How to Set up Dual Monitors and Record Together on Windows 10?

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How to Set up Dual Monitors and Record Together on Windows 10?

21 January 2021 John Weaver Senior Program Developer

Summary
In recent years, the oversized monitor is welcomed by more and more people. When viewing the webpages or playing video games, we have fantastic visual experience on the large monitor. In some situations, we need to switch windows to operate multiple programs at the same time. That will be very inconvenient, especially in the large screen. In this article, we will talk about how to set up dual monitors on Windows 10, and tell you how to record dual monitors.

Content

Part 1: Introduction of Dual-Monitor Setup

Part 2: How to Set up Dual Monitors on Windows 10?

1. How to Half Screen
2. How to Set up Dual Monitors

Part 3: How to Record Dual Monitors with Renee Video Editor Pro?

1. What is Renee Video Editor Pro?
2. How to Record with Renee Video Editor Pro?

Part 1: Introduction of Dual-Monitor Setup

Setting dual monitors means you divide the screen into two parts. After setting up dual monitors on Windows 10, you don’t need to switch the current window between programs. That can help you effectively control different tasks at the same time. For example, you can make notes while reading e-books. Therefore, it is very useful to operate multiple tasks in the dual monitors.

Part 2: How to Set up Dual Monitors on Windows 10?

Next, we will show you how to setup dual monitors on Windows 10.

1. How to Half Screen

Step 1: Open any window/webpage. Then, click at the top bar.

Step 2: Drag the text program to the left/right side of the screen until the split line appears. Then, at another side, you will see the collection of the running programs.

select another part of the screen to half

Step 3: Select the wanted program.

Step 4: After that, you can drag the split line between these two programs to adjust the display proportion.

TipsAlso, you can press the Win key and the left/right arrow key at the same time.

2. How to Set up Dual Monitors

Here are the steps about how to setup dual monitors on Windows 10.

Step 1: Right click at the blank place on desktop. Select [Display settings].

Step 2: Click on [Identify] to show two monitors.

identify the screens to set dual displays

Step 3: Select one of the monitors and check the option [Make this my main display]. Then, click on [Apply].

set one as the main display between two screens

Step 4: Select the effects under [Multiple displays]. The option [Duplicate these displays] is to set up two identical dual monitors in Windows 10; the option [Extend these displays] is to merge the dual monitors into a large one. Finally, apply the settings.

From the above contents, we’ve known how to setup dual monitors in Windows 10. Do you know how to record the multiple screens? Renee Video Editor Pro is here to help you. This software can record multiple screens, but also support to edit the videos.

Part 3: How to Record Dual Monitors with Renee Video Editor Pro?

1. What is Renee Video Editor Pro?

Renee Video Editor Pro is the multifunctional software that contains screen recorder and video editor. It can not only collect video and audio sources, but also edit videos. You can add watermark on the area that are being recorded and add some effects to the recorded video, such as transitions, filters and subtitles.

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2. How to Record with Renee Video Editor Pro?

Step 1: Download and install Renee Video Editor Pro. Then, open the software and click on [Screen Recorder].

select screen recorder to record desktop in renee video editor pro

Step 2: Select the recording target, the audio source and the output folder.

recording settings in renee video editor pro

Step 3: In the option [Target], select the monitor you want to record, such as “Full Screen (Screen 1 + Screen 2)”, “Full Screen (Screen 1/2)” and “User-Defined”.

select record screens in renee video screen recorder

Step 4: Open the video you want to record. Then, press the keys [Ctrl + Alt + F1] to start recording. When the videos are being recorded, you can press [Ctrl + Alt + F2] to pause and [Ctrl + Alt + F3] to stop recording. As it is finished, the recorded file will be saved in the preset output folder.

set up and record dual monitors in windows 10

In addition, you can set the auto recording schedule in Renee Video Editor Pro. By setting the start and end time in advance, you will get the record file of the target video at the specific time.

enable the auto record plan in renee audio recorder pro to record voa

Note: Perhaps, you inevitably record the unnecessary screens when recording the video. At this situation, you can use Renee Video Toolbox to cut the unnecessary part. Here are the steps:

Step 1: Open and click on [Video Toolbox].