IMac has a damaged screen

I have a damaged iMac (intel), and I want to mirror displays so I can see if the computer is working properly and worth repairing.
The iMac screen is badly damaged and I can't see any of the task bar at all, but the voice command is operatig and I can hover over the task bar. I try to select the apple icon and try to get into the System Preferences to open the screenshot to drag it across to the external display, so I can mirror them. Any suggestions and tips would be very much appreciated. Thank you

Hi BDAqua,Thank you for your quick reply!, I have managed to mirror the displays YAY! God only knows how I managed it eh! If I Safe Boot from the HD will it not change the mirror setting back to the original setting?

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