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www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor You can use your notebook for giving presentations by connecting an external monitor or projector to your monitor (VGA) port. Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and external display. Simultaneous display lets you control the presentation from your notebook and at the same time as you face your audience. To use a projector or external monitor: 1 Turn off your notebook. 2 Plug the projector or monitor cable into the VGA port on your notebook. Tip For the location of the VGA port on your notebook, see "Back" on page 9. 3 Turn on your notebook. 4 Plug the projector's or monitor's power cord into an AC power source and turn it on. Windows recognizes the new hardware and the New Display Detected dialog box opens. 5 Select the options for the projector or external monitor, then click OK. 6 (Optional) Adjust the display properties on the projector or external monitor as follows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click Windows Mobility Center. The Windows Mobility Center window opens. Tip For more information about the Windows Mobility Center, see "Customizing Windows" in the online user guide. 43

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Viewing the display on a
projector or monitor
You can use your notebook for giving presentations by
connecting an external monitor or projector to your monitor
(VGA) port. Your notebook supports simultaneous LCD and
external display. Simultaneous display lets you control the
presentation from your notebook and at the same time as you
face your audience.
To use a projector or external monitor:
1
Turn off your notebook.
2
Plug the projector or monitor cable into the VGA
port
on your notebook.
3
Turn on your notebook.
4
Plug the projector’s or monitor’s power cord into an
AC power source and turn it on.
Windows recognizes the new hardware and the
New
Display Detected
dialog box opens.
5
Select the options for the projector or external monitor,
then click
OK
.
6
(Optional) Adjust the display properties on the projector
or external monitor as follows:
a
Click
(
Start
),
All Programs
,
Accessories
,
then
click
Windows Mobility Center
. The
Windows
Mobility Center
window opens.
Tip
For the location of the VGA port on your notebook, see
“Back”
on page 9
.
Tip
For more information about the Windows Mobility Center, see
“Customizing Windows” in the online user guide.