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5 TwinView Basics: Windows 9x
Configuring Extended Desktop
In Windows Extended Desktop mode, the desktop area is spread across two
displays. This mode can be set for multiple categories of displays, although
display limitations may override the capabilities of your NVIDIA dual-display
graphics card. For example, if the second display is an NTSC TV monitor,
depending on the TV encoder on the graphics card, the resolution may not be set
above 800 x 600 and the refresh rate cannot be set above 60 Hz. However, the
PC monitor in such a configuration may have its refresh rate and resolution set
much higher. The desktop can be extended horizontally, vertically, as well as at
other angles by repositioning the desktop display icons in the Windows Settings
control panel.
You can drag the icons to the positions that represent how you want to move
items between monitors.
• For example, if you’re using two monitors and you want to move items from
one monitor to the other by dragging left and right, position the icons
side-by-side (Figure 5.29).
Figure 5.29
Display Settings (Horizontal): Windows 98
• To move items between monitors by dragging up and down, position the
icons one above the other (Figure 5.30).
• To move items between monitors by dragging at an angle, position the
icons diagonally (Figure 5.31). The icon positions don’t have to correspond
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