ThinkPad Edge E440 - Presentations and Multimedia; Display Settings and External Monitors

Formoreinformation,refertotheWindowshelpinformationsystemandtheBluetoothhelpinformation
system.
Presentationsandmultimedia
Youcanconnectyourcomputertoaprojectortogivepresentationsoryoucanconnectyourcomputer
toanexternalmonitortoexpandyourworkspace.
Changingdisplaysettings
Youcanchangethedisplaysettings,suchasthedisplayresolution,fontsize,andsoon.
Tochangethedisplaysettings,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickAppearanceandPersonalization.
2.ClickDisplayforfurtherconfiguration.
3.ClickApply.Thechangewilltakeeffectafteryoulogoff.
Usinganexternalmonitor
Note:Whenyouconnectanexternalmonitor,avideointerfacecablewithaferritecoreisrequired.
Yourcomputercansupportamaximumvideoresolutionofupto2048x1536,providedthattheexternal
monitoralsosupportsthatresolution.Formoreinformation,refertothemanualsprovidedwithyourmonitor.
Youcansetanyresolutionforeitherthecomputerdisplayortheexternalmonitor.Whenyouusebothatthe
sametime,theresolutionofbothisthesame.Ifyousetahigherresolutionforthecomputerdisplay,you
canseeonlypartofthescreenatatime.YoucanseeotherpartsbymovingtheimagewiththeTrackPoint
pointingdeviceoranotherpointingdevice.
Youcanmovethedisplayoutputtothecomputerdisplay,theexternalmonitor,orbothbychangingsettings
intheDisplaySettingswindow.
Connectinganexternalmonitor
Toconnectanexternalmonitor,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortotheexternalmonitorconnector(VGAconnectororHDMIconnector)of
yourcomputer.
2.Connecttheexternalmonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
3.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
4.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF7.Thisenablesyoutoswitchamongviewingoutput
ontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen
resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton.
Settingthemonitortype
Tosettheexternalmonitortype,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheexternalmonitortoyourcomputer,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectricaloutlet.
2.Turnontheexternalmonitor.
3.Right-clickonthedesktop,andthenclickScreenresolution.
Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,clicktheDetectbutton.
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