Comments on: How To: Multiple Montiors http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/ scattered technology news Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: http://ecshopq.com/» Blog Archive » Setup Multiple Monitors In Vista http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-50049 http://ecshopq.com/» Blog Archive » Setup Multiple Monitors In Vista Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:24:26 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-50049 [...] Related Article: Setup Multiple Monitors In XP [...] [...] Related Article: Setup Multiple Monitors In XP [...]

]]> By: Tim http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-43491 Tim Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:37:41 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-43491 Hi Ben, Unfortunately, the tech seems to know his stuff. I just tried it out, and it is indeed not possible to place different images on different monitors, even if they are the same size...If you really do want to get a different image on each monitor, then you might want to consider the Photoshop CS3 -- I know, it's pricey, but it does work... Hi Ben,

Unfortunately, the tech seems to know his stuff. I just tried it out, and it is indeed not possible to place different images on different monitors, even if they are the same size…If you really do want to get a different image on each monitor, then you might want to consider the Photoshop CS3 — I know, it’s pricey, but it does work…

]]> By: Ben http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-43438 Ben Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:56:23 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-43438 I called Adobe tech support and asked if it was possible to use Ad Photoshop Elements 6.0 to simultaneously display different photos on different monitors. They agreed that palettes (e.g., the layers palette) could be placed on a second monitor. However, the technician said it was not possible to place different photos on differerent monitors. Too bad. If it could be done, it would have been nice. For example, one could copy from one photo on one monitor, and paste onto a second photo on a second monitor. But according to Adobe, Ad. Ph. El. 6 cannot do this. Even if the monitors have the same resolution, the technician said different photos couldn't be placed on different monitors. But sometimes a call-up technician is wrong. What do you think? Before I buy a second monitor, I'd like to know. I called Adobe tech support and asked if it was possible to use Ad Photoshop Elements 6.0 to simultaneously display different photos on different monitors.

They agreed that palettes (e.g., the layers palette) could be placed on a second monitor. However, the technician said it was not possible to place different photos on differerent monitors.

Too bad. If it could be done, it would have been nice. For example, one could copy from one photo on one monitor, and paste onto a second photo on a second monitor. But according to Adobe, Ad. Ph. El. 6 cannot do this. Even if the monitors have the same resolution, the technician said different photos couldn’t be placed on different monitors.

But sometimes a call-up technician is wrong. What do you think?
Before I buy a second monitor, I’d like to know.

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]]> By: Mikchael http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-27788 Mikchael Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:34:29 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-27788 <strong>Mikchael...</strong> This is just what I was thinking. Great Site.... Mikchael…

This is just what I was thinking. Great Site….

]]> By: Roger http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-27250 Roger Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:29:59 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-27250 Thanks William (and everyone else for raising a common issue) for the elegant solution to my problem - I have an excel based event management system that I wanted to add a second display to show what was happening in several areas and display to the public. I wanted to be able to seemlessly manage the program while the external monitor displays the updated information. You've made my day! Thanks William (and everyone else for raising a common issue) for the elegant solution to my problem - I have an excel based event management system that I wanted to add a second display to show what was happening in several areas and display to the public. I wanted to be able to seemlessly manage the program while the external monitor displays the updated information. You’ve made my day!

]]> By: William http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-26736 William Thu, 10 May 2007 18:58:28 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-26736 I've found a better solution for dual monitors in Excel... I'm on Office 2003... Open a single instance of Excel 2003. Create a new spreadsheet. Maximize the main excel application window across both monitors (or just stretch it across with excel un-maximised). Now go to the 'Window' menu at the top of the main Excel window and press 'New Window'. This will create a duplicate window for the current spreadsheet which you can now drag across onto your second monitor. If you wish you can now go to 'Sheet 2' of the current spreadsheet and now you can freely reference between the table on your left and right monitors. Hope this helps guys :) William I’ve found a better solution for dual monitors in Excel… I’m on Office 2003…

Open a single instance of Excel 2003. Create a new spreadsheet. Maximize the main excel application window across both monitors (or just stretch it across with excel un-maximised).

Now go to the ‘Window’ menu at the top of the main Excel window and press ‘New Window’. This will create a duplicate window for the current spreadsheet which you can now drag across onto your second monitor.

If you wish you can now go to ‘Sheet 2′ of the current spreadsheet and now you can freely reference between the table on your left and right monitors.

Hope this helps guys :)

William

]]> By: Steve http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-16202 Steve Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-16202 You can, but you need to call the cell reference by naming the name of the [workbook]Worksheet!Cell =[workbook.xls]Sheet1!$A$2 You can, but you need to call the cell reference by naming the name of the [workbook]Worksheet!Cell
=[workbook.xls]Sheet1!$A$2

]]> By: Tim http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-13261 Tim Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:14:24 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-13261 Unfortunately, I don't think that this is possible, since both instances of the program are completely independent from each other. Unfortunately, I don’t think that this is possible, since both instances of the program are completely independent from each other.

]]> By: Mark http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-13236 Mark Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:37:07 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-13236 I had the same problem, in regards to the dual monitor on excel. I used the explination to fix the problem, but I was hoping you could help out again with a problem that stems from this solution. I would like to be able to use cells from one screen in formulas for the second sheet on the other screen. With two different excel operations running it will not allow me to do so, when if I used multiple workbooks on a single screen it would. Is there a solution to this? I had the same problem, in regards to the dual monitor on excel. I used the explination to fix the problem, but I was hoping you could help out again with a problem that stems from this solution. I would like to be able to use cells from one screen in formulas for the second sheet on the other screen. With two different excel operations running it will not allow me to do so, when if I used multiple workbooks on a single screen it would. Is there a solution to this?

