Set extra monitor as default?

I have a macbook and I got an external monitor for it via DVI and the mac bar that has the time and spotlight and all that stuff is staying on the macbook lcd, is there anyway to move it to the external monitor I have it hooked up to? (Im extending the desktop to it)

Hi,
if you go to System Preferences/Display
you should see a Tab named Arrangement.
In that window, you should see your two monitors side by side. To see Spotlight etc. in your external monitor, drag the bar at the top of the monitor that represents your portable screen and drag it to the one next to it that represents your external monitor. That's it!
Make sure that the monitors are shown in the config they are physically (one to the left of the other for example, you can move them around). It is very annoying when you move your mouse to see it appear where you don't expect it otherwise!

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