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Windows XP Information
Display Settings
Extended Desktop
Use the control panel
to drag the monitors to
match the physical ar-
rangement you wish to
use.
You can drag any
icons
or
windows
across to either display
desktop, which makes
it possible to have one
program visible in one
of the displays, and a
different program visi-
ble in the other display.
Figure D - 11
Display Properties
(Extended
D
Desktop)
D - 16 Display Modes (VIA)
To Enable Extended Desktop (Display Properties)
1. Attach the external display to the external monitor port and turn it on.
2. Go to the Display Properties control panel (see
and click Settings (tab).
3. Click the monitor icon (e.g.
desktop onto this monitor." box, and then click Apply.
4. As long as the appropriate monitor icon is selected you can adjust the screen
resolution, color quality etc.
5. Click Apply > Yes to confirm any setting changes
"Video Features" on page D -
), and click to put a tick in the "Extend my Windows
2
Click the appropriate monitor
icon (e.g. ) to be able to select
the option to extend the desktop
on to it.
In this example the Primary mon-
itor
is on the left, the secondary
1
display
2
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2
is on the right.
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