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    Dual Monitor Help

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by codeoverride, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    I have my MBP setup with an external monitor and everything is fine except that when I'm using two programs, the toolbar (very top bar on the screen) doesn't move.

    I know that I can go to display preferences and select which screen has the bar but what I'd like to do is have say Photoshop on one screen with its bar and InDesign on the other with its own bar. Is this not possible?? :confused:

    Thanks!
     
    codeoverride, Jun 18, 2009
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  2. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Go to System Prefs>Display>Arrangement and Drag the menu bar from one of the small blue rectangles to the other.
     
    Budding, Jun 18, 2009
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  3. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    That just moves all program menu bars to the same screen..
     
    codeoverride, Jun 18, 2009
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    Sorry, that's not currently possible to do on a mac. :(
     
    trueintentions, Jun 18, 2009
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  5. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh.. that's kind of surprising. Can't believe it hasn't been brought up more often.. or better yet, fixed by Apple :(
     
    codeoverride, Jun 18, 2009
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    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I find OSX to be not as good for multi monitor as Windows. One reason I am keeping Vista on my desktop.
     
    lixuelai, Jun 19, 2009
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  7. crazycanuk

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    or 7 or XP, 2000, me or 98 ..... whats with that, my wife uses 3 screens all day long and Nix and almost every other OS does it quite well
     
    crazycanuk, Jun 19, 2009
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