Comments on: How to Add a Second Display to Your Mac http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/ Support and additional material related to how-to guides by Maria Langer. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-15288 Maria Langer Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:29:13 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-15288 Unplug the second monitor. Unplug the second monitor.

]]> By: sally orton http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-15231 sally orton Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:20:09 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-15231 please help I do not want a second desktop how do I disable it? please help I do not want a second desktop how do I disable it?

]]> By: Roy McCoy http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-10524 Roy McCoy Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:08:01 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-10524 Thanks. Strangely, it's apparently started working again without (as far as I know) my doing anything about it. One of them there caprices of the computer gods, maybe. I'll remember to try the Apple Support forums if/when a problem like this comes up again, thanks. Thanks. Strangely, it’s apparently started working again without (as far as I know) my doing anything about it. One of them there caprices of the computer gods, maybe. I’ll remember to try the Apple Support forums if/when a problem like this comes up again, thanks.

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-10523 Maria Langer Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:32:20 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-10523 That's very strange. I'm thinking that the settings file may have gotten corrupted or locked somehow. Unfortunately, I away from my office on a computer that doesn't have Snow Leopard running with a second monitor, so I can't hunt down the file you may need to delete. You might want to try looking in the Library folder in your Home folder for a preference setting file that includes the word "display" in its name. Deleting that and restarting may clear the settings and enable you to reset them again. But I haven't tried this so you may not find such a file and deleting it may not work. A better suggestion might be to post your question in the Apple Support forums. Good luck! That’s very strange. I’m thinking that the settings file may have gotten corrupted or locked somehow. Unfortunately, I away from my office on a computer that doesn’t have Snow Leopard running with a second monitor, so I can’t hunt down the file you may need to delete. You might want to try looking in the Library folder in your Home folder for a preference setting file that includes the word “display” in its name. Deleting that and restarting may clear the settings and enable you to reset them again. But I haven’t tried this so you may not find such a file and deleting it may not work.

A better suggestion might be to post your question in the Apple Support forums. Good luck!

]]> By: Roy McCoy http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-10484 Roy McCoy Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:53:19 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-10484 I came to this page searching on "gather windows" arrangement I have always had a big screen beside my laptop in my office, more recently one above it at home, and it used to be that the arrangement configuration would switch automatically and correctly when I went from one location to the other. Now, however, I have to set this manually every time I move, which is once a day in each location. I don't know what went wrong, but one thing that might provide a hint is that while the second screen automatically moves to the side from the bottom when I go to the office, it's on the wrong side, on the right rather than the left. Can anyone perhaps advise me on this? I'm using Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.3. Thanks. I came to this page searching on

“gather windows” arrangement

I have always had a big screen beside my laptop in my office, more recently one above it at home, and it used to be that the arrangement configuration would switch automatically and correctly when I went from one location to the other. Now, however, I have to set this manually every time I move, which is once a day in each location. I don’t know what went wrong, but one thing that might provide a hint is that while the second screen automatically moves to the side from the bottom when I go to the office, it’s on the wrong side, on the right rather than the left. Can anyone perhaps advise me on this? I’m using Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.3. Thanks.

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-7297 Maria Langer Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:46:25 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-7297 @thea As far as I know, not with the tools that are part of Mac OS X. @thea
As far as I know, not with the tools that are part of Mac OS X.

]]> By: thea http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-7292 thea Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:37:52 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-7292 I'm afraid I mis-understood the word "mirroring"... My ibook already produced the exact same image on the external screen, but I want it to produce a mirror immage, that is REVERSE I guess, like what you see when you look in a mirror. Is it possible to have the laptop screen normal and the external screen reverse? How? I have now installed screen-spanning-docter, but that is not the solution. I do get the mirror-button now, but as I said, this just copies the screen, what it already did. I’m afraid I mis-understood the word “mirroring”… My ibook already produced the exact same image on the external screen, but I want it to produce a mirror immage, that is REVERSE I guess, like what you see when you look in a mirror. Is it possible to have the laptop screen normal and the external screen reverse? How? I have now installed screen-spanning-docter, but that is not the solution. I do get the mirror-button now, but as I said, this just copies the screen, what it already did.

