Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

60 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

WORKING FROM HOME TIPS

cables,suchasDVI-to-HDMIorDisplayPort-to-DVI,they

canbeahassle.IfyouhaveaVGAportonyourPCor

yourmonitor,Isuggeststayingawayfromit:VGAisan

analogueconnector,whichmeansyourpicturewillbe

noticeablylesssharpandcolourswillbelessvivid.

Step 3: Set up your PC

Setupyourmonitors,plugthemin,andturnonyour

PC.Voilà.Aperfectly-formedmulti-monitorset-up.

Well,notsofast.Set-upiseasy,buttherearestilla

couplemoresteps.Thefirstthingyou’llwanttodois

configureWindowstoplaynicelywithyourmultiple

monitors.Ifyou’rerunningWindows 7 orWindows8,

right-clickonthedesktopandclickScreenresolution;in

Windows10,clickDisplaysettings.Thiswilltakeyouto

ascreenwhereyoucanconfiguretheoptionsyouhave

formultiplemonitorsinWindows.

A DisplayPort connector (left)

and an HDMI cable (right)