Specify Primary Monitor Prior to Exam Launch

This information is intended for the College of Law only.

Overview

Examplify restricts your computer to the use of a single monitor during your exam.  If you have a multiple monitor setup, including an external monitor used with a laptop, you can specify which of your monitors will be treated as the primary device.

Please experiment with this customization using the Mock Exam prior to exam day.


Setting primary monitor - MacOS

  • Visit System Settings > Displays
  • Click "Arrange..." button next to the graphic showing your displays:
  • Locate the shaded "menu bar" which indicates your primary display:
  • Drag this menu bar to your preferred primary display, select done and exit:


Setting primary monitor - Windows

  • Visit Settings > Display
  • In the graphic of your multiple displays, select the display you wish to specify as your primary display:
  • Scroll to the Multiple Displays section and tick the box marked "Make this my main display":