Command Key Zooms?

It seems that with the upgrade to Mavericks, when I hold the Command key down and try to Scroll, the screen enlarges.
I am trying to select certain files by using the Command key and I need to scroll without the screen doing this.
Is there a way to change this Command key behavior?
Thank you,
Scott

That option was enabled in Mac OS X Snow Leopard by default, but not in OS X Mavericks.
To disable it, open System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom, and untick the second option you can see in the System Preferences window.

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