Stretched Desktop

Use Stretched Desktop to create a single large desktop stretched across multiple monitors. Up to four display devices are supported on the quad card. Stretched Desktop is only available to dual and quad FireMV™ graphics cards using three or more displays. Other installed ATI graphics cards or FireMV™ configurations, supporting a maximum of two displays, can be used in the native extended desktop mode.

What would you like to do?

Enable Stretched Desktop

  1. Click View > Advanced View > Stretched Desktop.
  2. Select display devices to include in your Stretched Desktop.
  3. Select and drag an enabled display to the start of the display list to act as your primary display. Note that a display must be enabled to show up in the list.
  4. Click Enable Stretched Desktop check box.
  5. Select the basic pattern of the display devices from the drop-down menu. The arrangement of displays can be a single row or a rectangular configuration, depending on how many displays you have connected.

Note: Your primary display will always be fixed on the left hand side or the upper left hand side of your basic pattern of display devices.

Note: Displays that do not support the Stretched Desktop feature will not be shown in the list box on the Stretched Desktop page. You will see them, however, on the Displays Manager page.

Note: To identify the displays that support Stretched Desktop click Identify on the Stretched Desktop page.

Arranging Stretched Desktop

The display icons can be dragged to match the physical arrangement of your display devices.

  1. Click on the display icon in the Stretched Desktop page.
  2. Drag the icon to a numbered desktop to activate the display. By doing this in your Stretched Desktop page you should have matched the physical arrangement of your displays.
  3. Click Apply.

Note: Use the Identify button in the Stretched Desktop page to determine the display icon that corresponds with your display device.

Note: To enable or disable a Desktop in regular desktop mode, use the Displays Manager page.

Apply your settings

  1. Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open.
  2. Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center.

Change Desktop Area

Use Displays Manager to change the desktop area.

  1. Click Displays Manager in Advanced View.
  2. Select a size from the Desktop Area drop-down menu.
  3. Click Apply.

Note: The display arrangement area of the Displays Manager will show the Stretched Desktop as one number. All other numbers and displays will be greyed out.

Note: Extended desktop can be enabled for any device NOT being used in Stretched Desktop.

Disable Stretched Desktop

Note: The Catalyst™ Control Center will restore only the primary display in single display mode. You can create a Profile to restore your previous display configuration.