]]> By: Tim http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-11863 Tim Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:42:27 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-11863 Hi Ted, After playing around with Excel for a few minutes, I think that I've got the answer for you. I assumed that you opened up two documents while you were already within the application. That is, I assumed that you opened Excel and then hit the open icon, select a document or two and clicked open, right? If this is the case, then what happened next was that both document opened with the same main application window. Even though your tray showed two instances of Excel, both documents ran within the same window -- Excel behaves differently than Word in this regard. If you would like to see this for yourself, minimize the document windows within the actual application, and you should see both documents there. To open up to two files and display them on two different monitors, you'll have to open up Excel twice. To do so, click on the Excel icon to open up one instance of the program, then go back to your desktop, assuming that that is where you have the application icon, and click on it again to open up the second instance of the program. Now you should be able to open up the desired documents in the two separate instances of Excel, and place one on the left monitor and the other on the right. I hope that helped, and wasn't too confusing... Hi Ted,

After playing around with Excel for a few minutes, I think that I’ve got the answer for you. I assumed that you opened up two documents while you were already within the application. That is, I assumed that you opened Excel and then hit the open icon, select a document or two and clicked open, right?

If this is the case, then what happened next was that both document opened with the same main application window. Even though your tray showed two instances of Excel, both documents ran within the same window — Excel behaves differently than Word in this regard. If you would like to see this for yourself, minimize the document windows within the actual application, and you should see both documents there.

To open up to two files and display them on two different monitors, you’ll have to open up Excel twice. To do so, click on the Excel icon to open up one instance of the program, then go back to your desktop, assuming that that is where you have the application icon, and click on it again to open up the second instance of the program. Now you should be able to open up the desired documents in the two separate instances of Excel, and place one on the left monitor and the other on the right.

I hope that helped, and wasn’t too confusing…

]]> By: Ted http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-11791 Ted Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:43:09 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-11791 I am using dual monitors, xp sp2 and office 2003 on a laptop. However, when I open up 2 excel sheets they can only be displayed on one or the other monitors. I need to have one sheet on one display, and the other sheet on the other display. What am I missing? I am using dual monitors, xp sp2 and office 2003 on a laptop. However, when I open up 2 excel sheets they can only be displayed on one or the other monitors. I need to have one sheet on one display, and the other sheet on the other display. What am I missing?

]]> By: Tim http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-6574 Tim Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:50:01 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-6574 There is no super easy way of simple disabling the secondary monitor quickly, but if you head over to the control panel, click on Display, and under the settings tab you will find some options. Click on the blue monitor icon for the second monitor to bring up the options for that monitor. Towards the bottom it should say "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" -- it should be checked. Go ahead and uncheck it to disable the second monitor. You will now only have one monitor active. To reactive monitor two, follow the same steps as above, but check the box this time. You are correct in that the display adapter for the graphics card is split up into two components; this is due to the second monitor. For every monitor that is active on your system, Windows will add an adapter profile. This is nothing to worry about. As for the minimization of MSFS (Microsoft Flight Simulator), I'm not sure what the cause of this might be. Make sure that all of your video card drivers are up t odate. Also, make sure that the minimization isn't as unexpected as you say; might there be another program prompting you with a popup (AIM, MSN, some virus/spyware app), forcing Windows to display the desktop? I know this has happened to me on numerous occasions... There is no super easy way of simple disabling the secondary monitor quickly, but if you head over to the control panel, click on Display, and under the settings tab you will find some options. Click on the blue monitor icon for the second monitor to bring up the options for that monitor. Towards the bottom it should say “Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor” — it should be checked. Go ahead and uncheck it to disable the second monitor. You will now only have one monitor active. To reactive monitor two, follow the same steps as above, but check the box this time.

You are correct in that the display adapter for the graphics card is split up into two components; this is due to the second monitor. For every monitor that is active on your system, Windows will add an adapter profile. This is nothing to worry about.

As for the minimization of MSFS (Microsoft Flight Simulator), I’m not sure what the cause of this might be. Make sure that all of your video card drivers are up t odate. Also, make sure that the minimization isn’t as unexpected as you say; might there be another program prompting you with a popup (AIM, MSN, some virus/spyware app), forcing Windows to display the desktop? I know this has happened to me on numerous occasions…

]]> By: David http://skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-6520 David Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:38:54 +0000 http://www.skattertech.com/2006/10/how-to-multiple-montiors/#comment-6520 I am sure running two monitors as I do, one for TV and one for other things such as MSFS 2004 that the second monitor uses some display card memory even when TV not on. How can I shut down the 2nd monitor temporarily? I notice under hardware that my Radeon X300 card is divided into two parts. The MSFS after awhile minimizes unexpectedly. Or maybe some process starts that causes this to happen? I am sure running two monitors as I do, one for TV and one for other things such as MSFS 2004 that the second monitor uses some display card memory even when TV not on. How can I shut down the 2nd monitor temporarily? I notice under hardware that my Radeon X300 card is divided into two parts. The MSFS after awhile minimizes unexpectedly. Or maybe some process starts that causes this to happen?

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