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Zoom on roll with IntelliMouse

Verified with Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000 — updated on September 4, 2026

Microsoft 365/Office 5568.1000

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Path in the GPO console

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Excel 2016\Excel Options\Advanced

Description

This policy setting sets the "Zoom on roll with IntelliMouse'" option found under File tab | Options | Advanced | Editing options If you enable this policy setting, rolling the mouse wheel will change the zoom level of the worksheet. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, rolling the mouse wheel will scroll the worksheet. This is the default behavior.

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options\binaryoptions

Value name: frollzoom_98_1

Enabled: frollzoom_98_1 = 1

Disabled: frollzoom_98_1 = 0

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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO.

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Zoom on roll with IntelliMouse
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options\binaryoptions]
"frollzoom_98_1"=dword:00000001
More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Zoom on roll with IntelliMouse
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

$path = 'HKCU:\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options\binaryoptions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'frollzoom_98_1' -Value 1 -Type DWord

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