Use Multiple Monitors in Microsoft Office
Some users of Microsoft Office may want to use more than one monitor screen. This has a few implications for working with Windows or Mac.
If you are working on a Mac, skip to Step 3.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: Less than 30 minutes
Here's How:
- To turn on dual monitor support, first make sure you are running Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later.
- Connect the two monitors to your computer or device, and turn the power on for each.
- Click Start - Settings - Control Panel - Appearance & Personalization - Screen Resolution - Display - Presenter's Monitor: Set to Monitor .
- For a Mac, you will also want to first make sure to first connect the two monitors to your computer and the Power is turned on.
- Click System Preferences - View - Displays - Arrangement - In the bottom left, disable Mirror Displays.
Tips:
- In PowerPoint, you can run a presentation on two monitors.
- Work with different Excel workbooks on multiple screens by starting Excel and opening the file as usual. Move this window so it is entirely on one monitor. Then, open Excel again. Open your second Excel file and minimize it so it is not full screen. Then you can move it to the other monitor.
- You will also probably want to refer to how to Use Multiple, Arranged, Split, or Side by Side Windows in Microsoft Office.
What You Need:
- Microsoft Office
- Multiple Monitor Screens
- Computer or Device with Two Monitor Inputs or a Splitter to Create Two Inputs
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