# Presenting on an External Display or Projector

You can easily connect your Mac to an external monitor or projector and show a presentation from a Windows application with little configuration needed.

To do so:

1. [Start Windows](https://download.parallels.com/desktop/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels%20Desktop%20User's%20Guide/32826.htm) if it isn't already running.
2. Connect your Mac to the external monitor or projector as you normally would. A message appears asking if you're going to show a presentation.<br>

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3. If you want to show the exact contents of your computer's display on the external display or projector, select **Mirror display**.

   If you don't select **Mirror display**, certain applications, such as Microsoft Powerpoint, may show a presenter view on your computer while showing only the presentation on the external display or projector.
4. Click **Yes**. Windows switches to presentation mode, which enables full screen on both your computer's display and external display or projector. After that, you can start showing your presentation.

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**Note:** To learn how to choose on which display the presentation is shown, please refer to Help of the application you're using for presentations.
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**Important!** While you're working in Presentation mode, changing display settings in Windows may cause the presentation to malfunction.
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