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<blockquote data-quote="Stryving" data-source="post: 899360" data-attributes="member: 118677"><p>Greetings, Mac Forums. . . . </p><p></p><p>What should I do to connect my MacBook to an external projector? </p><p></p><p>I have a Black MacBook 13 inch, running OSX Leopard. I also have installed Office for Mac 2008. </p><p></p><p>I was facilitating a workshop and used my MacBook to show the PowerPoint presentation and other examples on a projector. I connected the laptop to the projector serial cable using a Mac VGA adapter cable (can't think of the real name for the cable). </p><p></p><p>On the first and second nights, the machine presentation worked flawlessly. Then on night 3, while I was setting up, the screen went blank. I had my background projected, but I did not see any icons at all. After restarting the laptop and restarting the projector, everything seemed to work again. </p><p></p><p>On the last night, the same problem occurred, and I could not figure out at all how to solve it. I saw a dialog box on the projected screen, but did not see that same box on my laptop screen. I finally realized that somehow my screen resolution was set so that my icons were off to the side of the projected screen. I could finally drag them to the center, but I could not open any program or file. </p><p></p><p>I finally had to capitulate and use a colleague's PC laptop to get through the rest of the final session. </p><p></p><p>What should I do to set my MacBook for use with a projector? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. </p><p></p><p>Thanks . . . . <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Confused.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Confused:" title="Confused :Confused:" data-shortname=":Confused:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stryving, post: 899360, member: 118677"] Greetings, Mac Forums. . . . What should I do to connect my MacBook to an external projector? I have a Black MacBook 13 inch, running OSX Leopard. I also have installed Office for Mac 2008. I was facilitating a workshop and used my MacBook to show the PowerPoint presentation and other examples on a projector. I connected the laptop to the projector serial cable using a Mac VGA adapter cable (can't think of the real name for the cable). On the first and second nights, the machine presentation worked flawlessly. Then on night 3, while I was setting up, the screen went blank. I had my background projected, but I did not see any icons at all. After restarting the laptop and restarting the projector, everything seemed to work again. On the last night, the same problem occurred, and I could not figure out at all how to solve it. I saw a dialog box on the projected screen, but did not see that same box on my laptop screen. I finally realized that somehow my screen resolution was set so that my icons were off to the side of the projected screen. I could finally drag them to the center, but I could not open any program or file. I finally had to capitulate and use a colleague's PC laptop to get through the rest of the final session. What should I do to set my MacBook for use with a projector? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks . . . . :Confused: [/QUOTE]
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