" Configuring Windows for Multiple Monitors "

pac_admin Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:47 pm

Adding a second monitor is one of the best ways to make your computer easier to use. Two monitors can make you much more productive than a single screen. With two or more monitor screens, you can expand one program window to fill a screen, and still view other programs at the same time. This way, you don’t have to stack one active program on top of another and constantly click on the taskbar to switch programs.
Multiple monitors let you do many things that aren’t possible on a single screen. Once you start to experiment, you may discover lots of ways to make working with Windows more convenient.

You can connect multiple monitors to your computer in several ways:
With a separate graphics controller card for each monitor
With a single graphics card that supports two or more monitors
With a combination of both
The simplest way to do this is by using a single graphics card with two or more connectors. From the Settings tab in the Display Properties, Window controls the performance of each monitor and the relationship between or among the screens.
Follow these steps to adjust each screen:
Place each monitor on your desk or work surface in the locations where you plan to use them. Turn on all the monitors.
Click the Identify button at the bottom of the Settings dialog box to display a big number on each screen. This number corresponds to the number of that screen in the drop-down Display list.
Choose the screen number of the monitor you want to configure.
Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality for that screen.
Click the Advanced button to open the secondary properties window and choose the Monitor tab.
Choose the Screen Refresh Rate for this monitor. Use 60 Hz for LCD screens, or at least 70Hz for CRT screens.
Click OK to close the secondary window and confirm that the Screen Resolution and Color Quality haven’t changed. If they have, go back to the Advanced > Monitor tab and reduce the refresh rate.
Repeat the process for each additional screen.
Click OK to close the Display Properties window.