Using extended display

I'd like to have Photoshop start up on an external monitor with other applications running on the MacBook display. Is there a way to do that? All I've been able to do so far is drag individual photoshop windows to the external display which leaves the menu bar on the MacBook display.

hey there Dennis,
you can open System Prefs & move the Tool Bar to the 2nd display in Extended Desktop. this will make it your Main Display, afaik, there's no way to have the tool bar on both displays. or try this, keep the MacBook as your main display--w/ Tool Bar & when you 1st you open Photoshop, move the window there & see if any other Photoshop windows you open remain on that 2nd display, if this is what you want to happen don't drag the Photoshop window back to the MacBook when you quit it & it should be on the 2nd display the next time you open it.
good luck.

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