I
feel constrained with the screen real estate I get using a single monitor. I
have an extra old monitor lying around, and I’d like to connect it to my
computer. Can I use multiple monitors concurrently with Windows?
We usually end up with so many
windows open at the same time we wonder how anyone can work without multiple
monitors. In Windows you can work with
multiple monitors easily and you can drag windows from one screen to another.
As long as your computer provides multiple video ports (one for each monitor),
Windows can support as many monitors as you can connect. (And if you run out of
ports, you can usually add more monitors using a USB connection, although USB 3
works far better than USB 2. But that’s a topic for a different tip.)
Using multiple monitors really
helps your workflow, but it's not perfect. There are some features that are
missing. You might want to say what happens when you move a window to the edge
of a screen or have different wallpapers on different screens.
Windows doesn't handle these things
easily. Ken recently found software called Display Fusion. It's inexpensive and
makes this all easier. It can do all sorts of wonderful things, including
running Windows Modern applications in a Window on your desktop. Check out
Display Fusion for more information on controlling monitor setup in Windows.
With DisplayFusion, you can manage
multiple monitor wallpapers, make windows snap to the edge of any screen, apply
multi-monitor screen savers, and set up keyboard shortcuts and buttons for
moving windows around. For more information, check out this link: http://goo.gl/5oUZFK.
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