How to attach Another Monitor to your MacBook

Description: This guide shows you how to connect another screen to your MacBook using a Mini-Display Port to VGA / HDMI / DVI converter.

  1. Plug in the Mini-Display Port to VGA / HDMI / DVI converter to the side of the MacBook. The laptop will automatically display something on the external screen.
    Mini Display Port Adapter
  2. Click on the Apple logo at the top left of your screen and select System Preferences.
    Mac Desktop Apple Logo
  3. Click Displays.
    System Preferences, Displays
  4. Two different windows will pop up on each screen. On the main MacBook screen, select the Arrangement tab to choose how you want to use the second screen.
    Display Arrangement Settings
  5. If you want to replicate the MacBook screen on the new monitor choose Mirror Displays.
    Mirror Display Settings
  6. You can move the main screen (the one with the white bar on it) to different positions in order to place the secondary screen where you wish. You do this by moving either the main screen or the secondary screen to different positions. For example:
    Screen Option A
    Screen Option B
    Screen Option C

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