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Question

multiple monitor interactive display software

Oct 19, 2014 2:14AM PDT

Hi

Is there software out there to run on multiple monitors that when i click on a menu one one monitor it adjust the display on the second. Something like a multi-monitor interactive powerpoint display?

Thanks! Happy

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Sort of.
Oct 19, 2014 2:27AM PDT

Long ago we wrote our own app for that. It's not too hard today, at least not as hard as it was in 2000.
Bob

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Good idea
Oct 19, 2014 2:37AM PDT

Thanks Bob.

I didn't think of that approach. Do you have any good online or downloadable software recommendations for creating it?

Thanks

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I can't be sure of the skill level but Visual Basic Express
Oct 19, 2014 2:47AM PDT

Is free and supports multiple monitors.

So it's a matter of an app that has buttons (many many tutorials on that) then child windows on each display that you tell what to show. Image boxes or Web browser boxes in those.

OR one app with the buttons and an app for each screen and the button sends a message to the other apps.

Bob

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SquareFeed
Nov 3, 2014 11:05PM PST