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Advice please on second monitor for laptop to use simultaneously

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  • 11-01-2022 11:21am
    #1
    LuckyFriend
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    Hi there i would appreciate all advice on how to set this up and get going.

    So I would like to know how to go about adding a second monitor up to run at the same time and open while i have my own laptop desktop windows open?

    There is this feature which is probably thats been available for ages but I would like to make use of it:

    Desktop 1 and 'New desktop' which brings up a blank new window screen.


    I'm wondering if i connect another monitor via hdmi cable and use the multiple display option as 'extend'

    Can i have two separate windows open at the same time? Like for example:

    Window 1(Main laptop screen): Browsing on boards.ie

    Windows 2 (Monitor connected via hdmi): Watching youtube videos?

    Would appreciate all advice, thanks a mill



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    #2
    NiceFella
    Registered Users Posts: 367 ✭✭NiceFella


    Hey sounds fairly straightforward,

    Yes you can; if for your chosen example you can open boards in a tab then add a tab searching you tube. Then just drag the newly opened tab to the other window. They should separate automatically.

    Also Note: you might have to configure the laptop and monitor screens to have the same pixel density in order for the content to look ok. So your laptop might be a 1080p screen and the monitor might be 1440p. This can look a bit funny.



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    #3
    LuckyFriend
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭LuckyFriend


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118454632#Comment_118454632

    Thanks for the comment, I'm still having issues despite several google searches,

    So when i extend the display after connecting and adding the second monitor, it connects but when I try to open a program like google chrome on it, funnily it opens onto my main laptop screen and not the monitor? So every action I take on the second monitor it just opens on my laptop screen and not on its own screen when it should?

    I am very confused as to why it does this when the reason why I connected it in the first place is so there is more space for me to browse...



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    mondeoman72
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭mondeoman72


    Should be simple enough. I had 2 extra screens set up on my laptop. Main screen, inbuilt, screen two was via hdmi and screen three was serial port. If you start the laptop, then open a second tab on the laptop. Pull that tab across to another screen and it should stay there, at least for the session.

    This is how it worked for me anyway.


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    #5
    NiceFella
    Registered Users Posts: 367 ✭✭NiceFella


    Well If you check display settings you should be able to identify which is the main screen. 1 or 2 etc.

    If you open a window it may optimise to the main screen etc.

    In any case are you not able to just drag the window to your second monitor?



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    mondeoman72
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭mondeoman72


    There should be a button to identify displays in the display option. It will show a number on each screen.



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    LuckyFriend
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭LuckyFriend


    Appreciate the replies, all a sound bunch!!



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