Connecting peripheral devices
Selecting display modes
When the computer is connected to an external display (desktop monitor, TV, ...), you can select which
display is used as the primary monitor. If you want to work on the notebook display and the external display
at the same time, see Using the Dual Display function
To change the primary monitor, proceed as follows:
1
Click the Start button, and then Control Panel.
The Control Panel appears.
2
Click Appearance and Themes.
3
Click Display.
The Display Properties dialog box appears.
4
Click the Settings tab.
5
Click the display marked 2.
By default, your notebook LCD screen is the display marked 1.
If you do not know whether your notebook screen or the external screen is 1 or 2, click the Identify
button.
6
Select the Use this device as the primary monitor check box.
7
Click Apply and then OK.
The external display is now the primary monitor.
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