Managing Multiple Monitors

Sometimes you might feel like your computer screen is a little overcrowded, but before you buy a larger monitor, considering buying an additional one. Two smaller (22”) monitors often cost less than one large (30”) one, so it may be a good investment. It’s additional screen space at a lower cost.

Before you purchase anything however, you want to make sure that a second monitor is supported by your PC. You can do this by seeing if your computer has more than one video output. (A second one can be installed as well.) Different connections are okay--you can use both DVI and VGA, as shown in the picture below.

Once plugged in, Windows should recognize both monitors. If not, right click on your desktop, select "Screen Resolution" and use the "Detect" and "Identify" buttons to configure the second display. Once this is up and running, you are free to organize your windows however you please. Some people choose to keep email and chat programs open on one screen while working on a document on the other.

You can put them in "Duplicate" mode to show the same display on both screens, or only show one monitor at a time, depending on what you are doing. Press "Windows key + P" to look through all the configurations, or view the options in the "Screen Resolution" control panel.

If you have questions about multiple monitors, feel free to call us at CMIT and we can help you decide what is the best option for you adn can help you with your hardware purchases.

Before you purchase anything however, you want to make sure that a second monitor is supported by your PC. You can do this by seeing if your computer has more than one video output. (A second one can be installed as well.) Different connections are okay—you can use both DVI and VGA, as shown in the picture below.Once plugged in, Windows should recognize both monitors. If not, right click on your desktop, select “Screen Resolution” and use the “Detect” and “Identify” buttons to configure the second display. Once this is up and running, you are free to organize your windows however you please. Some people choose to keep email and chat programs open on one screen while working on a document on the other.

You can put them in “Duplicate” mode to show the same display on both screens, or only show one monitor at a time, depending on what you are doing. Press “Windows key + P” to look through all the configurations, or view the options in the “Screen Resolution” control panel.

If you have questions about multiple monitors, feel free to call us at CMIT and we can help you decide what is the best option for you and can help you with your hardware purchases.