If you have multiple monitors, there are various ways you can use them to make a presentation or work on a project.
The prerequisite for this tutorial is that you have at least one other display screen or projector screen connected to your computer. To get started, open up the display settings of your computer, and then you can mirror or extend your screen as needed.
- Go to your desktop and right click to open the menu and select "Display Settings" OR go to "Start > Settings > System> Display"
- If you have multiple screens connected to your computer, this "Multiple displays" setting should appear:
Now that the settings are open, you can do any of the following.
Mirroring your screen
You can mirror your screen to another display monitor so that the content shown on both displays are the same. Cursor movement, applications, etc. are all the same on this mirrored screen, so others can see exactly what you're doing if you project the second screen.
How to mirror your screen
- When you're in the display settings, click on one of the other display screens other than the "main display" one (the "main display" screen is the one with the "Make this my main display" option greyed out).
- Click the dropdown menu at the bottom right corner of the "displays" box and select "Duplicate desktop on 1 and 2" to mirror "Display 1" on "Display 2".
If you have more than 2 display screens, the same will apply to any combination of the screens. The first display number will always be the one mirrored onto the second display number in the dropdown menu options. - The system will ask you if you want to keep your changes or revert it back to the previous display setting. Click "Keep changes" to proceed.
- Once the screen is mirrored, the "displays" box will look like this:
Extending your screen
When you extend your screen to another display monitor, you are expanding your workspace. Content can be moved between screens, but each application is unique. This can be helpful if you need to project a slide presentation on one screen and have lecture notes open on another, or if you need to see applications side-by-side in order to multitask. Your screen can be extended to multiple displays too, so you are not limited to just two screens to work with.
How to extend your screen
- When you're in the display settings, click on one of the other display screens other than the "main display" one (the "main display" screen is the one with the "Make this my main display" option greyed out).
- Click the dropdown menu at the bottom right corner of the "displays" box and select "Extend desktop to this display" for all other displays (that you don't want/need mirrored).
- Click and drag each numbered display to re-order them into your desired configuration. The order of the display numbers from left to right determines the direction your cursor will move between screens.
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TIP: You can determined what your display numbers are by clicking the "Identify" button in the bottom right corner of the "displays" box. Large numbers will appear on your screen to indicate how each display is numbered. Then you can arrange the display numbers in the same order.
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TIP: You can determined what your display numbers are by clicking the "Identify" button in the bottom right corner of the "displays" box. Large numbers will appear on your screen to indicate how each display is numbered. Then you can arrange the display numbers in the same order.
- Click "Apply" in the lower left corner of the "display" box to save your changes.
Changing which screen is your main display
To change which screen is your main display screen, click on the display number of the screen you want to be your primary screen and then check the "Make this my main display" checkbox.
The primary display is the screen that will show the taskbar, desktop icons, and other system notifications. Be sure to change this setting if you don't want these things to be visible on a presentation.
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