

You can buy all of these MacBook Air external monitor cables at the online Apple Store, and can probably buy them at Best Buy and other electronics stores as well. (I bought mine at Best Buy.)Īgain, which adapter you need to buy depends on the external monitor you want to connect to your MacBook Air, specifically the types of connections that monitor allows. Older monitors have VGA connectors, and most newer monitors have DVI connectors, but again, it's very important to get the right adapter cable for your external monitor, and I can't help you there. If you're unsure, get the make and model of your monitor, or snap a photo of the monitor cable, and take it to Best Buy or an Apple Store and they can help you. 3) MacBook Air external monitor setupĪs you might have guessed, getting the correct external monitor adapter cable was the hard part, and connecting your external monitor to your MacBook Air is simple.

With your external monitor turned off, connect the monitor to your MacBook Air with your new cable(s), and then turn your external monitor on.
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In a few moments your MacBook Air will recognize the external monitor, and you'll see your Mac desktop appear on that monitor as well. (Until I get more time to write about this MacBook Air external monitor setup process, I'll just say, "See your Mac System Preferences panel for more external monitor setup information".) MacBook Air external monitor - Monitor adapter cables After that, it just becomes a matter of how you want to use your MacBook Air external monitor setup.
