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Using MacBook Pro (OS X 10.6.8).
Clicking: About This Mac>More Info>Graphics/Displays - the "Mirror" status appears as OFF; status of Display Connectors is No display connected. How do I turn "Mirror" ON?
I'm assuming it must be on to use a TV as a second monitor, connecting MiniDisplay port to HDMI.

You have been tremendously helpful, Andy, and I appreciate it. As my user name suggests, I am close to useless when it comes to things electronic.
Hooked up with the RGB, Mirror is still OFF. However, the default screen saver (not the one I have put on the computer) and the dock both appear on the TV; interestingly, the dock is inaccessible on the computer itself. The cursor appears only on the TV, but using it to open documents and spreadsheets causes them to come up on the computer, not on the TV, and they cannot be manipulated without the cursor.
I will try the several things you suggest in your last message.
Thanks, again.

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