How to use tv as a mac book monitor

I AM TRYING TO HOW TO WATCH MY MAC ON TV SCREEN. I HAVE ALREADY CONNECT MY TV WITH MAC , WITH  MINI DVI ADAPTER  AND CABLE AND I SAW THAT THE MAC RECOGNIZE THE TV BUT I CAN'T SEE THE ICONS THAT ARE ON MY MAC ON TV. I CAN SEE ONLY DESKTOP BACKGROUND. WHAT DID I DO WRONG?

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Note:  many TVs have overscan so you may miss the edges of the picture.  This can be serious if the menu bar or dock go off the screen.  Look for picture size settings on the TV.  Some TVs cannot disable overscan.  In that case, look for overscan or underscan settings in the OS X Displays system preference.

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