Make Slideshow Play on external Monitor or Projector

Every time I start a slide show it starts full screen but on the screen where bridge is open. I would love it if you could designate on what screen you want the slideshow to play if you have a projectore of multi screen setup...

No real ideas, and I am not on Snow Leopard.
SMC and PRAM reset?
What happens in Display Preferences if you try to rearrange the relative display positions or location of the menu bar (I'll assume 10.6 is similar to 10.5 in this)?

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VGA output to External Monitor or Projector

One of the main reasons I bought the iPad is to start using it as my travel devise instead of the bulky MacBook. I make a lot of sales presentations using Keynote but I also have to demonstrate Web application using browsers such as Safari. I was totally crushed to discover that the VGA output only works with certain applications and DOES NOT WORK with Safari. So much for using the iPad as a travel device! You would think given that using a browser is at least 50% of what most people do on these devices, Apple would have found a way to provide VGA output for Safari! They certainly missed the boat on this one big time.
Does anyone know of an App that would allow you to run the browser through a "Video" wrapper so it can be seen on an external monitor or projector? Here is an idea for a creative developer to make a ton of money! It will make my iDud (did I say that?) be worth taking along on a trip. If i am staying home I can watch movies on my desktop, I don't need the VGA for watching movies!

First and foremost, I love my iPad, using it for the many things it does as my personal tablet is great!
While experimenting with it for a mobile work device, or a lightweight travel device, I've had mixed results.
I understood when buying the iPad that it was not a Mac or PC replacement, I'm just surprised at the limitations.
On the VGA out cable, I gotta say I tried to do the same level of research, but unfortunately being a relative newby to the Apple experience, I fell for the Apple makes it quicker simpler easier, they think of everything hype. I too thought that a VGA out cable would do exactly that and did not see anything that described the limitations.
I also think Apple missed the boat here, they could have made this the perfect lightweight travel/mobile companion device to whatever Mac/PC is sitting back at the office. I understand they are trying to protect their Mac business, but this could have been a perfect Trojan horse for them. By getting PC users hooked on Keynote/Pages/Numbers on an iPad, they would have been more inclined to purchase a Mac to replace whatever they currently have.
I know I would have.
I'm using this in business today, I'm accessing all of our web enabled back office tools without issues and using webmail to access outlook, basically 75% of my daily work can be accomplished on my iPad.
The webex app works great, but doesn't support the VGA out (nor did it say anywhere that it would or wouldn't).
The remaining 25% of my works needs fall to these apps:
I want to use Numbers, but can't, since it won't export in .xls format, which is what the rest of my company, is standardized on.
I will be able to use Keynote in a Kiosk mode at tradeshows or in meetings to project via the VGA connector, but won't be able to use it for any serious work since I can't export in .PPT format.
I won't be purchasing Pages, while it does save in a .DOC format, I'm now leery of what it won't do, and without the ability to use Numbers and the limited use of Keynote, this keeps me from using this more in the business world.
While it may sound like I’m whining, I’m not, I’m trying to express a few of the short comings, that could have made a similar impact to my business life as it has within my personal life.
In addition, for folks doing research, I hope this helps clarify some of the items that appear to be more difficult to find.

External monitor or projector

I bought the Apple adapter to connect an external monitor or projector for my MacBook. When I connect the monitor, it does not show the exact same thing as on the screen of my MacBook, but if i move a window to the right side of the screen of my MacBook, the other half appears on the monitor. My question is, how to I make the monitor/projector show the exact same thing as on the MacBook? Is it different when it's a monitor or projector? Because I am currently using a monitor but I will be doing a presentation using a projector.

