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To start, open your System Preferences from the Dock or Applications folder.  
To start, open your System Preferences from the Dock or Applications folder.
 
[[File:MacOSDisplays.png|500px|alt="Screenshot of MacOS System Preferences"]]
 
Once you have opened it, click Displays.
Once you have opened it, click Displays.


[[File:MacOSClickArrangements.png|500px|alt="Screenshot of MacOS Display Settings"]]
[[File:Macdisplaymodes01.png|500px|alt="Screenshot of MacOS Display Settings"]]


Go to the Arrangement tab.
Click the Arrangement button to adjust display position and which display is the main display. Alternatively, you can use the "Use as" dropdown in the Display Settings to adjust which display is the main display.


[[File:MacOSChangeDisplayMode.png|500px|alt="Screenshot of indicated page"]]
[[File:MacOSChangeDisplayMode.png|500px|alt="Screenshot of indicated page"]]


By default, the displays are used in extended mode. If you wish to switch to mirror mode, select the mirror checkbox.
By default, the displays are used in extended mode. If you wish to switch to mirror mode, select the display you want to use in mirror mode and under the "Use as" dropdown, select the "Mirror for Built-in Display" option.

Revision as of 16:51, 15 April 2026

To start, open your System Preferences from the Dock or Applications folder. Once you have opened it, click Displays.

"Screenshot of MacOS Display Settings"

Click the Arrangement button to adjust display position and which display is the main display. Alternatively, you can use the "Use as" dropdown in the Display Settings to adjust which display is the main display.

"Screenshot of indicated page"

By default, the displays are used in extended mode. If you wish to switch to mirror mode, select the display you want to use in mirror mode and under the "Use as" dropdown, select the "Mirror for Built-in Display" option.