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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 886036" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>If you're going to be using the external monitor a lot, go to System Preferences>Displays and check the box that has "Show displays in menu bar" next to it.</p><p></p><p>Then click on the icon in the menu bar. If you check "Turn On Mirroring", you'll see your Macbook's screen replicated on the external display. You may have to choose a different resolution from the list in order for it to show up correctly. </p><p></p><p>If you check "Turn Off Mirroring", your external display will become an extension, not a replica, of your Macbook's desktop. The Dock, menu bar and everything else will remain on your Macbook, but you can drag windows off of that screen and directly "onto" the external display. You can choose the correct position and set up for your monitors under System Preferences>Displays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 886036, member: 88633"] If you're going to be using the external monitor a lot, go to System Preferences>Displays and check the box that has "Show displays in menu bar" next to it. Then click on the icon in the menu bar. If you check "Turn On Mirroring", you'll see your Macbook's screen replicated on the external display. You may have to choose a different resolution from the list in order for it to show up correctly. If you check "Turn Off Mirroring", your external display will become an extension, not a replica, of your Macbook's desktop. The Dock, menu bar and everything else will remain on your Macbook, but you can drag windows off of that screen and directly "onto" the external display. You can choose the correct position and set up for your monitors under System Preferences>Displays. [/QUOTE]
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