Switching the View Between Multi-Monitors During a Remote Desktop Session

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With NoMachine you can connect to a remote computer which has multiple monitors attached and decide which of the monitors' content to display in your NoMachine session using the easy-to-use Switch Monitor button. NoMachine automatically detects that multiple physical displays are available on the server side and the Switch Monitor button will be visible in the NoMachine session menu. It's easy to use. Read on to find out how.

Use the Switch Monitor icon

Start your connection to the remote desktop which has multiple monitors attached.
Open the NoMachine menu using the page-peel or Ctrl-Alt-0 (Fig. 1).
Quick Access Display Icons are visible at the bottom of the menu.
If multiple monitors have been detected, the Switch Monitor icon appears there. Click the Switch Monitor icon (Fig. 2).
Select the monitor you wish to view from the available displays. You can also view all the monitors in one window if you prefer (Fig. 3).

Fig. 1 – The Quick Access Display Icons

Image of Quick Display Icons in NoMachine Connection Menu

Fig. 2 – When multiple server side monitors are detected, the Switch Monitor icon appears

Click on the display you wish to view in your NoMachine session

Fig. 3 – Select the display or alternatively view content of all displays in one window.

Use the handy shortcuts instead

To quickly identify the display being viewed, you can use the shortcut Ctrl-Alt-I to show them by number.
Use Ctrl-Alt-A to switch to viewing all monitors in one window.
Use Ctrl-Alt-(monitor ID) to switch to a specific monitor e.g., Ctrl-Alt-2 will take you to monitor 2.

Image of shortcut Ctrl-Alt-I which identifies the multi-monitors by number

Fig. 4 – The shortcut Ctrl-Alt-I identifies the monitor

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