How to connect a laptop to a monitor

An image showing how to connect a laptop to a monitor
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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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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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