How to connect a laptop to an external monitor How to connect a laptop to an external monitor [detailed explanation]

Abstract: How to connect a laptop to an external display? Some users who are used to large-screen desktop computers will find it difficult to use a laptop to play games and watch movies at first, because the screen of a laptop is much smaller than that of a desktop . cut. If you have a monitor or LCD TV by your side, you may wish to experience the external monitor of the notebook, so that the notebook can also have a large screen, so that playing games and watching videos will be more enjoyable. So how to set up the external display of the notebook? Next, let us find out together. 　　[Laptop External Display] How to Connect a Laptop to an External Display 　　Laptop external monitor setup step 1 　　1. First connect the LCD monitor to the power supply, and then connect the monitor data cable to the VGA interface on the notebook computer. Some LCD monitors have switches that require the monitor to be turned on. 　　2. Use the combined shortcut key Fn+F3 to switch the LCD display. Different notebook monitors have different switching shortcut keys. For example, Lenovo notebooks usually use Fn+F3 to cut the screen, HP notebooks use FN+F4, and Toshiba notebooks use FN+F5 combination shortcut keys. In general, it is Fn+F1-f4 Well, everyone can try it. 　　3. Fn is the extra key on the notebook keyboard than the ordinary keyboard. Just in the lower left corner of the keyboard, the second key. It is usually located between the Ctrl key and the Win key on the left. The Win key is the one with the Windows window logo drawn on it. 　　4. Usually at this time, both the LCD monitor and the notebook monitor are on. The next thing we have to do is turn off the laptop screen to save power. 　　Laptop external monitor setup step 2 　　1. Right-click on the computer desktop and select Properties. Find the "Display" setting item under the "Settings" tab. Select the second item "Plug and Play Display" in the drop-down list. Then make sure the two items below are checked. 　　2. Then click "Apply". Then select the first item "(Multiple Displays)" (the description information will be different for different graphics cards), and make sure that these two items have been cancelled. 　　3. Then click OK. The laptop screen should be off by now. In addition, due to the use of a large-screen display, it is recommended to increase the resolution to avoid the display screen is not clear enough. 　　4. After the above steps, the external display of the notebook has been installed and set up, and then you can experience the extraordinary experience brought by the large-screen display, which is definitely worth looking forward to. 　　Precautions for Notebook External Monitor 　　1. Many users will choose the mode of "Only display the screen on the monitor" when connecting an external monitor. After using this mode, the screen of the notebook computer is turned off. At this time, many users hope to close the lid of the notebook computer, which can effectively prevent dust from entering. However, since most laptops are automatically in standby mode after closing the lid. 　　2. We can solve this problem by adjusting the power options of the laptop. We will now demonstrate how to set the power options to achieve this function under the Windows Vista operating system. First, we go to the Control Panel and select Power Settings. At this time, we can see that there are a series of shortcut setting options on the left side of the menu, including the option of "choose the effect of closing the lid". Next, we click into this setting. 　　3. After entering the shortcut settings, we see the options in the red box in the above picture. In the item "When the lid is closed", select "Take no action", and then click "Save changes", so that when the laptop is closed After removing the cover, the system will not go into standby mode. Consumers are reminded here that since the heat dissipation effect of the notebook computer will be reduced to a certain extent after closing the lid , if the notebook computer you are using has poor heat dissipation performance, we do not recommend that you close the lid while using it. , because after a long time of use, the laptop will not work properly due to its own temperature rise. Therefore, this method is limited to laptop users with better heat dissipation. 　　4. When connecting an external monitor, we recommend that users purchase the keyboard and mouse separately. This will not only make it more convenient to place the laptop, but also increase the comfort of the office. But like the student in the picture above, it is unnecessary to use the keyboard of the notebook itself, which not only makes people feel very awkward on the whole, but also places great restrictions on the placement of the notebook computer and the LCD monitor. The size is not big, it will be difficult to read the text.