Use any of these methods to open displays preferences.
Macbook air to monitor cable.
Unplug the hdmi cable from your mac then plug it in again.
Click the apple icon on your macbook.
Click the displays icon.
Connect an hdmi display or hdtv.
If the video on your hdtv or display extends beyond the borders of the screen open displays preferences and adjust the underscan slider for a better fit.
Turn on the hdmi device.
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According to the technical specs the macbook air mini displayport provides four different types of output to support external monitors and.
Connect a usb c display.
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Connect an hdmi or minidisplay cable to your macbook.
Connect the other end of the cable to an hdmi port on the monitor.
See macbook air accessories for details about adapters.
Apple doesn t make a usb c to mini displayport adapter so you won t be able to connect a 2016 or later macbook pro to the apple cinema display or any other monitor that uses a mini display port.
Use a usb c digital av multiport adapter to connect the hdmi display or hdtv to a thunderbolt 3 usb c port on your macbook air.
Connect the display to a a thunderbolt 3 usb c port on your macbook air.
Using this macbook air external display port and the correct cable which you have to buy you can connect your macbook air to an external monitor.
Select the video source your macbook is connected to on the monitor.
Turn on your macbook and monitor.