How to Setup a Second Monitor to Your MacBook and Set Up the Sound System for It?

With everything going on with COVID-19 and how college students use laptops most of the time however they would want to work on something besides the zoom meeting or not have enough space on their MacBook screen display, they could use a second monitor to work on it as well. Also, A second monitor helps you manage many tasks and make sure you have enough space to see and move everything around if you wanted to.

You will need the following items before you begin:

*MacBook

*Monitor (could be a TV)

*HDMI Cable *computer Mouse if able to: makes it easier to move around both screens

*Power outlet, if needed a power extinction cord.

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to successfully able to use a second monitor and control its sound system. This process will help students and people who need more space than just their MacBook screen Display.

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Plugin the monitor into the outlet and make sure it is connected to the power.

Plugin your HDMI to your MacBook and to the Monitor, then open your MacBook, log in.

Go to system preferences (settings) on your MacBook, click “Displays”, go to “Arrangement” now instead of using the second monitor as a mirror Displays we will use it as a second screen (monitor), so we will click “mirror Displays” OFF check box to stop it from acting as a mirror, then the screen will change too as a second monitor. You can arrange where you want your monitor where u can move your mouse to the second monitor easily, it could be either on the left/ right, up/ down, or even in the corner. From there, you can enjoy your second monitor, however, the sound might be coming from the monitor if there is a speaker on the monitor or the MacBook itself. therefore, I will teach you how to control your sound settings once you are done with the steps of making the monitor a second screen.

NEXT STEPS FOR SOUND SYSTEMS>

Go to system preferences (settings) on your MacBook, click “SOUND”, go to “Output”, from here you will be able to choose where you want the sound to be coming from. You will need to click on Type “HDMI” to be able to use your monitor as a sound output as well or you can click on Type “Built-in” for internal speakers which in this case are your MacBook speakers. Now you can enjoy your time listening from whichever monitor you want to listen from. Enjoy it!!

HAVE FUN, I HOPE IT WAS HELPFUL, and by following these steps you will be able to have a second monitor to use as a screen Display and not just a mirror Display of your MacBook.