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5.4 Dual Screen Settings

SoftProjector will require a secondary screen/monitor to be set up on your computer to show words on the screen correctly.  SoftProjector will display words on monitor 2. If monitor 1 is secondary and monitor 2 is primary, then a special program is required.

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Other operating systems

Windows XP:
1. From you desktop, right-click and select "Properties"
2. Select "Settings" tab
3. You should be able to have 2 monitor shown. If only one is shown, then either your computer does not support secondary monitor, or drivers are not installed properly.
4. Select monitor 2
5. Set applicable screen resolution
6. Make sure that "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" is checked. This will allow to have separate screens, on for your monitor and other for your projector.
Xp Display Properties

Windows Vista:
1. From you desktop, right-click and select "Personalize"
2. Select "Display Settings"
3. You should be able to have 2 monitor shown. If only one is shown, then either your computer does not support secondary monitor, or drivers are not installed properly.
4. Select monitor 2
5. Set applicable screen resolution
6. Make sure that "Extend the desktop onto this monitor" is checked. This will allow to have separate screens, on for your monitor and other for your projector.
Windows Vista Display Settings

Windows 7:
1. From you desktop, right-click and select "Screen Resolution"
2. You should be able to have 2 monitor shown. If only one is shown, then either your computer does not support secondary monitor, or drivers are not installed properly.
3. Select monitor 2
4. Set applicable screen resolution
5. From "Multiple displays:" select "Extend these displays"
Windows 7 Display Settings

Other Operating Systems:
SoftProjector has been successfully tested on Linux and Mac. Because of great variety of operating system, please refer to that systems manual on how to set up secondary monitor

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