Articles
How to Create and Use Desktop Profiles for Dual Monitors in Windows 8
Tweet |
Introduction
Often, we need to quickly change settings for dual monitors. It may relate to our job or just home needs. For example, you need to change the screen resolution and display orientation, or desktop wallpapers and screen savers. Today, even Windows 8 does not provide the same functionality. To get this feature, you can use the Desktop Profiles of the Actual Multiple Monitors software.
2. Dual Monitor Desktop Profiles for Windows 8
To create a profile for dual monitors in Windows 8, open the configuration window of Actual Multiple Monitors and follow to the Multiple Monitors -> Desktop Profiles tab. Click to the Add a New Item button, sel ect the created profile, and set desired settings in the window below.
There are four tabs with settings, which you can store in the desktop profile:
- Monitors layout and settings. Here you can set the major settings, such as screen resolution, display orientation, screen fresh rate, and etc.
- Background. Set background image settings here. One image over the entire desktop or an individual image on each monitor. Also you can set the image slideshow from your PC or the web slideshow fr om Google or Flickr bases.
- Screen Saver. Here you can set an individual screen saver on each monitor or one screen saver over the entire desktop. Also, you can choose the special Actual Multiple Monitors slideshow screen saver.
- Hotkey. Set the key combination for each profile to switch between them on the fly.
Do not forget to click to the Activate Profile button, if you wish to activate the profile.
3. Conclusion
Actual Multiple Monitors has many features which improve the dual monitor environment of Windows 8. To know more about Actual Multiple Monitors features for Windows 8, read the article “Windows 8: Better Alternative to a Native Multi-Monitor Taskbar”.
Desktop Mirroring - New Feature of Actual Multiple Monitors 3.1
Know more about new feature of the best multiple monitor software Actual Multiple Monitors 3.1 - Desktop Mirroring.
Split the Windows Desktop: How to Divide a Single Large Desktop into Multiple Smaller Ones
Learn how to split the desktop (either single- or multi-monitor) into multiple non-intersecting areas for better windows allocation.
New Possibilities of Actual Window Manager and Actual Multiple Monitors Version 8.2
The new version of Actual Window Manager and Actual Multiple Monitors provides long-awaited features - Windows 10 support, Quick Setup Wizard, Compact View for Additional Title Buttons, etc.
How to Create and Use Desktop Profiles for Dual Monitors in Windows 8
Learn how to improve your desktop environment with Actual Multiple Monitors in Windows 8.
How to Play StarCraft 2 on Dual Monitors: Tips and Tricks
Get a better control on StarCraft 2 in a multiple displays environment with Actual Multiple Monitors.
Actual Window Manager - Great Tool for Windows 7 Users
Actual Window Manager 6.3 - the best tool to improving functionality of your Windows OS.
Actual Multiple Monitors as the Best Dual Monitor Software for Lawyers
Advantages of using the best dual monitor software - Actual Multiple Monitors for lawyers.
Internet Explorer plus Actual Window Manager is a good choice!
Actual Window Manager will make your work with Internet Explorer and other applications extremely simple and convenient.
Make the Work with Multiple Displays More Comfortable and Efficient with the Actual Multiple Monitors Software
Play games or watch fullscreen video on one display and do anything else on other display at the same time with the Actual Multiple Monitors software.
Improved Windows 8/8.1 Dual Monitor Taskbar
Multiple monitor support in Windows 8.1 contains only several new features, including a limited multi-monitor taskbar. This is not enough to make work with several displays convenient. That is why Actual Multiple Monitors provides a large set of different tools improving multiple-monitors environment. This is a best alternative to the native Windows 8.1 multiple monitor support.