Reorienting Multiple Displays
Issue [Reorienting Multiple Displays]
Devices [Laptop, Desktop, MacOS, Windows]
Suggested Resolutions [See Steps Below]
Windows 11
Select the Start button, then type settings. Select Settings > System > Display, and choose a screen orientation from the drop-down list next to Display orientation.
Windows 10
Select Start > Settings > System > Display, and choose a screen orientation from the drop-down list labelled Orientation.
MacOS
Change Displays settings on Mac
On your Mac, use Displays settings to adjust resolution and brightness, and to set display options.
Note: Not all options described here appear for all display models, and some options appear only when your Mac is connected to an external display.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Displays in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) When your Mac is connected to a display, click its name on the right to set options for it.
| Option | Description | ||
Arrange | Drag displays to the desired position. To mirror displays, hold the Option key while dragging them on top of each other. To relocate the menu bar, drag it to a different display. This option only appears when you have an external display connected to your Mac. See Extend or mirror your Mac desktop across multiple displays. | ||
Add Display pop-up menu | Choose a display to mirror or extend your desktop. | ||
Use as | Choose whether your display mirrors or extends your desktop, or acts as your main display. This option only appears when you have an external display connected to your Mac. | ||
| Optimize for | Choose to optimize for the external display or your desktop. This option only appears when you have an external display connected to your Mac. | ||
Resolution | Choose the amount of detail your display shows. Choose Default to automatically use the best resolution for the display, or choose another option to manually select a resolution. See Change your Mac display’s resolution. | ||
Brightness | Control how light or dark your screen appears. Move the slider to the right to make the screen brighter or to the left to make it darker. See Change your Mac display’s brightness. | ||
Automatically adjust brightness or Ambient light compensation (depending on your display) | Adjust the display brightness automatically based on current ambient lighting conditions. This option is only available if your Mac has ambient light sensing. | ||
True Tone | Automatically adjust the colors on the display based on current ambient lighting conditions. | ||
Color profile | Change the color profile your display uses. Detailed information about all of the color profiles installed on your Mac (and used by connected cameras, printers, and displays) is provided in ColorSync Utility (in the Applications > Utilities folder). See the ColorSync Utility User Guide. You can also create your own custom color profile by calibrating your display. | ||
Rotate or Rotation (depending on your display) | Rotate or Rotation (depending on your display) | ||
Refresh rate | Adjust how frequently your screen is redrawn. If the rate is too low, your screen may appear to flicker. If the rate is too high, the screen may be black because it doesn’t support that rate. Check the documentation that came with your display for the best rate. If you have a supported display, you can set your display to dynamically adjust its refresh rate, using Adaptive Sync. This option only appears if an external display that supports changing the refresh rate is connected to your Mac. | ||
Show Sidebar | Choose whether the sidebar on your iPad appears on the left, the right, or not at all. This option only appears if you’re using your iPad as a second display. | ||
Show Touch Bar | Choose whether the Touch Bar on your iPad appears on the top, the bottom, or not at all. When you use an app that supports the Touch Bar on your iPad, the Touch Bar is shown in the location you specified. The buttons available in the Touch Bar vary depending on the current app and task. This option only appears if you’re using your iPad as a second display. | ||
Enable double tap on Apple Pencil | Select the checkbox if you want to be able to double-tap the lower section of Apple Pencil to switch drawing tools in some apps (if your Apple Pencil supports it). See the Apple Support article Pair Apple Pencil with your iPad. This option only appears if you’re using your iPad as a second display. | ||
Overscan | If you’re using a TV as a display and you can’t see the menu bar, select this option. This option only appears on supported TVs. | ||
Underscan | If you’re using a TV as a display and you don’t want black bars to appear around a movie or show, select this option. This option only appears on supported TVs. | ||
Advanced | Set options for connecting to a nearby Mac or iPad and conserving energy. Link to Mac or iPad: See Use a keyboard and mouse or trackpad across devices with Universal Control. Battery & Energy: Slightly dim the display while using battery power, or prevent your Mac from sleeping when it’s plugged in and its display is off. | ||
Night Shift | Shift your display to the warmer end of the color spectrum. Warmer screen colors are easier on your eyes when you use your Mac at night or in low-light conditions. See Use Night Shift. | ||
Detect Displays | Scan for all the displays connected to your Mac. Press and hold the Option key to make this button appear in place of the Night Shift button, then click Detect Displays if your Mac doesn’t recognize a display you just connected. |
Tip: You can also use Control Center to adjust display brightness, manage screen mirroring, and open Displays settings. Click Control Center in the menu bar, then click Display or Screen Mirroring.
See also
Change Accessibility settings on Mac
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