With the external display (projector/monitor) connected, open System Preferences > Displays and click on the Arrangement tab. Check "Mirror Displays".
That should do it.
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Can't see video playing through external monitor

Well it use to work, seeing the Timeline play through my external monitor.. Here's what I have, FCP 4.5 HD hooked up through Firewire to a JVC tape deck which in turn is hooked up through RCA cables to a small tv set. I have the following setup in FCP Audio/Video settings>Device control Preset: Firewire NTSC and Video Playback: Apple firewire NTSC. I've unplugged the Firewire cable a couple of times and still can't get the Timeline to play in my external monitor. Here's the funny part if I go to Log and Capture I can control the JVC deck and see my mini DV not only play in the Log and Capture window but also in the external monitor. I would think I won't be able to. I must be forgetting a setting in FCP to see my Timeline play in my monitor but for the life of me I can't remeber. Appreciate all sugestions!
G5 dual 2.5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Randy,
Many thanks. I really should not use keyboard commands that I'm not sure about.! I probably hit cmd F12 instead of just plain old F12 to do a superimpose. I'm going to start a list of all these settings I need to check. Someday I hope to be able to help someone figure out a problem. Again thanks for taking time to help me out and keeping a few more hairs on my head.
Loran
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External Monitor (HDMI Projector) not recognized in AE CC or AE CS6 with New Macbook Pro

Got a really tough problem that maybe someone can help me find a solution for. I had an old Macbook Pro (2009-ish) that I was using in conjunction with AE and my HDMI Projector to do projection mapping work. The laptop motherboard wore out recently (not related, I don't think) but now I've bought a new Macbook Pro and am trying to use the HDMI out to the projector as my external monitor in After Effects (I've tried both CC and CS5.5 and CS6). Under Video Preview it's not showing up as an option to send to (the choices are Computer Monitor Only or Firewire).
I am in a real mess as I am supposed to do a show this evening with a setup I've done lots of times with my old Macbook and AE, and now can't do it at all. I have to be able to have the projector receive the AE feed - and nothing I've done so far has helped. The system sees the projector, so why doesn't AE?? I can't just slide the program window into the projector's window space and enlarge - it has to be exactly 1920x1080 in order for me to align correctly.
If there are any Adobe folks lurking this morning I would CERTAINLY appreciate your input, as well as anyone else who might have had similar issues. This should work, it should be a no-brainer. Right now I'm running a new OOTB Apple Macbook Pro with HDMI out, and the latest version of AE CC with all updates performed. Please, please help!!!
Thanks in advance,
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After Effects does not come with components for HDMI output.
Your other computer must have had additional components installed that added this functionality.
See this thread for more information:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1006705

No Signal on External Monitor or Projector

I have a 2006 MacBookPro 2,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz.
When I connect an external display or projector, the system recognizes that I've connected to an external monitor, System Profiler correctly identifies it, and Spaces doubles to show the other screen. However, the external display shows no image. I thought perhaps it was a problem with the monitor, until I had the same issue with a projector in another location.
Ideas?

No real ideas, and I am not on Snow Leopard.
SMC and PRAM reset?
What happens in Display Preferences if you try to rearrange the relative display positions or location of the menu bar (I'll assume 10.6 is similar to 10.5 in this)?

Grey screen when connected to external monitor / projector

I have a 13" Macbook Pro (OS 10.6.7, 2.4 GHz Intel, NVIDIA GeForce 320M) that is freezing up when connected to an external monitor or projector. The monitor or projector works fine when initially connected, but after an hour or so of use, both screens will suddenly turn grey or black and the computer is totally unresponsive (the sleep light is not on). I have to do a hard shut down using the power button. This problem only occures when connected to a monitor / projector.
This freeze up happens in various use cases; watching a movie, web surfing, editing docs, or even when i'm away from the computer, it seems entirely random.
I'm connecting to a Dell U2711 external monitor using a HDMI cable. I've tried 3 different HDMI cables / adaptors, so I'm pretty sure it's not the cable that's the problem. The problem also occures when connected to an Epson Powerlite HD 705 projector (again using HDMI)
I've called Applecare and run a Hardware Test (no issues found), I've also re-installed the operating system and ran all updates. The problem still occures.
Idea ideas on what's wrong?

