Photoshop question...zooming

Can't find the discussion board for Photoshop...figured someone here could help.
How do i set the roller ball on the mouse to zoom in and out of the photo?
thanks.

schmoel:
From the Photoshop help document regarding"To zoom in or out":
(Photoshop) If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can use it to zoom in or out after selecting the Zoom tool. Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > General (Mac OS) and select the Zoom With Scroll Wheel option [Edit: it's a checkbox] to enable this behavior.
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