Q: TV display shows system preferences & desktop photo but nothing else
I upgraded to Apple Maverick and ever since, all I can get on my TV when connected to laptop is the photo on my desktop and if I click system preferences, I can see the dialogue box. But I can't see my desktop icons. If I click on google, I can't see any of that. Very odd. I connected via HDMI cable . I am using a product called Rocketfish. Does this make any sense?
mac pro
Posted on Oct 21, 2014 7:02 AM
Community Specialists
Hello originale,
It sounds like you are using your Mac with your TV to extend your desktop. If you want to see exactly what your display is, then enable mirroring in System Preferences > Displays. If you want to keep the current setup, then just drag the app to the display by dragging the window to the right or left off the screen to move it. Check out the article below for more information about using multiple displays in Mavericks.
OS X: Using multiple displays in Mavericks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5891
Regards,
-Norm G.
Posted on Oct 24, 2014 7:10 AM