ThinkPad E555 - Choosing a Display Mode; Changing Display Settings

Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternaldisplay,right-clickonthedesktop,thenclickScreen
resolution➙Detect.
•Connectingawirelessdisplay
Note:Touseawirelessdisplay,ensurethatbothyourcomputerandtheexternaldisplaysupportthe
Wi-DiorMiracastfeature.
–ForWindows7
OpentheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Forhowtoaccess
theLenovoQuickDisplayprogram,see“Lenovoprograms”onpage14
.
–ForWindows8.1
1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.ClickDevices➙Projector➙Addawirelessdisplay.
3.Selectthedesiredwirelessdisplayandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Formoreinformation,seethehelpinformationsystemsoftheLenovoQuickDisplayprogramandthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem.
Choosingadisplaymode
Youcandisplayyourdesktopandappsonthecomputerdisplay,theexternaldisplay,orboth.Tochoose
howtodisplaythevideooutput,pressthedisplay-modeswitchingkeyandthenselectadisplay
modeyouprefer.
Therearefourdisplaymodes:
•Disconnect:Displaysthevideooutputonlyonyourcomputerscreen.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeDisconnect,PCscreenonly,Computeronly,or
Disconnectprojector.
•Duplicate:Displaysthesamevideooutputonbothyourcomputerscreenandanexternaldisplay.
•Extend:Extendsthevideooutputfromyourcomputerdisplaytoanexternaldisplay.Youcandragand
moveitemsbetweenthetwodisplays.
•Projectoronly:Showsthevideooutputonlyonanexternaldisplay.
Note:Dependingonthesituation,youmightseeProjectoronlyorSecondscreenonly.
Note:IfyoushowDOSorprogramsusingDirectDraworDirect3D
®
infull-screenmode,onlythemain
displayshowsthevideooutput.
Changingdisplaysettings
Youcanchangethesettingsforboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternaldisplay.Forexample,you
candefinewhichoneisthemaindisplayandwhichoneisthesecondarydisplay.Youalsocanchange
theresolutionandorientation.
Tochangedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickonthedesktopandselectScreenResolution.
2.Selectthedisplaythatyouwanttoconfigure.
3.Changedisplaysettingsasyouwant.
Note:Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplaythantheexternaldisplay,onlypartofthescreen
canbeshownontheexternaldisplay.
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