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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Joe Foley

How to connect a laptop to a monitor

An image showing how to connect a laptop to a monitor.

Want to know how to connect a laptop to a monitor for your creative work? We're not surprised. After all, the best laptops for graphic design today have enough power to replace a desktop computer, but the screen is often too small to be comfortable for many tasks.

Fortunately, it's usually very easy to connect these two devices. You can then use the monitor to either mirror or extend your laptop screen. In this article, we'll walk you through this step-by-step, for both Windows and Apple laptops.

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