Can I use an external monitor as an extension to my workspace

Could anyone please tell me if I can use an external monitor such as an apple 20” or 30” display as an extension to my workspace. I am using an apple 17”1.5 power book & I would like to drag & drop[p photos etc. from one monitor to another etc.
17"powerbook 1.5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

yes, when you connect an external display you can either mirror the laptop display, or have it act as an extended desktop
this needs the mac to support extended desktop rather than just mirroring, for instance i think ibooks can only mirror but powerbooks can do both

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hi i did this as posted by yan pb15 i had everything back internal and external monitor it is a wonderful trick!!!
thanks yan pb15
This "last" solution worked for my PB15 osx 10.4.11 (somebody can help you; it is at your own risk!)
1. set in Quartz Debug: a) Quartz 2D extreme disabled; b) Automatic Beam Synchronization
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