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5-5 Using SURROUNDVIEW
™
5-5-1 Setting up Your Displays
To set up your displays
1
Right-click a clear area of your desktop, click
Properties
, and then click the
Settings
tab.
2
Click the
Identify
button to display a large number on each monitor, showing which monitor
corresponds with each icon.
3
Right-click the icon for the display that you want to be primary, click
Use this device as the
primary monitor
, and then click
Apply
.
The primary monitor displays the log-on screen when
you
start your computer. When you first open most programs,
they display windows on the
primary monitor.
4
Click and drag the monitor icons to positions that represent how you want to move items from
one monitor to another, and then click
OK
.
5
Drag an item on your desktop across your screen until it appears on an alternate monitor. You
can also resize a window to stretch it across more than one monitor.
The placement of the monitor icons determines how you move items from one monitor to
another.
• To move items by dragging left and right, place the icons side by side.
• To move items by dragging up and down, place the icons one above the other.
For ease of use, position the monitor icons to correspond to the physical positions of your
monitors.
To enable displays
Right-click a monitor icon, click
Attached
, and then click
Apply
. Repeat for each display that you wish to attach.
The selected monitors are attached and available for use
.
Each display can use a different resolution,
• For games, it is
recommended
that you use the same screen resolution on all
