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Using an external display, Changing display settings, Attaching an external monitor

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• You can use the wireless radio switch to disable the wireless radio of all the wireless devices on your computer. • To display the Access Connections status icon and the wireless status icon in the system tray, refer to the Access Connections on-line help. Using an external display Your computer comes with many features to increase the enjoyment of your computer and help you give presentations with confidence. Changing display settings You can change the display settings, such as font size or color mode. Font size To make a font size larger, do as follows: 1. Right-click on the desktop, and click Personalize. 2. Click Display at the left. 3. Select the Medium or Larger radio button. 4. Click Apply. The change will take effect after you log off. Connecting an external display This section includes the following topics: • "Attaching an external monitor" on page 44 • "Using the Mini DisplayPort connector" on page 46 Attaching an external monitor Your computer can support a maximum video resolution of up to 1366x768 (with an external monitor attached to the Mini DisplayPort 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 or another pointing device. You can move the display output to the computer display, the external monitor, or both in the Display Settings window. Connecting an external monitor To attach an external monitor, do as follows: 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 allows you to switch between viewing output on the external display, the computer display, and both displays. Note: If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, right-click on the desktop, then select Screen resolution. Click the Detect button. 44 User Guide

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You can use the wireless radio switch to disable the wireless radio of all the wireless devices on your
computer.
•
To display the Access Connections status icon and the wireless status icon in the system tray, refer to
the Access Connections on-line help.
Using an external display
Your computer comes with many features to increase the enjoyment of your computer and help you give
presentations with confidence.
Changing display settings
You can change the display settings, such as font size or color mode.
Font size
To make a font size larger, do as follows:
1. Right-click on the desktop, and click
Personalize
.
2. Click
Display
at the left.
3. Select the
Medium
or
Larger
radio button.
4. Click
Apply
. The change will take effect after you log off.
Connecting an external display
This section includes the following topics:
•
“Attaching an external monitor” on page 44
•
“Using the Mini DisplayPort connector” on page 46
Attaching an external monitor
Your computer can support a maximum video resolution of up to 1366x768 (with an external monitor
attached to the Mini DisplayPort 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 or another pointing device.
You can move the display output to the computer display, the external monitor, or both in the Display
Settings window.
Connecting an external monitor
To attach an external monitor, do as follows:
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 allows you to switch between viewing
output on the external display, the computer display, and both displays.
Note:
If your computer cannot detect the external monitor, right-click on the desktop, then select
Screen
resolution
. Click the
Detect
button.
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