]]> By: thea http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-7287 thea Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:00:25 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-7287 Hi, I've read your article and I have the same problem as Tim: my ibook g4 does not have "arrangement" nor "mirroring" in the menu. I want the external monitor to mirror the original laptop screen, but all I get is an exact copy (klone) Do I need aditional software or firmware or something?? I have everything connected and powered, but no arrangement or mirroring apears. Hi, I’ve read your article and I have the same problem as Tim: my ibook g4 does not have “arrangement” nor “mirroring” in the menu. I want the external monitor to mirror the original laptop screen, but all I get is an exact copy (klone) Do I need aditional software or firmware or something?? I have everything connected and powered, but no arrangement or mirroring apears.

]]> By: Jack http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-2916 Jack Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:27:05 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-2916 I am trying to add a 20" Viewsonic monitor to my iMac I purchased earlier this year. I have followed the above steps, have viewed several online videos and I am getting no picture on the second monitor. I just get a message that says "No Signal - Analog" but my iMac pics up the connection and gives me the "Arrangement" option and lists the Viewsonic monitor in a seperate window when I click the "Gather Windows" button under display. Help. I am trying to add a 20″ Viewsonic monitor to my iMac I purchased earlier this year. I have followed the above steps, have viewed several online videos and I am getting no picture on the second monitor. I just get a message that says “No Signal – Analog” but my iMac pics up the connection and gives me the “Arrangement” option and lists the Viewsonic monitor in a seperate window when I click the “Gather Windows” button under display. Help.

]]> By: Dan http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-2030 Dan Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:44:34 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-2030 Hi, does anyone know if macbooks can be setup to use a network projector for presentations? A search of apple, and a good hour on google hasnt shown much. We use epson powerlites with a cat5 port and want people to be able to use their laptops across the network for presentations but there just isnt any info. Infocus projectors now have a little usb port for the projector and one for the projecting laptop but we only have epsons :( the newer versions of windows provide a nice "connect to network projector" program but I cant find something like that on macbooks. Hi, does anyone know if macbooks can be setup to use a network projector for presentations? A search of apple, and a good hour on google hasnt shown much. We use epson powerlites with a cat5 port and want people to be able to use their laptops across the network for presentations but there just isnt any info. Infocus projectors now have a little usb port for the projector and one for the projecting laptop but we only have epsons :( the newer versions of windows provide a nice “connect to network projector” program but I cant find something like that on macbooks.

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1155 Maria Langer Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:36:25 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1155 Tim: The Arrangement options will only appear if the second monitor (the projector, in your case) is attached and powered up and mirroring is turned off. Hope this helps. Tim: The Arrangement options will only appear if the second monitor (the projector, in your case) is attached and powered up and mirroring is turned off. Hope this helps.

]]> By: Tim Perry http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1154 Tim Perry Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:12:33 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1154 My imac doesn't have the "arrangement" box in the displays option. I want to present through a projector on external screen and continue to work on other stuff on my main screen. Is there a way to do this ?? My imac doesn’t have the “arrangement” box in the displays option. I want to present through a projector on external screen and continue to work on other stuff on my main screen. Is there a way to do this ??

]]> By: Maria Langer http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1153 Maria Langer Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:55:03 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1153 In the Displays preferences pane, drag the title bar to the display you want it to appear on . That becomes the primary display. In the Displays preferences pane, drag the title bar to the display you want it to appear on . That becomes the primary display.

]]> By: Gareth Coxon http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1152 Gareth Coxon Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:25:36 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1152 Some great advice here, thanks. When using another display how would I get the main windows for say 'InDesign' to show in the other window rather than just in the window of the macbook that I opened them on? <abbr><em>Gareth Coxon - Dot Design´s last blog post: <a href="http://www.dot-design.co.uk/dot-design-featured-in-dache-100-brands-of-interest/" rel="nofollow">Dot Design featured in Dache “100 Brands of Interest”</a></abbr></em> Some great advice here, thanks.

When using another display how would I get the main windows for say ‘InDesign’ to show in the other window rather than just in the window of the macbook that I opened them on?

Gareth Coxon – Dot Design´s last blog post: Dot Design featured in Dache “100 Brands of Interest”

]]> By: Eartha http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1151 Eartha Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:48:43 +0000 http://www.mariasguides.com/2008/04/04/how-to-add-a-second-display-to-your-mac/#comment-1151 I just finished setting up my 2nd monitor with my iMac. This made it easy to set up. Thanks for writing this! <abbr><em>Eartha´s last blog post: <a href="http://www.earthahaines.com/business-planning-for-the-new-year/" rel="nofollow">Business Planning for the New Year</a></abbr></em> I just finished setting up my 2nd monitor with my iMac. This made it easy to set up. Thanks for writing this!

Eartha´s last blog post: Business Planning for the New Year

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