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Presentations and multimedia, Changing display settings, Connecting a projector or an external monitor

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• Click the Access Connections wireless status icon in the Windows notification area. Then, click Power On Wireless Radio to enable the wireless features or click Power Off Wireless Radio to disable the wireless features. Note: Click Show hidden icons on the task bar and the Access Connections wireless status icon is displayed. To add it to the task bar permanently, click Customize and proceed to customize the settings. For more information about the icon, see the Access Connections help information system. Presentations and multimedia You can connect your computer to a projector to give presentations or you can connect your computer to an external monitor to expand your workspace. Changing display settings You can change the display settings, such as font size. Changing the font size To change the font size, do the following: 1. Right-click on the desktop, and click Personalize. 2. Click Display at the left. 3. Select the desired font size. 4. Click Apply. The change will take effect after you log off. Connecting a projector or an external monitor This topic provides information about connecting a projector or an external monitor. Attaching an external monitor Note: If you attach an external monitor, a video interface cable with a ferrite core installed on the cable is required. Your computer can support a maximum video resolution of up to 2048x1536 (with an external monitor attached to the VGA connector) or up to 2560x1600 (with an external monitor attached to the HDMI connector), provided that the external monitor also supports that resolution. For more details, refer to the manuals provided with your monitor. You can set any resolution for either the computer display or the external monitor. When you use both at the same time, the resolution of both is the same. If you set a higher resolution for the computer display, you can see only part of the screen at a time. You can see other parts by moving the image with the TrackPoint pointing device or another pointing device. You can switch the display output between the computer display and the external monitor, or even output the display to both of the computer display and the external monitor by changing the configuration in the Display Settings window. Connecting an external monitor To attach an external monitor, do the following: 1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet. 2. Turn on the external monitor. 3. Change the display output location by pressing Fn+F7. This enables you to switch between viewing output on the external monitor, the computer monitor, and both monitors. Chapter 2. Using your computer 33

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Click the Access Connections wireless status icon in the Windows notification area. Then, click
Power
On Wireless Radio
to enable the wireless features or click
Power Off Wireless Radio
to disable the
wireless features.
Note:
Click
Show hidden icons
on the task bar and the Access Connections wireless status icon is
displayed. To add it to the task bar permanently, click
Customize
and proceed to customize the settings.
For more information about the icon, see the Access Connections help information system.
Presentations and multimedia
You can connect your computer to a projector to give presentations or you can connect your computer
to an external monitor to expand your workspace.
Changing display settings
You can change the display settings, such as font size.
Changing the font size
To change the font size, do the following:
1. Right-click on the desktop, and click
Personalize
.
2. Click
Display
at the left.
3. Select the desired font size.
4. Click
Apply
. The change will take effect after you log off.
Connecting a projector or an external monitor
This topic provides information about connecting a projector or an external monitor.
Attaching an external monitor
Note:
If you attach an external monitor, a video interface cable with a ferrite core installed on the cable
is required.
Your computer can support a maximum video resolution of up to 2048x1536 (with an external monitor
attached to the VGA connector) or up to 2560x1600 (with an external monitor attached to the HDMI
connector), provided that the external monitor also supports that resolution. For more details, refer to
the manuals provided with your monitor.
You can set any resolution for either the computer display or the external monitor. When you use both at the
same time, the resolution of both is the same. If you set a higher resolution for the computer display, you
can see only part of the screen at a time. You can see other parts by moving the image with the TrackPoint
pointing device or another pointing device.
You can switch the display output between the computer display and the external monitor, or even output
the display to both of the computer display and the external monitor by changing the configuration in
the Display Settings window.
Connecting an external monitor
To attach an external monitor, do the following:
1. Connect the external monitor to the monitor connector; then connect the monitor to an electrical outlet.
2. Turn on the external monitor.
3. Change the display output location by pressing Fn+F7. This enables you to switch between viewing
output on the external monitor, the computer monitor, and both monitors.
Chapter 2
.
Using your computer
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