Projector Freeze

Projector Freeze

by Erik Koenke -
Number of replies: 6

18 November 2006

Does anyone know how to cause a projector to project an image during a presentation, as their students copy the necessary information, but in the meanwhile the instructor is allowed to do any other function on their computer?

Sincerely,

Erik Koenke

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Re: Projector Freeze

by David Rowsell -
Eric

It may depend upon what other functions the instructor wants to do whilst showing slides. But I believe you can run PowerPoint (if that's what you are using) in dual monitor mode. Connect a second monitor to your computer, and connect the projector to that. Then in PowerPoint you select Dual Monitor under Show Setup (I think). The arrangement lets you show slides as per normal but have PowerPoint open on your main computer in edit mode. Which allows you to write or edit slides on the fly as your "finished" presentation is projected.

David
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Re: Projector Freeze

by Erik Koenke -
Thank you for the tip, I will try this. But I was thinking more of any application such as MS Word, etc.
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by Richard Treves -
you can change 'display' on your PC so that you have dual display. You can then drag applications from one screen to the other as you wish, students see the projected screen, you see the main screen.

Rich
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by Greg Lyon -
Most modern laptops (and desktops for that matter) running windows will let you see different things on each screen. For desktops you use the extend my windows desktop onto this monitor checkbox, which is in Control Panel->Display->Settings Tab. It's similar for Laptops but you may also have to use some key on the laptop (they're different by manufacturer) that tells it you want to send output to BOTH your laptop screen AND to the projector. I've sometimes had to do this step before it'll let me 'extend' the display in the control panel...

Once you've done these steps you can drag applications back and forth between monitors, but NOT while they're maximized. Once an application is on the screen you want, you can maximize it and it will fill only that screen.

Works nice. I use it all the time to demo websites on a projector and take notes (or read my notes) on the laptop screen...

I don't have experience doing this on a mac, but hopefully somebody else will chime in if appropriate...

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Re: Projector Freeze

by Dr S Bhatia -
In my knowledge, windows supports upto 9 monitors and thus nine screens.

for a desktop, you will need two display cards to connect to two monitors. This was easy in the days when display cards were not on board the motherboard but these days it's slightly different.

Laptops have been described above.

What you have in mind is "....projector should have a RAM where it can freeze the last shot while I do work on the PC just like camcorders etc smile ...."
a very desirable feature indeed.
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Re: Projector Freeze

by Samuli Karevaara -
Some data projectors have a "Freeze" button in the remote control, I've used that.
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