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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="monitors-dual" xml:lang="pa">
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<desc>Set up dual monitors.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
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<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
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<email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<link type="guide" xref="prefs-display"/>
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<title>Connect an external monitor to your laptop</title>
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<section id="video-demo">
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<title>Video Demo</title>
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<media type="video" width="500" mime="video/webm" src="figures/monitors-dual.webm">
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<tt:div begin="1s" end="3s">
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<tt:p>Type <input>displays</input> in the Activities overview to open the
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<gui>Displays</gui> settings.
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<tt:div begin="3s" end="9s">
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<tt:p>Click on the image of the monitor you would like to activate or deactivate,
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then switch it <gui>ON/OFF</gui>.
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<tt:div begin="9s" end="16s">
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<tt:p>The monitor with the top bar is the main monitor. To change which monitor is
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"main", click on the top bar and drag it over to the monitor you want to set as
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<tt:div begin="16s" end="25s">
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<tt:p>To change the "position" of a monitor, click on it and drag it to the desired
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<tt:div begin="25s" end="29s">
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<tt:p>If you would like both monitors to display the same content, check the
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<gui>Mirror displays</gui> box.
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<tt:div begin="29s" end="33s">
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<tt:p>When you are happy with your settings, click <gui>Apply</gui> and then click
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<gui>Keep this configuration</gui>.
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<tt:div begin="33s" end="37s">
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<tt:p>To close the <gui>Displays Settings</gui> click on the <gui>x</gui> in the top
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<title>Steps to setup an external monitor</title>
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<p>To set up an external monitor with your laptop, connect the monitor to your laptop.
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If your system doesn't recognize it immediately, or you would like to adjust
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<item><p>Type <input>displays</input> in the <link xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</link> overview to open the
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<gui>Displays Settings</gui>.
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<item><p>Click on the image of the monitor you would like to activate or deactivate,
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then switch it <gui>ON/OFF</gui>.
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<item><p>The monitor with the <link xref="shell-introduction">top bar</link> is the main monitor. To change which monitor is
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"main", click on the top bar and drag it over to the monitor you want to set as
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<item><p>To change the "position" of a monitor, click on it and drag it to the desired
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<note><p>If you would like both monitors to display the same content, check the
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<gui>Mirror displays</gui> box.</p></note>
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<item><p>When you are happy with your settings, click <gui>Apply</gui> and then click
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<gui>Keep this configuration</gui>.
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<item><p>To close the <gui>Displays Settings</gui> click on the <gui>x</gui> in the top