After connecting a late 2008 MacBook to an external monitor can I show different images on them?

After connecting an external monitor to my MacBook(late 2008) is it possible to show different images on the two screens at the same time?
TIA

Yes. Open System Preference (under the Apple menu) and select Displays. See the instructions in this Apple article for how to continue.
Best of luck.

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