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Connecting your Chrombook to a projector

11 August 2014 by Karl Rivers 5 Comments

A simple guide to connecting your Chromebook to your classroom projector.

If you’re a teacher with a Chromebook chances are you’ll want to connect it to your classroom projector or display screen. Luckily most Chromebooks come with a built in HDMI port which allows you to use a wire to output your Chromebook’s screen to an external display.

What you need:

  • An HDMI cable.
  • You may also need an HDMI converter depending on the model of your projector.

Connecting your Chromebook to your projector

First find the HDMI port on your Chromebook. It will look something like this:

Now find the same port on your projector and connect the two with the HDMI cable. If you’re using a classroom projector your projector’s sockets will likely be wall mounted.

If your projector doesn’t have an HDMI port — most new projectors will — you’ll need to use a converter.

Mirroring your Chromebook’s screen to a projector

When you first connect your Chromebook to your projector it will display in extended mode. This means the projector will show an additional desktop rather than the same one you’re viewing on your Chromebook. In this mode you can drag a window to the right and slide it on to the extended display.

Most teachers, however, use mirrored mode, which shows a mirror image of whatever is on your Chromebook’s screen. To enable mirrored mode do the following:

  • Hold Ctrl and press  on the keyboard.

This will now mirror your Chromebook’s screen to the projector.

Note: If your projector and Chromebook do not share a common resolution you may notice that your screen shrinks or displays black borders. This is normal.

To access more display settings, enter the following in a browser window:

  • chrome://settings/display

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About Karl Rivers

Karl Rivers is a Director of IT who has worked in education for more than twenty years. He won the Naace Impact Award for Supporting School Services.

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  1. abovesky99 says

    04/13/2016 at 7:14 pm

    Thank you for the post!! It’s extremely helpful

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  2. DOROTHI POPE says

    06/04/2016 at 5:03 am

    Thank you I need this for my Childrens Church!!!!Bless you!!!

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  3. jfranklin2015 says

    06/11/2016 at 9:36 pm

    thank you

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  4. Melody says

    11/24/2016 at 2:18 pm

    It didn’t work on a VGA converter cable….

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  5. Candace C. Walton says

    05/16/2017 at 4:25 pm

    Please correct the spelling of Chromebook in your post title. So sorry to point this out. I am a spelling person.

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