connect to external tv monitor and show presentors notes in keynote

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connect to external tv monitor and show presentors notes in keynote

I have a MacBook Pro, OS 12.2.1.

I want to run a presentation using Keynote on a large screen tv monitor connected via an HDMI cable.

The screen needs to show the full-screen slides (presenter display) but the Mac only showing the current and next slides, and the presenter's notes.

I can get this to work with a separate LED projector (no problem) but I can't get it to work using a TV monitor.

How can I set it up to show two different screens (presentation slide for TV monitor) and current, next, and notes on the Mac?

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Mar 5, 2022 8:07 AM

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Gary Scotland

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Mar 5, 2022 2:56 PM in response to HCC1860

Good question, I should have mentioned mirroring,

go to: Apple Menu > System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement and ensure Mirror Displays is deselected

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Mar 5, 2022 9:41 AM in response to HCC1860

Play the presentation, then press the X key on the keyboard to swap between presenter display and slideshow.

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Mar 7, 2022 5:35 AM in response to HCC1860

You didn't say which Mac OS you are using, so I showed the Catalina settings

These are settings you need to make for Monterey:

Keynote settings:

Mac Display:

External display:

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HCC1860 Author

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Mar 5, 2022 9:50 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Thanks for the advice Gary.

Do you think it will work when currently both the Mac and the TV monitor show the same view (the slideshow).

In other words, I'm not swapping the views around, I just want different views on the Mac and the TV.

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HCC1860 Author

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Mar 6, 2022 10:07 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Gary;

I don't have this screen (my OS is Monterey 12.2.1) but I found the mirroring on/off part and turned it off.

Unfortunately, Turing it off meant that my Max didn't show any display at all whereas the TV monitor showed the slideshow.

pressing the "X" key didn't make any difference.

I'm planning to go to the local Apple store in the few days/weeks and I'll discuss it with them when I see them.

Many thanks for your help.

Martin

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