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Connecting second screen to a laptop

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  • 28-03-2020 12:15am
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    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,376 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    It's a new Asus laptop and an Acer screen, plugged in with hdmi to hdmi.

    Can move the mouse around between both screens, can open excel sheet on laptop and push the sheet onto the second screen.

    Login to work virtual desktop, try and move that onto other screen but it won't let me.

    Any ideas?

    Googled it and what it told me to do did not work.

    Waiting on work IT but who knows when they will get to me.


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    [Deleted User]
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    The Virtual Desktop will only work on one Screen/Window.


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    degsie
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    You using rdp?


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    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,376 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    NoDrama wrote: »
    The Virtual Desktop will only work on one Screen/Window.

    It's odd as we have dual screens back in the office.


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    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,376 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    degsie wrote: »
    You using rdp?

    Sorry, what is that?


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    Tom1991
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    There are settings for rdp you can set.If you are using Citrix there are also settings that can be set in the workspace for it.


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    Sheep Shagger
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    Tom1991 wrote: »
    There are settings for rdp you can set.If you are using Citrix there are also settings that can be set in the workspace for it.

    Thanks, is Citrix workspace - any idea where to find where to change the settings?


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    Smashling7
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    Can u right click on the desktop and go to display settings and extend the screen? Click apply and then ok - that's that I had to do when setting up at home- hope it helps!


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    Sheep Shagger
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    Smashling7 wrote: »
    Can u right click on the desktop and go to display settings and extend the screen? Click apply and then ok - that's that I had to do when setting up at home- hope it helps!

    Thanks, I've extended the screen but it won't let me move the virtual desktop when I first log in (to the other screen).


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    heroics
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    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Thanks, is Citrix workspace - any idea where to find where to change the settings?

    Click on the arrow in to top corner. Select window and then drag to middle of the 2 monitors. Then click full screen again and it should expand to the 2 screens.


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    Tom1991
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    In the task bar on the bottom right u can get to preferences .if a black bar appears when your connect(at the top of the screen) u can adjust display settings or preferences there


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    Sheep Shagger
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    heroics wrote: »
    Click on the arrow in to top corner. Select window and then drag to middle of the 2 monitors. Then click full screen again and it should expand to the 2 screens.

    Mate - thank you, that worked!


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    heroics
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    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Mate - thank you, that worked!


    No problem.


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