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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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NOTE Video cards can handle multiple monitors that differ from one

another in size or resolution, but this can create problems. Connecting a 4:3

aspect ratio projector to a widescreen laptop for a presentation when you’re

mirroring the displays, for example, can create a pretty bizarre misalignment

in layout. Using monitors with different orientation—landscape and portrait

—can also produce undesirable effects. Try variations before your

presentations!

Also, Windows enables you to designate which monitor is right or left or

top or bottom. Making an alignment error here can cause problems when

extending a display. You might drag the cursor to the right side of the left

monitor, for example, and hit a wall because the “right” monitor is supposed

to be on the left. These kinds of issues require a trip to the Display

Settings/Display applet.

Privacy with Multiple Monitors

Adding a second or third monitor to your setup can have a couple of

downsides. The added viewing area can increase the potential for glare or

reflection from other objects, making optimal monitor placement difficult.

The extra visual real estate and viewing angles also make it easy for even

casual passersby to see what you’re doing or browsing or whatever.

Monitor peripheral vendors address these problems with privacy screens.

The screens fit over and slightly around the LCD panels. They stop wideangle

viewing of the screen and also drop the glare caused by external object

reflection.

Troubleshooting Projectors

Many of the concepts for troubleshooting traditional monitors also apply

when you need to troubleshoot a projector, but there are also a few special

points to keep in mind.

• Projector lamps can produce a lot of heat. If you can, let a projector

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