UI Scaling vs. Screen Resolution on Secondary Monitor
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I have a secondary monitor connected to my MacBook, which has a native resolution of 3440x1440.
When I go into System Settings > Displays the built-in display allows me to set UI scaling, like so:
But when I select the external display, it only allows me to specify the display resolution, like so:
How do I set UI scaling rather than resolution for the external display, is that possible?


Asked by Matthew Layton
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Mar 9, 2023, 12:00 PM
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