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How to Add an External Keyboard to Your Laptop; How to Add an External Keyboard to Your Laptop. If you miss the full size and action of a real PC keyboard, get one! Just plug it into your laptop, either into the keyboard port or a USB port, whichever is available. You can start using the keyboard. First I plugged it into the the mac keyboard extension cable which is only 3 feet long, basically useless, Apples keyboard has that nub in the connector so it can’t connect directly into a third party regualr extension usb 2 extension cable, then I tried plugging the keyboard into my old USB 2 powered hub that reaches my mac pro, and it.
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There are two keyboard shortcuts that effectively lock your mac use control shift power to lock your macbook for older macbooks with an optical drive use control shift eject use command . It will lock the screen you can also use a keyboard shortcut to put your mac to sleep press command option power or eject this works in a similar way to the previous one but rather than just lock your mac it powers down the hard drive puts the cpu into low power mode and stops background tasks in order to save energy 3 set up a hot corner. Locking your macs screen quickly with a keyboard shortcut if you have a mac running macos mojave press these three keys simultaneously to lock your screen command control q keys to lock your macs screen on an older mac press these keys simultaneously to lock your screen control shift power. All you have to do is perform a quick keyboard shortcut after which your computer will be locked instantly to lock a mac simply press the following key combination control command q or q as soon as you press these three buttons together your mac will get locked and you will see the lock screen on your computerYou can make all of your displays mirror each other, or extend your workspace with different apps and windows on each display. If you use an external display with your Mac notebook, you can also use closed-display mode.
Check your requirements
- Check the ports on your Mac to find out whether you need an adaptor.
- Check how many displays your Mac supports: Choose Apple menu > About This Mac, click Support, then click Specifications. On the web page that appears, the number of displays your Mac supports appears under Video Support.
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Use extended desktop mode
Maximise your workspace with extended desktop mode, which lets you enjoy full-screen apps and windows on each monitor. Then, use Mission Control to organise apps and windows across your displays. If your Dock is on the bottom of your screen, it appears on any of your displays when you move your pointer to the bottom edge of your display.
Turn on extended desktop mode
- Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Displays.
- Click the Arrangement tab.
- Make sure that the Mirror Displays tick box isn’t selected.
Arrange your displays or change your primary display
So that you can move apps and windows across your displays in one continuous motion, arrange your displays to match the setup on your desk. You can also change your primary display, which is where your desktop icons and app windows first appear.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Displays.
- Click the Arrangement tab.
- To change the position of a display, drag it to the desired position. A red border appears around the display as it's moved.
- To set a different display as the primary display, drag the menu bar to the other display.
Use video mirroring
With video mirroring, all of your displays show the same apps and windows.
Turn on video mirroring
- Make sure that your external display is turned on and connected to your Mac.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Displays, then click the Arrangement tab.
- Make sure that the Mirror Displays tick box is selected.
Use AirPlay
With Apple TV, you can mirror the entire display of your Mac to your TV, or use your TV as a separate display. To turn on AirPlay, follow these steps:
- Make sure that your TV is turned on.
- Choose in the menu bar, then choose your Apple TV. If an AirPlay passcode appears on your TV screen, enter the passcode on your Mac.
- Mirror your display or use your TV as a separate display:
- To mirror your display, choose , then choose Mirror Built-in Display.
- To use your TV as a separate display, choose , then choose Use As Separate Display.
- To turn off AirPlay, choose , then choose Turn AirPlay Off.
If you don't see in the menu bar, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Displays, then select the 'Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available' tick box.
Learn more about how to AirPlay video from your Mac.