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Lowering the height of IMac screen

How to Lower the Height of the IMac Screen

I am not a touch typist, I mostly am a 4-finger looking at the screen typist...want screen height nearer to typing surface....


Posted on Mar 15, 2020 8:39 AM

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Posted on Mar 15, 2020 11:54 AM

You could get one of those desks that has a keyboard tray that is lower than the main desk surface, then use the desk backwards putting the iMac foot on the tray and the keboard on the main desk surface. The others are correct, short of using a hack saw, the screen height is not adjustable.

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Mar 15, 2020 9:09 AM in response to TanstaaflSD

Moving the screen any closer to the desk than what it is set at is a bad idea. The only cooling air intakes are on the bottom of the case:



and even reducing the distance between case edge and desk by 1/2 can cause excessive internal temperatures that can over time harm the computer. If it gets hot during a work session, the computer may do a safety shutdown. Then you will not be able to use the computer until it cools. Extended overheating episodes can cause internal components to fail.


I suggest looking for other methods, like a desk with adjustable work surface height, a different chair, or other means.


EDIT: Another thought: based on my computing travails, by chance do you wear bifocal glasses while computing Until I got dedicated computer glasses l alwasy had a sore neck and had gone youth all the permutations of stacking books, spacers, different chairs, etc. Computer glasses made setting up a comfortable work station much easier.



Mar 15, 2020 3:33 PM in response to TanstaaflSD

Get someone who is capable of working with wood. Some 2x4s, pine plywood. They should be able to design a desk with a drop-floor like WWII-era aircraft carriers. I am sure the drop-floor could have custom-height setting built in. Sounds far easier than balancing the writing surface and keyboard surface (that do apparently work) against a lower monitor height.


At least to me, who has built custom desk for my special need.

Mar 15, 2020 8:56 AM in response to TanstaaflSD

There is no method to change the height of the display. You can get a VESA mount for the computer and then wall mount it to the height you want but that is about it. Also, when posting we have no idea which iMac you have and they have been in production for over 20 years so you need to write a complete description. Please read Writing an effective Apple Support Question prior to posting so you get an idea of what we need to help you. It saves us from asking you 20 questions.

Mar 15, 2020 11:14 AM in response to TanstaaflSD

It is not possible to lower the screen - there are things to raise it, but not lower it.


I also prefer the screen being lower, so I simply got a cabinet/sheflves/table (or whatever will fit into your space) which is lower than the standard desk height. That is where the iMac sits and I have the keyboard and mouse on a small, leightweight laptop tray which I rest on my knees. Works well for me.

Mar 15, 2020 3:49 PM in response to babowa

Hey ... whatever works. I had a huge basement to fill with as much desk as possible and did not want to spend thousands. But I tend to not follow the common path. I am actually intrigued by designing and building the drop-floor desktop design, but have no people I can think of to build it for.


I hope the OP finds the correct solution ... ill-fitting desks make working almost impossible.

Lowering the height of IMac screen

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