27. Multiple Monitors

When you have an external monitor or TV screen connected to your laptop or multiple monitors and/or screens connected to your desktop, more options will become visible on the General tab of the Display settings dialog. Select the screen that you wish to change the settings of by selecting it in the preview area or changing the entry in the screen drop-down list.

One of the additional options presented in a multi-screen setup is the option to rearrange the displays in the preview area by dragging and dropping them to match how they are physically placed. Additional multi-screen options include turning off a screen, setting a monitor as the primary display, mirroring the desktop on multiple displays, or extending the desktop across both screens.


	Note: With a screen set as the primary display, you can then configure the panels, desktop icons, and notifications to appear on that screen. Click the information icon next to the Primary Display toggle button to open the respective setting dialogs.

The Advanced tab provides even more multi-monitor options, including the option to save a display configuration so that it can be easily applied at a later time. When the Configure new displays when connected option is toggled, the below Displays mini dialog will appear, providing the most common display configurations, as well as any user-saved display configurations. The keyboard shortcut Super + P will open this dialog in a multi-monitor setup and clicking the ‘Advanced’ button opens the Display settings dialog.

The Automatically enable profiles when new displays are connected toggle will apply a user-saved display configuration when the connected displays match the displays found in a saved display configuration.