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    <desc>Set up an additional monitor.</desc>
  
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<title>Connect another monitor to your computer</title>

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  <title>Video Demo</title>
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          <tt:p>Type <input>displays</input> in the <gui>Activities</gui>
          overview to open the <gui>Displays</gui> settings.</tt:p>
        </tt:div>
        <tt:div begin="3s" end="9s">
          <tt:p>Click on the image of the monitor you would like to activate or
          deactivate, then switch it <gui>ON/OFF</gui>.</tt:p>
        </tt:div>
        <tt:div begin="9s" end="16s">
          <tt:p>The monitor with the top bar 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.</tt:p>
        </tt:div>
        <tt:div begin="16s" end="25s">
          <tt:p>To change the "position" of a monitor, click on it and drag it
          to the desired position.</tt:p>
        </tt:div>
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          <tt:p>If you would like both monitors to display the same content,
          check the <gui>Mirror displays</gui> box.</tt:p>
        </tt:div>
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          <tt:p>When you are happy with your settings, click <gui>Apply</gui>
          and then click <gui>Keep This Configuration</gui>.</tt:p>
        </tt:div>
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          <tt:p>To close the <gui>Displays Settings</gui> click on the
          <gui>x</gui> in the top corner.</tt:p>
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<section id="steps">
  <title>Set up an additional monitor</title>
  <p>To set up an additional monitor, connect the monitor to your computer. If
  your system does not recognize it immediately, or you would like to adjust
  the settings:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-terminology">Activities</gui> overview and
      start typing <gui>Displays</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click on <gui>Displays</gui> to open the panel.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click on the monitor that you would like to activate or deactivate,
      then in the list of monitor configuration select <gui>Turn Off</gui> to
      deactivate the monitor, or one of <gui>Primary</gui>,
      <gui>Secondary</gui>, or <gui>Mirror</gui> to activate it.</p>
      <note>
        <p>The primary monitor is the one with the
        <link xref="shell-introduction">top bar</link>, and where the
        <gui>Activities</gui> overview is shown.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>To rotate the orientation of the monitor, use the buttons with the
      arrows until the preview is correct.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>When you are happy with your settings, click <gui>Apply</gui> and then
      click <gui>Keep Changes</gui>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

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