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Laptop and data projector

  • 03-09-2015 01:23AM
    #1
    NCW feen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭


    I connected my laptop to a data projector with a cable at work but the screen on the laptop then goes blank. What should be visible on the laptop screen does appear alright on the whiteboard. Can I do something to stop my laptop screen going blank like this when I connect it to the data projector ?


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  • #2
    GekkePrutser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 670 ✭✭✭GekkePrutser


    Yes if you have Windows you can set it either in Windows Display properties (right-click on desktop and choose display properties), some laptop models also have a "hotkey" for this, e.g. Function-F8. You can then rotate between using just the projector, both at the same time, or having them as 2 separate screens (different content on both projector and laptop display). The latter can be handy when you give a powerpoint presentation: You can put up your notes on the built-in screen and have the slides fullscreen on the projector.

    If you can specify the exact laptop model it'd be easier to figure out which key combo it is.

    On a Mac it's in the system settings, Display panel.


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