Windows vista, Using a monitor as your primary display – Dell Vostro 1200 (Early 2009) User Manual

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Using the Display

7 Change Screen Area to the appropriate sizes for both displays and click

Apply.

8 If prompted to restart the computer, click Apply the new color setting

without restarting and click OK.

9 If prompted, click OK to resize your desktop.

10 If prompted, click Yes to keep the settings.
11 Click OK to close the Display Properties window.

To disable dual independent display mode:

1 Click the Settings tab in the Display Properties window.
2 Click the monitor 2 icon, uncheck the Extend my Windows desktop onto

this monitor option, and then click Apply.

If necessary, press <Fn><F8> to bring the screen image back to the

computer display.

Windows Vista™

1 Click the Windows Vista Start button

, and click Control Panel.

2 Under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust screen resolution.
3 In the Display Settings window, click the monitor 2 icon, click the Extend

the desktop onto this monitor check box, and then click Apply.

4 Click OK to close the Display Settings window.

To disable extended desktop mode:

1 In the Display Settings window, click the Settings tab.
2 Click the monitor 2 icon, uncheck the Extend the desktop onto this

monitor option, and then click Apply.

Using a Monitor as Your Primary Display

To swap your primary and secondary display designations (for example, to use

your external monitor as your primary display after docking), perform the

steps in the following section that corresponds to the operating system your

computer is using.

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