How To Use Laptop On Monitor
Connect one end of the dvi or vga cord to the dvi or vga port of your laptop and the other end to the monitor.
How to use laptop on monitor. Right click on the desktop and choose screen resolution. Your laptop should automatically identify the external monitor as a new hardware device. Click on connect on the menu on the bottom of the notifications slide out menu. Or video select or something similar on the monitor or remote. If you are using a monitor or tv that has multiple inputs you will need to select the port you connected your laptop to on the monitor.
Press down and hold the option key. Your laptop might use a hdmi cable displayport mini displayport or include a. 7 wait for your laptop s screen to appear on the monitor. Tell your operating system you re using a second screen. Go to the system preferences.
On the main pc that you want to use your laptop s display as secondary display for. In windows 7 or 8. Select the displays option. Before using three monitors you need to set up your pc. Make sure that you get a monitor cable that matches the sockets on your laptop and monitor.
Go to the desktop or laptop you want to use as your main device and press windows key p. To connect your laptop with the screen you need to have an able that connects the laptop with the external monitor this cable is called an hdmi cable. To select the video source press the button that says input source. When the laptop you want to connect to appears select it. Choose extend if you want your laptop to act as a true second monitor that gives you additional screen space for the productivity uses mentioned above.
Click on the notifications action center icon in the bottom right hand corner of the taskbar. In the pop up window change the appearance of your displays. On macs the connection of an external monitor is automatically recognized. You can use an external monitor with a closed laptop by tweaking sleep settings. Step 3 most laptops will show the desktop on both screens by default which is known as the mirror view.