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Using the extended desktop
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:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If
your Control Panel is in Category View, click Appearance and Themes.
2 Click/Double-click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog box
opens.
3 Right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. The
Display Properties dialog box opens.
4 Click the Settings tab.
5 Click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Extend my Windows
desktop onto this monitor.
6 Click Apply.
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.
7 You can open windows in your desktop and drag them over to the second
monitor.
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