External Monitor with Laptop

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Today I connected my laptop to the external monitor, but if I close it it goes to sleep (regardless of using the keyboard etc).
That's normal. It will go to sleep, and you then wake it back up from the external keyboard/mouse. There are hacks such as Insomnia X which, I believe, will disable this sleep when the lid is closed, but you use any such hack at your own risk.
The screen also shows a widescreen view of my desktop (it's not fit properly like yesterday).
Have you checked the Displays preference for the external monitor to be sure it's set appropriately for the display's resolution?

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At work I have an external monitor, keyboard and mouse so I want to close my laptop and leave it on a shelf while I work. Yesterday I plugged in my monitor before opening my laptop and it woke out of sleep (still closed) and let me work without having to open the machine. It also automatically fit my screen to the display size. Today I connected my laptop to the external monitor, but if I close it it goes to sleep (regardless of using the keyboard etc). The screen also shows a widescreen view of my desktop (it's not fit properly like yesterday). What do I have to do so that I can close my laptop, yet still be able to use it?

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That's normal. It will go to sleep, and you then wake it back up from the external keyboard/mouse. There are hacks such as Insomnia X which, I believe, will disable this sleep when the lid is closed, but you use any such hack at your own risk.
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You can use your MacBook in Clamshell Mode with a wired or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131

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