EXTRA SCREEN MACBOOK PRO PRO
(I’m indebted to my PC Pro magazine colleague Paul Ockenden for that final tip.If you’re getting an external monitor to expand the capabilities of your MacBook Pro, why not go all the way? This 34-inch ultrawide monitor gives you tons of screen space to manage more complex visual work or large editing programs without the need to set up a second monitor. Experiment until you find one that works best for you. However, if you hold down the Option key as you click the Scaled button, you’ll find a far greater selection of resolutions to choose from. If you were to click scaled now, you would only get small selection of scaling options, which might not solve your problem. On the external screen, you should see Resolutions options to use the default for the display or scaled. To do this, open System Preferences and Displays again.
EXTRA SCREEN MACBOOK PRO MAC
It’s normally best to leave the scaling (the size of which items such as text appear on screen) on the default setting on your Mac and adjust the scaling of your external display, to see if you can get as close a match as possible to your MacBook’s screen.
EXTRA SCREEN MACBOOK PRO WINDOWS
Windows might appear to shrink or expand as they move between the different screens, and that’s because the scaling isn’t quite right.
If you’re using your high-res MacBook display with an external screen, you may notice a weird, jarring effect as you move windows from one screen to another. Another small space saver is to untick the option to Show recent applications in the Dock. The apps will still be available from the Launcher. If you feel the icons are too small, trying unpinning app icons that you rarely use by right clicking on them, selecting Options then Remove From Dock. Adjusting the Dock size slider won’t make any difference if your Dock is already running the length of the screen. When you shift the Dock to the side, you’ll notice the icons will have shrunk because there’s less space to fit each one in (assuming your monitor isn’t square!). Reposition the Dock using these settings Barry Collins/Apple Now use the relevant options to shift the Dock to either the left or right of the screen (the top is not an option as that’s where the menu bar lives). To shift the Dock, open System Preferences once more and select Dock. Even if you’re still using screens side by side, moving the Dock to the side of the screen can make more sense, as it’s vertical screen space that’s at a premium with today’s widescreen displays. It creates a barrier between the two screens. If you’re using your displays one above the other, having the Dock at the bottom of the primary display just feels wrong. That will now become your primary display. If yours is still on the lower (laptop) screen, click on that tiny white bar and drag it onto the other display. In the screenshot above, you’ll see a white menu bar at the top of the upper display, which is my external screen. However, if you’re using an external monitor that’s larger than the MacBook’s screen, it normally makes sense to assign that as the primary display. Make your monitor the primary displayīy default, the MacBook’s screen will be assigned as the primary display - the one where the Dock lives and where applications will open. Now you can drag windows from the monitor to the screen below in a completely natural way, as if you were physically dragging them from one screen to the other. Drag your laptop screen beneath the main display in the Mac settings Barry Collins/Apple
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