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Changing dual-monitor settings without closing the laptop lid on OS X

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Mar 15, 20265152 views
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I have a Unibody MacBook hooked up to an external display. By default when I boot up, the system will go to dual-monitor mode. I want to use only the external display. The Apple supplied solution to this problem is to close the lid of the laptop which puts the machine into sleep mode and then move …

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Fix for: Changing dual-monitor settings without closing the laptop lid on OS X

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While I agree that this limitation of the OS is annoying, Mac laptops are designed to be usable while closed without encountering any heat issues.

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