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i dont see an arrangement tab

I am trying to connect to a new monitor with my macbook pro and dont see the arrangement tab on display


Posted on Dec 22, 2019 5:49 AM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2019 8:16 AM

stukagarcia wrote:

I am trying to connect to a new monitor with my macbook pro and dont see the arrangement tab on display


A single external monitor or more?


Try using extended desktop mode instead of mirror display mode. Mirror display also mirrors the display resolution. Extended desktop mode allows you to select the native resolution of the external display.


>System Preferences>Displays

press the option key while you're in Displays— You'll get a Detect displays button (bottom right). There is a checkbox "Show displays in menu bar". If you check it, you get a new icon in the menu bar that has "Detect Displays" as its first option. Use external monitors with your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202351


Mirror 2 of 3 displays

Click the ? at the lower-right of the "Arrangement" tab of "Displays" system preference.

"To set up a combination of displays showing mirrored and extended desktop images, set up the three displays as an extended desktop, and then Option-drag a display icon onto another display icon to mirror the two displays."




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Dec 22, 2019 8:16 AM in response to stukagarcia

stukagarcia wrote:

I am trying to connect to a new monitor with my macbook pro and dont see the arrangement tab on display


A single external monitor or more?


Try using extended desktop mode instead of mirror display mode. Mirror display also mirrors the display resolution. Extended desktop mode allows you to select the native resolution of the external display.


>System Preferences>Displays

press the option key while you're in Displays— You'll get a Detect displays button (bottom right). There is a checkbox "Show displays in menu bar". If you check it, you get a new icon in the menu bar that has "Detect Displays" as its first option. Use external monitors with your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202351


Mirror 2 of 3 displays

Click the ? at the lower-right of the "Arrangement" tab of "Displays" system preference.

"To set up a combination of displays showing mirrored and extended desktop images, set up the three displays as an extended desktop, and then Option-drag a display icon onto another display icon to mirror the two displays."




i dont see an arrangement tab

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