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      id="display-dual-monitors-desktop">

  <info>
    <desc>Set up dual monitors on your desktop computer.</desc>
    <revision pkgversion="3.5.5" version="0.1" date="2012-08-20" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
      <email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2012</years>
    </credit>
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    <link type="guide" xref="prefs-display"/>

  </info>

<title>Connect an extra monitor</title>

 <p>To set up a second monitor with your desktop computer, connect the monitor.
     If your system doesn't recognize it immediately, or you would like to adjust
     the settings:
  </p>

  <steps>
  <item><p>Type <input>displays</input> in the <link xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</link> overview to open the
           <gui>Displays Settings</gui>.
  </p></item>

  <item><p>Click on the image of the monitor you would like to activate or deactivate,
           then switch it <gui>ON/OFF</gui>.
  </p></item>

  <item><p>The monitor with the <link xref="shell-introduction">top bar</link> is the main monitor. To change which monitor is
           "main", click on the top bar and drag it over to the monitor you want to set as
           the "main" monitor.
  </p></item>

  <item><p>To change the "position" of a monitor, click on it and drag it to the desired
           position.</p>
           <note><p>If you would like both monitors to display the same content, check the
                    <gui>Mirror displays</gui> box.</p></note>
  </item>

  <item><p>When you are happy with your settings, click <gui>Apply</gui> and then click
           <gui>Keep This Configuration</gui>.
  </p></item>

  <item><p>To close the <gui>Displays Settings</gui> click on the <gui>x</gui> in the top
           corner.
  </p></item>
  </steps>

</page>
