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<blockquote data-quote="hoslerj" data-source="post: 1437496" data-attributes="member: 267761"><p>imac </p><p>21.5 INCH, MID 2011</p><p></p><p><strong>Processor</strong> 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5</p><p><strong>Memory</strong> 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3</p><p><strong>Software</strong> OS X 10.8 (12A269)</p><p><strong>Graphics</strong> AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB</p><p></p><p>everything is updated i checked.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the problem, my screen resolution is perfect. I work for a school, and we bought the teachers these macs to use as a teacher computer. With the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001IF252M/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter</a>, we started to hook them up to the SmartBoard screens. </p><p></p><p>Right when we plug it in, the screen shrinks and the resolution is terrible. So we decided to change the resolution. We tried them all, and when we changed them, all of our icons on the desktop disappeared and the <span style="color: Red">red x</span>,<span style="color: Yellow"><strong> yellow minimize</strong></span>, and <span style="color: SeaGreen">green maximize</span> on anything opened disappears. If we open something new, it does not show up. </p><p></p><p>We unplug the VGA cord, and everything goes back to normal. We have icons and the <span style="color: Red">red x</span>,<span style="color: Yellow"><strong> yellow minimize</strong></span>, and <span style="color: SeaGreen">green maximize</span>. </p><p></p><p>This happens when the [MIRROR DISPLAYS] box is checked.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone give me some tips on what to do to makes this more friendly for the teachers?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoslerj, post: 1437496, member: 267761"] imac 21.5 INCH, MID 2011 [B]Processor[/B] 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 [B]Memory[/B] 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 [B]Software[/B] OS X 10.8 (12A269) [B]Graphics[/B] AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB everything is updated i checked. Here is the problem, my screen resolution is perfect. I work for a school, and we bought the teachers these macs to use as a teacher computer. With the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001IF252M/?tag=macforums0e4-20"]Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter[/URL], we started to hook them up to the SmartBoard screens. Right when we plug it in, the screen shrinks and the resolution is terrible. So we decided to change the resolution. We tried them all, and when we changed them, all of our icons on the desktop disappeared and the [COLOR="Red"]red x[/COLOR],[COLOR="Yellow"][B] yellow minimize[/B][/COLOR], and [COLOR="SeaGreen"]green maximize[/COLOR] on anything opened disappears. If we open something new, it does not show up. We unplug the VGA cord, and everything goes back to normal. We have icons and the [COLOR="Red"]red x[/COLOR],[COLOR="Yellow"][B] yellow minimize[/B][/COLOR], and [COLOR="SeaGreen"]green maximize[/COLOR]. This happens when the [MIRROR DISPLAYS] box is checked. Can anyone give me some tips on what to do to makes this more friendly for the teachers? [/QUOTE]
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