Since I come from a programming background I have been using multiple monitors for several years now. And there is nothing like gaming with 2 screens either!  Two monitors make doing multiple tasks at one so much easier or so much more enjoyable.  One feature that a lot of people would like is to have the ability to stretch their wallpaper across both monitors.  Windows Vista will allow you to display an image across multiple monitors natively.

Follow these steps in to display a large image across multiple monitors:

1. Right click on the background and select Personalization.
2. Click on Desktop Background
3. Select a background image that is at least as wide as the combined resolution of both of your monitors.  For Example, I have two 19” monitors that have a resolution of 1280×1024.  I need an image of 2560×1024 or greater so that it can be displayed across both monitors.
4. Next, this is the step that most users would never even think about trying: Select the Tile picture positioning option as shown below. This is the only option that will display your background image across multiple monitors.

   

5. Hit OK

Your background image is now displayed across both monitors instead of having the same image displayed on both monitors.

Tags | Windows Vista