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PC screen only. The second monitor is dark, as though you’re not

using it at all.

Duplicate. Your built-in screen and the second one show the same
thing.

Extend. Your second monitor acts as though it’s additional real
estate hanging off the side of your built-in screen.

Second screen only. The built-in screen is dark; all the action is on
the second monitor.

To make further refinements to your setup, right-click the desktop. From the
shortcut menu, choose “Display settings.” On the resulting Settings screen,

you see icons for both screens (or even more, if you have them—you lucky
thing!).

It’s like a map (Figure 4-10 at right); here you can drag the monitor

miniatures around to teach Windows how they’re physically positioned on
your desk. Farther down on this screen, the “Multiple displays” drop-down
menu offers the same four arrangement options described already.