Connecting another monitor

Hi
Are there any instructions/ tutorials for connecting my 20" intel iMac to a Dell Monitor? cant seem to find any info.
Also what cables would I need and is there anything to setup up in the OS to tell the mac I'm running 2 screen?
Cheers
Wayne

The Mac and Mac OS X will automatically recognize the second monitor. You just need to go to System Preferences Displays pane Display tab to set the resolution and other attributes of the second display, and then go to the Arrangement tab to set the relative positions of the two screens on your extended Desktop.
As for connecting the second monitor, what you need depends on the connection type used by the Dell display.
If it's VGA, you need one of these
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A?mco=MTIxODk3Mw
If it's DVI, you need one of these
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B?mco=MTIxODk3Mw

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