How to: Add a second monitor to your computer
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Published: 3 years ago
|Updated: 3 years ago
If you're feeling constricted using just one laptop screen or desktop monitor, Donald Bell is here to show you how to add more visual real estate to your computer setup. The step by step process will clearly show you how to add an external monitor to your laptop setup or use two monitors with a desktop computer. To do so you need just a minute and nothing more than an extra cable. Here, we’ll demonstrate the process using a Windows 7 laptop. You can do the same with any updated Windows version.
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TasksCheck whether your laptop or the desktop contains a VGA or HDMI port.
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Ensure that your second monitor has a VGA, DVI, or HDMI port.
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Pick up an HDMI to DVI adapter if your monitor does not have any HDMI input.
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Turn on your laptop or the desktop.
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Connect the second monitor to the laptop with the adapter and switch it on.
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Set the Source control to the input that you're using.
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If you don’t see your desktop on the second installed monitor yet, go to the Start Menu.
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Select the Control Panel and then type “monitors” into the search box.
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Click on the “Set up computer to use multiple monitors” option under the Display section.
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Hit the “Detect” button and you’ll see a panel with 2 displays next to each other.
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Next, go to the drop down menu from “Multiple displays” and select “Extend these displays”.
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At last, click on the “Apply” button to activate the monitors.
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Fix the resolutions of the monitor or other settings if needed.
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For Mac: Use a cable or adapter that goes from mini DisplayPort to DVI or HDMI and connect your Mac to the second monitor using that cable.
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Now, go to the Apple menu, select “System preferences”, and then “Displays”.
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Then do the specific settings such as Color, Resolution, and Arrangement.
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Check the “Mirror Display” box from the primary monitor for better presentation.
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