8. Using the DisplayLink Software
8.1. Windows 7 – Configuring the Display
In Windows 7 you can configure a display using Windows Display Properties (WDP). WDP provides a simple
method to attach, rotate, duplicate or extend displays as well as modify the display resolution.
Opening WDP
There are several ways to open WDP. Either:
•
Right-click on the desktop and select Screen Resolution from the menu.
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Choose Start > Devices and Printers and double-click the DisplayLink Device icon.
•
Right-click the DisplayLink icon
Configuring the Display
1.
Open WDP.
2.
Set the display options. Refer to the table below for details on each option.
Menu
Submenu
Display
Resolution
Landscape
Portrait
Landscape (flipped)
Orientation
Portrait (flipped)
Duplicates these displays
Extend these displays
Shows Desktop only on 1
Multiple
displays
Shows Desktop only on 2
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and click Advanced.
Description
Use the dropdown list to select a display to be configured.
Use the dropdown list and slider to choose a resolution.
Sets the display to landscape mode.
Sets the display to portrait mode.
Sets the display to upside-down landscape mode.
Sets the display to upside-down portrait mode.
Reproduces the primary display on the secondary display.
Extends the primary display onto the secondary display.
The desktop appears on the display marked 1. The display
marked 2 becomes blank.
The desktop appears on the display marked 2. The display
marked 1 becomes blank.
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