Presentations with macbook - connections to the projector

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Open the "Apple" menu, located in the upper-left corner of your laptop's display. Click on the option labeled "System Preferences."

  • Click on the checkbox labeled "Mirror Displays," located in the bottom-left corner of the window.
  • Click on the red button in the upper-left corner to close the "System Preferences" window.

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    If you have not reassigned your function keys to a different purpose, you may also activate monitor mirroring by pressing the MacBook's F7 key.

  • You may connect a DVI, Duak-Link DVI or VGA monitor to your MacBook; however, use a Mini DisplayPort adapter designed for the monitor you intend to use.
  • You may purchase MiniDisplay port adapters directly from Apple's website.
  • If you wish to connect an Apple display equipped with a ADC connector, use a DVI to ADC adapter in conjunction with a DVI to Mini DisplayPort adapter; you may purchase a DVI to ADC adapter directly from Apple's website.
  • If you have multiple monitors connected to your MacBook, but only wish to mirror to a single monitor, link the MacBook's display to that of the target monitor. While in the "Arrangement" section of the "Displays" window, click on the square representing your MacBook's display; hold down the option key, drag the square to the one representing the target monitor and release.
  • If the display resolution on the external monitor is higher than that of the MacBook's LCD screen, the monitor will use the lower resolution while mirroring is active.