Starting Slide Show on a Second Monitor

[JudyKay]

I think this topic has shown up a least a couple times, even recently, but I cannot find the solution.

How do you set up a slide show to start on a secondary monitor?

Thanks,

JK

[JudyKay]

I found it in Evernote!

To use the -display 2 command within a short-cut file.

1. Just create a short-cut file(s) of your slideshow(s).
2. Right-click the short-cut file and select Properties | Shortcut tab.
3. Enter/Edit the -display 2 command at the end of the Target filestring.
4. Play the shortcut file to see the slideshow on display 2

If you made a menu to play the slideshows ... you can use the -display 2 command inside with your button commands.

[davegee]

Just a quick question.

What would happen if you took the Menu and related shows to a pc with just one monitor/projector. Would it ignore the display 2 command or "crash"?

DG

[Igor]

Dave,

Yes, on a PC with one display, slideshow always starts on the main display. It will not appear on absent display.

[JudyKay]

I am able to only run one slide show, exe or scr at a time with two monitors. If one screen is activated that screen will run but the other screen is suspended. I guess the computer or Graphics card makes that decision?

Is there a way using one computer two run 2 different simultaneous instances of exe and/or scr?

[tom95521]

Hi Judy,

Make sure you have the pause slideshow option when window inactive disabled on the first slideshow that starts (or both of them). I have not tested.

Tom

[JudyKay]

Ohhh! Surely you are a saint! It works!