Found the solution here: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/152203/osx-10-10-yosmite-turn-off-macbo ok-pros-display-while-connect-to-external-moni
In terminal:
Enable: sudo nvram boot-args="niog=1"
To undo: sudo nvram -d boot-args
This works brilliantly!
Steps I use:
1) After putting in the terminal command, reboot and close the lid immediately
2) Keep the lid closed during boot up and once logged in, open the lid
3) The MacBook Pro's screen is off

Problem connecting U310 touch with external monitors/projectors/TV

I spend almost 80% of my day in front of laptop or computers, running simulations, preparing ppts or report.
Liked the looks and light weight of the LENOVO Ultrabook U310 touch laptop so much, that I ended up buying it.
Except for look and light weight the laptop and LENOVO have turned into a big disappointment.
Found the laptop extremely slow.. on top of it, the LCD hinge broke down within few weeks.
The latest problem is with connecting external monitors or projectors. The laptop connects external monitors only if I uninstall driver and reinstall it. The connection is again lost if I reboot, and the driver again needs uninstalling and Reinstalling to connect any external monitor. Appreciate any suggestions
Best,
Sudhir

Could be your TV is using DVI-I and apple adapter
using DVI-D.
Hope this link provide information you need:
http://www.datapro.net/techinfo/dvi_info.html
Looking at the photos provided in this link, here is the details of what I´m using :
- standard mini-DVI to DVI-D Dual Link (provided by Apple)
- connector on the TV is DVI-I Dual Link
- cable provided by LG with the TV is DVI-D Single Link
Reading the comments regarding apple adapter, I came to this : "If you want to hook up some other sort of monitor (analog, DVI-I, ADC), this is not for you, or you may need an additional adaptor. ". I guess I´m in this situation but still don´t know what type of adapter or cable I should use...
Other possible solution : My TV has also HDMI port, I could try a DVI to HDMI cable but it´s quite difficult to find it here (south of spain...)
Does anyone have an idea with these new informations ?
Thanks in advance.

Trying to connect my Macbook Pro with an external Monitor - Using VGA - DVI

Hi Everyone..
Please dont classify me as dumb but every-time i need to connect my MBP to an external monitor or projector i cant
It just doesn't work... I plug it in using all the right connectors - DVI-VGA or the other way around... Anyway - i get a blue screen which tricks me... =]
After the blue screen i go straight to the page i was on before connecting the monitor...! =[
Anyway.. are there any settings i need to adjust.... =]
If there is anything that you guys know of please inform me because i am in need to use a Monitor frequently but so far i havn't been able to do it seen as though i don't know what to do.. Ive watched tutorials and have done exactly what they've told me but it still wont display anything on the external monitor. Ive used 2 MBP's - Both i've had issues with connecting them to an external display. i know its only a minor change i need to make in System preferences but i dont know which one it is...
Please - if you know please please please tell me what it is.! =]
Thanks alot!
Carl... =]

I assume that you mean the blue screen is on your monitor, not your MBP. If this is the case, go to system preferences and click on displays, when the pop up box appears, click on "detect displays". See if that helps.

Using External Monitor (Closing Laptop shut down image on external)

I am always having to RESTART the MBP to get the screen on the external monitor exclusively. I usually use my MBP with external monitors but when I close the laptop the external goes blank too. Then i have to restart and close the laptop very quickly.
Is there some way to do this without restarting computer each time? (close laptop but keep image on external monitor).

My 'wish' is to be able to hot switch without 'sleeping' the MBP as this interrupts backups and network drives etc.
You mean that you want to be able to go from clamshell mode to open MBP with its display in use? As far as I know this isn't really possible. I'm not at home at my external screen right now so I can't test for sure... but as far as I know as soon as you are in clamshell mode the internal display is deactivated. Have you tried opening it up while its in clamshell mode and then unplugging the display? Maybe if you open it while in clamshell mode, and select "Detect Displays" before unplugging the external screen, the MBP display will come back on. In my mind, this should cause the MBP display to come on, but I'm not sure and I'm not in a position to test it now unfortunately. When I get home I'll check it out for you and see what I can figure.
You're right though, the best solution right now may be to leave the MBP open, use the external display in "mirror" mode, and dim the display of the MBP down to nothing using F1/F2.
One more thing: When I started using external monitors and projectors, I did not use the menubar item for "Displays". But, I've since started using it and it really makes things much more simple for managing external displays. You can turn it on in System Prefs --> Displays. Then you can detect displays, adjust their resolution, and change the mirroring settings on the fly without System Preferences.
--Travis

External monitor in BootCamp?

