How can I scroll one full page at a time using the mouse wheel?

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How can I scroll one full page at a time using the mouse wheel?

I've had this problem for 3 years now. When I nudge my scroll wheel (IntelliMouse Optical) one notch forward or back, Safari moves 1/4 of a page up or down. How can I get one nudge of the scroll wheel to move one full page up or down? Firefox has an add-on, SmoothWheel, that can be set to a full page. Are there any options for doing this in Safari, without having to go to the keyboard? I tried Smart Wheel, no setting for that.

Any ideas? thanks

p.s. Please don't tell me to get another mouse, I've tried dozens of them and the old IntelliMouse Optical is the best one for me. (I'm also stuck on an ancient Apple M2980 keyboard. I love those old keyboards.)

Mac Pro 2X-Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz MA970LL/A

OS X 10.8.3

Memory: 10 GB

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT

Safari 6.03

Posted on May 6, 2013 12:59 AM

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Answer 1

Klaus1

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May 6, 2013 1:06 AM in response to Richard Wood1

I don't know how to make it do that, but it is much faster, when you need to scroll down to the bottom of a page, to use the arrow keys.

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Answer 2

May 6, 2013 1:44 PM in response to Klaus1

I can't use the keyboard to scroll. I need to keep my hand on the mouse, otherwise I'd never get anything done. Since I have no problem getting Firefox to scroll one page at a time, and I'm constantly jumping between 3 browsers, it would be nice to be able to scroll a full page at a time in Safari, just like I can in Firefox. Thanks.

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Answer 3

Klaus1

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May 6, 2013 3:59 PM in response to Richard Wood1

And you mouse does not have a scroll wheel? 😉

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Answer 4

May 6, 2013 8:12 PM in response to Klaus1

Yes, my mouse has a scroll wheel, but I can't set it to scroll one full page at a time as I can in Firefox. When browsing hundreds of pages of eBay auctions, it's great to be able to give the scroll wheel one little nudge and instantly be looking a the next full screen of results, farther down the page.

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