15.4" with lid open + external display

Hi there. I have a lovely new MacBook Pro 15.4", and have bought a Dell 20" UltraSharp external display. The Dell monitor has 1680 x 1050 resolution which is great. The only problem is I have inconsistent resolutions: when I close the lid of my Mac, and use it in closed lid mode, the resolution is great - 1680 x 1050. Everything's nice, clear & clean. But when I open the lid, the resolution reverts back to the Mac display resolution - ie, 1440 x 900. Everything looks bigger, slightly fuzzy and the icons on the desktop get all re-arranged. This is a hassle. If I push F7, the external display just comes up with the desktop background, which means I can't use it. I'm frustrated - could anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks very much.

What you're experiencing is normal when using the displays in mirror mode. The resolutions must match, which means that the monitor with the lowest maximum resolution will control, which in your case is the MacBook's internal display. To use the external display at it's maximum resolution, you need to run the displays in Extended Desktop mode; turn off Mirroring in the Displays system preference.
If I push F7, the external display just comes up with the desktop background, which means I can't use it.
Sure you can. Just drag your application windows over to that screen (which direction you have to drag will be controlled in the Displays -> Arrange system preference).
For more information, try searching your Mac Help for "multiple displays".
Hope this helps.

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I feel like I must be missing something really obvious, so I apologize in advance, but I'm trying to use my external display (23" cinema display) without using the MBP display yet still keeping the lid open (mainly for the isight camera).
The first time I plugged the cinema display into the MBP it worked that way, but after I put it to sleep and then woke it up, both displays are on and I can't figure out how to turn off the MBP display without closing the lid.
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TIA!
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Try this:
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4) Is there any website which points me to windows
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Not that I know of, but we will be glad to help you. Here are some of my favourites:
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Hi again TYDYsails,
These problem are almost always caused by third party hardware or software that polls the computer at regular intervals, interrupting the normal "timed" sleep process. They can sometimes be an absolute $%^& to resolve.
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Software that regularly scans things. I have seen many different things implicated here at different times. Usually the problem eventually gets sorted out with an update of the software, so be aware of anything that you are using of this type that might not be the "latest".
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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Uninstall Growl. See:
Uninstalling Software: The Basics
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Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
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If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, Easy Find, instead. Download Easy Find at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
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Hazel
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