Hooking Up Multiple Monitors

The first thing you ll want to do is configure windows to play nicely with your multiple monitors.

Hooking up multiple monitors. Before configuring a multi monitor setup before configuring multiple monitors on your device make sure that all the necessary cables are connected to the monitors and the computer. When you go into your control panel settings go into display then select exactly where each one of the monitors are. If you re running windows 7 or windows 8 right click on the desktop and click screen resolution.

You can then drag the monitors around and pu them in exactly the orientation they are in your screen. If you have multiple displays you can change how they re arranged. Test your new.

That way rather than alt tabbing and task switching to glance at another window you can just look over with your eyes and then look back to the program you re using. Adjust the monitors so your mouse cursor flows smoothly between your laptop display and the additional monitors. You will now see the second and third display.

This is helpful if you want your displays to match how they re set up in your home or office. To set up dual monitors first identify your computer s video connection type such as hdmi or dvi by checking the back of the monitor or cpu case. Adjust your settings so the monitors appear the way they do in front of you.

When you hook multiple monitors up to a computer you can move your mouse back and forth between them dragging programs between monitors as if you had an extra large desktop. You do not need to link the 2 monitors to each other via a cable. Then plug the cable from the second monitor into the free port on your computer.

Choose your display settings. Unless you have a very new laptop and very new monitors you ll probably need a bit more to make this work. However it s rarely that simple.