The best replacement for scrolling is paging.

The best alternatives to scrolling are rated as following:
★★★★★  paging
★★  pagination
★  tabs
★  autoscrolling
★  smooth scrolling

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Speaking about scrolling, one probably shouldn't forget about arrow keys.

Other search terms related to scrolling and their ratings are:
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★★ lenovo touchpad
★ arrow keys in excel
★ uiscrollview
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