It used to be much smoother. Now it jumps from 26% to 100% to 381% to 1449% 😐

This is a feature I use all the time to navigate my projects and this change prevents me from having adequate control over the view of my canvas. I need more intermediate steps in zooming, just like before this change.

47 replies

Ihnderson_Vieira
April 13, 2023

If you’re using a Logitech Mouse, like Mx Master 3, disable the smooth scrolling.

You’re welcome 😉

June 5, 2023

I have fixed my problem by changing the mouse settings.

Jaz_Singh
June 6, 2024

The Use alternate zoom handling option doesn’t seem to exist in web.
This super zoom issue is quite painful when using Option scroll wheel.

June 8, 2024

I have an issue with the scroll zoom in Figma. In other programs and websites, zooming with the mouse scroll wheel works just fine. However, in Figma, it does not work as it should. It kind of works, actually, but very, very slowly. I have to zoom in with the scroll wheel for about 30 seconds to reach the desired level. I have tried adjusting the mouse sensitivity in my Windows settings, but Figma is not affected by it. I should mention that a few months ago, it used to work just fine, and now I have the same problem regardless of whether I use Figma in the browser or the downloaded program. Has anyone else had the same issue? How can I fix it? I would appreciate your help a lot.

Khan_Faizan_Ahmad
December 4, 2024

Thanks mate. works for me.

Coslavko
New Member
February 23, 2025

 

Thanks!!

Sagun Manandhar
New Member
November 29, 2025

can't find this "use alternate zoom handling" in figma destkop version. Pls help. 


I have got a solution for smoother zooming.
Go to Menu>Preferences>Enable Use Alternate Zoom Handling