You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

How to lock display as mirrored when I connect Macbook Pro to an external monitor?

I can switch to mirrored after I connect to my monitor. But when I connect to the monitor again, it goes back to the extended mode and I have to switch to mirror again. How can I lock it as mirrored?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 4, 2021 5:54 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jun 6, 2021 9:44 PM

Hi iMH,

Welcome to the Apple Community where some of us do our best to help each other.


It seems mirroring options may only appear / be available when the external monitor is connected to your Mac.


Apple Support have an article online about "Changing Display Preferences" for OS10.15:

(Scroll down for "the Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" option.)

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh40768/10.15/mac/10.15


Regards :)



1 reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jun 6, 2021 9:44 PM in response to iMH

Hi iMH,

Welcome to the Apple Community where some of us do our best to help each other.


It seems mirroring options may only appear / be available when the external monitor is connected to your Mac.


Apple Support have an article online about "Changing Display Preferences" for OS10.15:

(Scroll down for "the Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" option.)

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh40768/10.15/mac/10.15


Regards :)



How to lock display as mirrored when I connect Macbook Pro to an external monitor?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.