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    LG monitor

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by atrottie, Sep 8, 2007.

  1. atrottie

    atrottie Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought an LG monitor to attach to my new Macbook. The problem is when I turn on the LG monitor my desktop background appears on the screen (by that i mean the picture) but none of my icons show up. What am I doing wrong?
     
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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    You've set your external monitor as an extension to your Macbook monitor. Press F7 and things will change. Alternatively, you can open up System Preferences>Displays for some more advanced options.
     
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    atrottie Notebook Enthusiast

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    awesome, thanks!
     
    atrottie, Sep 8, 2007
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    if that didn't work, you could always go into display options, and turn Mirroring on.
     
    chant, Sep 8, 2007
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