I have just ordered a new MacBook to replace my older MacBook Pro and have heard that you cannot use an external monitor (or projector) in BootCamp with a MacBook. Actually I was pointed to an Apple doc that says you can't use external monitors with either the Macbook or Macbook Pro...which I know isn't accurate, as I've used my Macbook Pro with various displays and projectors in Bootcamp since I got it over 2 years ago. Can anyone confirm that you can use the mini-DVI to VGA adapter in Bootcamp? I need it to run some presentation software. thanks!

yeah
u can

External monitor not recognized (X200)

Hi,
I have an X200 with Vista
When I connect an external monitor (or projector) it is not recognized. Shift-F7 results in a message that no external monitor is detected. However, if I leave the monitor connected, put the system in standby and then resume, it recognizes the external display.
Any thoughts to how I can get it to recognize without this work-around? Thanks

I had the same problem. I think it's a vista device driver issue. Try this-
Power down your laptop. Plug in the external monitor. Boot the computer - it should default to the external monitor, and Windows should recognize it. Then, shut down normally.
Pull the monitor cable, boot your laptop regularly, reattach the cable, and give it a try.
It worked for me.

Is it possible to use an iMac as an external monitor for a MacBook?

What is the process (if any) to turn off the iMac's system and make it essentially an external monitor for the MacBook?

No, it's not possible. Your iMac simply does not have a "video in" port for the MacBook's "video out" port. While Mike N. (nahyunil)'s option may give the illusion that you have two monitors, it does NOT turn off the system on the iMac. The iMac must be on and fully functional for that option to work.
-Doug

600 only works on external monitor

I have tried 3 different screens, 2 different inverters, and still nothing. But I have noticed that the little switch at the side, the head is missing and there are 3 prongs sticking up. - Does anyone know what way these should be wired up? If i connect the 2 nearest to me together, the machine goes into standby. But if I connect the 2 farthest away it doesn't make any difference.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have tried 2 different bases as well, so it must be something that I am doing wrong?
one is 2645-450.
the other is a 2645 but the numbers have been cut off.
Thanks
Rick

I believe that the switch you are talking about is the lid switch, mounted to what's referred to as the Sub Card:
http://www.kawakami-ca.com/ibm_600x/sub_card/
As you have found out, that switch is what puts the system into standby or hibernation when the lid is closed. According to the picture on my site, when the Sub Card is properly mounted to the base and you're sitting in front of the laptop, the two pins closest to you would be the "normally open" contacts. Those should be left disconnected from each other when operating the system, as you found when you shorted them together the laptop went into standby. The two furthest away from you are the "normally closed" contacts. Those should be connected together. Whether or not that actually controls the backlight, I'm not sure, but that's the way the system would be if the switch was operational.
Once those pins ("center" and "rear") are connected together, make sure that the external monitor is disconnected and then power up the system. When the external monitor is detected at power up, the system may only activate that display; the LCD would be left off. In such cases you can press the Fn+F7 key combination repeatedly and that should cycle the display between the LCD and external monitor.
With three screens and 2 inverters, I'd imagine that one combination of those would be functional, but if you can't accurately determine which ones are working properly, then it's hard to say what might be the problem.
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External monitor going blank!

Hello,
I have a exrernal Dell 24' monitor that has been working 100% ok for years on my macbook now am running 10.7.2.
I use the mac in clam mode and using the Dell as the main monitor.
Today I have a problem as after around 10mins of uses the monitor went to sleep! pluging the monitor in to other devices helped to provide its fine.
I rebooted the macbook and still the monitor would not come on!
I done the Shift + Control and power, Command + Option + R+P and the booted in to safe mode and this restored the display :-)
But it kepts on happing every few hours and even sometime the display will come it by its self!
Are odd!
Please can someone help?

Reset the PRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Reset the SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
If you have another computer or device that could you attach to the monitor to check if it does it over multiple devices?
Also do you have another external monitor or projector to hook up and see if the same thing happens there?
Rule out if it's the MB or if it's the monitor. If you're still under AppleCare, or even if you're not, and are unable to do the above then I would suggest getting it taken in. Schedule a Genius bar appointment to get it looked at.

Make Slideshow Play on external Monitor or Projector

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