dual monitors

I recently upgraded to a new computer and thought it would be fun to have a dual screen set up as I had two monitors anyway.Unfortunately I don't seem to be able to drag photos from the main screen in PS 7 to the other one?. The only use I have for the dual set up in PS is to run a tutorial on one whilst I run through it on the main one which is very handy and makes them easy to follow. Is there a way to get PS to accept the two monitors? In Windows I can drag pictures from one to the other as long as they are not full screen. Thanks for any help Pete

Peter Booth wrote:

I recently upgraded to a new computer and thought it would be fun to have a dual screen set up as I had two monitors anyway.Unfortunately I don't seem to be able to drag photos from the main screen in PS 7 to the other one?. The only use I have for the dual set up in PS is to run a tutorial on one whilst I run through it on the main one which is very handy and makes them easy to follow. Is there a way to get PS to accept the two monitors? In Windows I can drag pictures from one to the other as long as they are not full screen. Thanks for any help Pete

The problem is probably that the Photoshop main window is restricted to just one screen. This is controlled by an option under display properties that determines whether windows may span both screens or not. Make sure that option is enabled.
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Peter Booth wrote:

I recently upgraded to a new computer and thought it would be fun to have a dual screen set up as I had two monitors anyway.Unfortunately I don't seem to be able to drag photos from the main screen in PS 7 to the other one?. The only use I have for the dual set up in PS is to run a tutorial on one whilst I run through it on the main one which is very handy and makes them easy to follow. Is there a way to get PS to accept the two monitors? In Windows I can drag pictures from one to the other as long as they are not full screen. Thanks for any help Pete

I had the same problem, and I just solved it : you just have to expand PS on both monitors. Very easy.

And, ugly and messy. I hope Adobe fixes this in the next release. It would be nice if you didn't have to expand it.

John

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Peter Booth wrote:

I recently upgraded to a new computer and thought it would be fun to have a dual screen set up as I had two monitors anyway.Unfortunately I don't seem to be able to drag photos from the main screen in PS 7 to the other one?. The only use I have for the dual set up in PS is to run a tutorial on one whilst I run through it on the main one which is very handy and makes them easy to follow. Is there a way to get PS to accept the two monitors? In Windows I can drag pictures from one to the other as long as they are not full screen. Thanks for any help Pete

I had the same problem, and I just solved it : you just have to expand PS on both monitors. Very easy.

John Doe wrote:

And, ugly and messy. I hope Adobe fixes this in the next release. It would be nice if you didn't have to expand it.

John

Nothing to do with Adobe, Windows is in charge of that part. The proper way to set up PS with 2 monitors is to have all your tools one one monitor and your work on the other one. Stretching the whole app across two monitors is messy (or do you like having pictures cut in two?) Besides how do you intend to manage your colors this way since Adobe Gamma will only work on display 1?

Stephan

On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:13:15 GMT, Stephan wrote
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John Doe wrote:

And, ugly and messy. I hope Adobe fixes this in the next release. It would be nice if you didn't have to expand it.

John

Nothing to do with Adobe, Windows is in charge of that part. The proper way to set up PS with 2 monitors is to have all your tools one one monitor and your work on the other one. Stretching the whole app across two monitors is messy (or do you like having pictures cut in two?) Besides how do you intend to manage your colors this way since Adobe Gamma will only work on display 1?

Stephan

Actually, the tabbed palettes and the tool palette will move out of the window quite nicely. Once they are out, the position is remembered when you next start Adobe. However, is there a way to move the tabbed palettes together as a group (rather than dragging them over one at a time)?

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Sorry that isn't true. There are plenty of problems that let you have open documents on the second monitor without having to expand the programs main window.

John

"Stephan" wrote in message

John Doe wrote:

And, ugly and messy. I hope Adobe fixes this in the next release. It would be nice if you didn't have to expand it.

John

Nothing to do with Adobe, Windows is in charge of that part. The proper way to set up PS with 2 monitors is to have all your tools one one monitor and your work on the other one. Stretching the whole app across two monitors is messy (or do you like having pictures cut in two?) Besides how do you intend to manage your colors this way since Adobe Gamma will only work on display 1?

Stephan

I believe that the problem lies entirely with your Windows setup. You need to alter your display properties by right clicking on your main monitor and choosing 'Properties' at the bottom of the menu bar that appears. You should then see icons for Monitor 1 and Monitor 2 click on monitor 2 then put a tick in "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor". Hopefully that should solve your problem.

You may have to delete the 'Prefs' file in your Photoshop folder and you will also need to move your 'panels' onto the second screen.

Hope this helps and good luck with your setup.

Clive

"Peter Booth" wrote in message

I recently upgraded to a new computer and thought it would be fun to have a dual screen set up as I had two monitors anyway.Unfortunately I don't seem to be able to drag photos from the main screen in PS 7 to the other one?. The only use I have for the dual set up in PS is to run a tutorial on one whilst I run through it on the main one which is very handy and makes them
easy to follow. Is there a way to get PS to accept the two monitors? In Windows I can drag pictures from one to the other as long as they are not full screen. Thanks for any help Pete

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On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:13:15 GMT, Stephan wrote
(with possible editing):

John Doe wrote:

And, ugly and messy. I hope Adobe fixes this in the next release. It would be nice if you didn't have to expand it.

John

Nothing to do with Adobe, Windows is in charge of that part. The proper way to set up PS with 2 monitors is to have all your tools one one monitor and your work on the other one. Stretching the whole app across two monitors is messy (or do you like having pictures cut in two?) Besides how do you intend to manage your colors this way since Adobe Gamma will only work on display 1?

Stephan

Actually, the tabbed palettes and the tool palette will move out of the window quite nicely. Once they are out, the position is remembered when you next start Adobe. However, is there a way to move the tabbed palettes together as a group (rather than dragging them over one at a time)?

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Larry

Larry,

Probably the easiest way to re-group your Palettes is to uncheck "Remember Palette Locations" (or similar verbage, in Preferences. Next time you open PS, the Palettes should be re-grouped.

Hunt

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Larry,

Probably the easiest way to re-group your Palettes is to uncheck "Remember Palette Locations" (or similar verbage, in Preferences. Next time you open PS, the Palettes should be re-grouped.

Hunt

I have a dual montitor layout (almost an essential for CS!), but sometimes I need to limit things to just one monitor if monitor 2 is being used for another application. The Photoshop people made this very easy...

I set up my ideal '2 monitor layout' just the way I like it and saved it as a workspace. Then I did the same thing with a one monitor layout with fewer palletes open, all in the main window, and all the thumbnails in small sizes. I then saved this workspace with a different name.

Presto, with just a few clicks I can optimize for one or two monitors. I've even done other workspaces that are better for browsing images (fullscreen file browser, very large thumbnails, all other palletes closed) that I can instantly turn on or off.

Finally, I have one for when I work a lot with text (which I don't do often). It opens the character and paragraph tools and turns off some that aren't useful for vector art.

VERY useful feature. Almost as fun as 'layer comps' for quick changes. :)

On 2 Nov 2004 17:51:42 GMT, (Hunt) wrote (with possible editing):

Larry,

Probably the easiest way to re-group your Palettes is to uncheck "Remember Palette Locations" (or similar verbage, in Preferences. Next time you open PS, the Palettes should be re-grouped.

Hunt

Thanks, Hunt,

but I think I didn't make myself clear. What I am asking is if there is a way to drag ALL the palettes at the same time. So, in other words, when I want to move the palettes from one monitor to another, I can drag them all at once instead of having to move them one at a time. Win 2k pro and PS 7.

Thanks!
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Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com