
50 Chapter 4
Connecting a Second Display to Your Computer
You can connect two displays to your graphics card and use both displays at the same time.
When a second display is connected, you can either have the same image appear on both
displays (known as mirroring) or use the second display to extend the size of the Mac OS
desktop (known as extended desktop mode).You need a video cable for each display you
want to connect.
To use multiple displays:
1 Turn off the displays and shut down your computer.
2 Connect the video cable from each display to the appropriate port on the graphics card.
3 Turn on the displays and start up your computer.
To adjust the displays, choose System Preferences from the Apple Menu and open the
Displays pane.
By default, your computer starts up in extended desktop mode. To work in video mirroring
mode, turn Video Mirroring on with the Displays icon in the menu bar in Mac OS X. You can
press the Command (x) key and the F1 key to switch between video mirroring and extended
desktop mode.
For More Information on Displays
For information about connecting your display, see the setup instructions in Chapter 1,
“Setting Up.”
Additional information on using and configuring an external display is available in Mac Help.
Choose Mac Help from the Help menu and search for “display.”
Important For optimal mirroring performance, set both displays to the same resolution
and color depth.
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