Mac Treat #185: Show Your Scroll Bars

By default, OS 10.7 detects and uses your device to decide whether or not to show scroll bars in on-screen windows. I prefer to have them always appear, so if you’d like to constantly see them in any window that’s scrollable, here’s how you do it:

  • Go to System Preferences
  • Open General
  • Select “Always” under “Show scroll bars”

No more scroll bar hide and seek…

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