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daisy chain monitors

I have a MacBook Air (2018) I work customer service for a large retailer and would like to use two monitors. I have a 24 inch connected, no problem. Can I connect another monitor and slide programs from one to the other. I need to have three full screen programs running at the same time and stacking them is time consuming. When I worked at the call center we ran Windows and had two monitors. Once the primary was running, we could slide one program over to the second monitor. We now work from home. I really don't want to buy a PC. I have made it work so far with one monitor, but would like to upgrade. I have a feeling this is an OS problem, but would appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 11:35 AM

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woodmeister50
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Posted on Feb 9, 2022 2:02 PM

Just plug the second display in and go to System Preferences->Displays. There you can uncheck mirror displays and one will be a "main display" and the other will be an "extended" display. You can then shift them around to put them in an order that you want to make it easy to move from one display to another. Also, selecting the "main display" (where the application dock will be) is accomplished by moving the outline of the menubar in one display to the display you want to be the main display.


Also, review Use Mission Control on your Mac - Apple Support to learn how to create different Spaces (Apple lingo for desktops) and how to manage them. This is also, an alternate solution to having multiple displays as you can have different apps residing in each one. With an Apple Trackpad or an Apple Mouse, there is a jesture you can enable to enter "Mission Control". There is also hat keys that can to that as well.

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woodmeister50
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Feb 9, 2022 2:02 PM in response to bavarde

Just plug the second display in and go to System Preferences->Displays. There you can uncheck mirror displays and one will be a "main display" and the other will be an "extended" display. You can then shift them around to put them in an order that you want to make it easy to move from one display to another. Also, selecting the "main display" (where the application dock will be) is accomplished by moving the outline of the menubar in one display to the display you want to be the main display.


Also, review Use Mission Control on your Mac - Apple Support to learn how to create different Spaces (Apple lingo for desktops) and how to manage them. This is also, an alternate solution to having multiple displays as you can have different apps residing in each one. With an Apple Trackpad or an Apple Mouse, there is a jesture you can enable to enter "Mission Control". There is also hat keys that can to that as well.

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woodmeister50
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Feb 10, 2022 5:56 AM in response to bavarde

bavarde wrote:

I'm not sure the mission control option will work because when I'm using the software I'm in "Windows" mode, ...

Are you saying you are trying to accomplish this running Windows as the OS an a Mac? If so, your set up solution will be found in Windows documentation.


If by "Windows" mode you mean not using full screen apps, Mission Control will still work as I use that all the time without using apps in full screen mode. You would simply add a "space", move to that space, then open the app in that space. Or, enter Mission Control and just drag the window for the app into one of the spaces you added.

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Feb 10, 2022 7:01 AM in response to woodmeister50

I'm embarrassed to say I'm not sure. The apps I am working with are Windows apps---Edge, eGain, etc. because the company is Windows based. I enter that mode by opening VM ware. I can access the top menu when in "mode", but not the dock. I'll play around with your suggestions to see what works. I'm not a super techie, but better than the average 75 year old. Got my first Mac in the mid 80's... an Apple GS and used them teaching until I retired in 2006. So...I'll let you know. Again thank you so much for all your help. I don't want to buy another monitor, only to find it doesn't work.

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