One of the greatest things about current, modern video cards is their ability to support 2 or more monitors! I personally find that 2 monitors greatly improves my ability to work and preform daily tasks. But how do I know if I can support 2 monitors? Check the back of your computer, and see if you have a video card installed(usually where the dial-up modem/sound card is plugged in at). You may see 2 video ports, 2 VGA or 1DVI and 1VGA. If you have multiple ports, you can use multiple monitors. If you use a flat panel monitor, make sure you plug it into the DVI port, for better picture quality.
Once you have 2 monitors plugged in, load up your computer, and see if it will "talk" with the other monitor. You may see a background, you may see a cloned image, it just depends on what card you use. Next, go into your display properties, and set the mode you want to use, whether it be:
- Clone Mode - Identical images on both screens
- Horizontal Span Mode - The desktop is stretched between both monitors horizontally
- Vertical Span Mode - Desktop is stretched on both monitors vertically
- Dual-View Mode - Ability to run multiple programs on both monitors
I enjoy multiple monitors for many reasons: Watching videos while working. Filling in spreadsheets while reading data from text document. Checking email while surfing. Monitoring graphs, programs, and system tools while working. Posting "sticky" notes on my desktop as reminders of things to do(I use a program called HottNotes. Yes, there are 2 "T"'s in the name.)
I believe the rate of any worker could be boosted with the aid of multiple monitors, and I think they would be a help in the workplace.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment