Using The Extended Desktop - Gateway Profile Profile 6 User Manual

CHAPTER 8: Customizing Your Computer

Using the extended desktop

Help & Support
For more information about using an
extended desktop, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the phrase
multiple monitors in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
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If your computer has a video card installed, you can use a second monitor to
increase the size of your Windows desktop. You can use the additional desktop
space to accommodate additional windows.
To turn on extended desktop:
Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
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your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
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opens.
Right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. The
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Display Properties dialog box opens.
Click the Settings tab.
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Click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Extend my Windows
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desktop onto this monitor.
Click Apply.
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You can open windows in your desktop and drag them over to the second
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monitor.
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