Connecting An External Monitor Or Projector; Directing The Display Output When You Turn On The Computer - Toshiba X870-BT2G23 User Manual

Connecting an external monitor or projector

You can easily attach an external monitor or projector to your
computer if you need a larger screen. To do this:
1 Read the directions that came with the monitor to see if you
first need to install new software.
2 Connect the monitor's video cable to the RGB (monitor) port
on the side of the computer.
3 Connect the device's power cable to a live electrical outlet.
4 Turn on the external device.
Your computer will automatically detect the external display
device.
NOTE

Directing the display output when you turn on the computer

Once you have connected an external display device, you can
choose to use the internal display only, the external device only, or
both simultaneously.
NOTE
The quickest way to change the display output settings is to use the
display hot key (
Press
F4
pause each time you press the
change.
This hot key cycles through the settings in the following order (the
last two options are available if an external monitor is connected):
❖
❖
❖
❖
Using external display devices
In the future you can change the display settings by pressing
by configuring the display properties settings.
Some modes are only available with the appropriate device attached
and turned on.
F4 ):
repeatedly until the setting you want takes effect. Briefly
Built-in display only
Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously
External monitor only
Built-in display and external monitor (extended desktop)
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key to allow time for the display to
F4
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, or
F4