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Dr. Zee
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November 15, 2022
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Fullscreen preview on secondary monitor

  • November 15, 2022
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I think this feature exists in Premiere, but many Adobe programs, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc, I wish had an option for a fullscreen preview on a second monitor.

Often when I'm working on a project, I'm using  a video display in a non-standard way, and being able to have an immediate real-time preview of what I'm doing is extremely helpful.

That's a niche reason, but why wouldn't everyone want the ability to have a full-screen preview while they work?

    Correct answer PECourtejoie

    Yes, once the new window is created, move it to the second screen, then hit CMD+0 for fullscreen view.

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    November 17, 2022

    @Dr. Zee 

     

    If you mean macOS native full screen mode (Spaces), Photoshop does not support it. (You didn't say.)

     

    You can add your vote and comments to the thread on "Support for native full-screen mode on macOS" here:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-support-for-native-full-screen-mode-on-macos/idi-p/12249651 

     

    Jeffrey Tranberry explains the issue in that thread here:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-support-for-native-full-screen-mode-on-macos/idc-p/12263719#M11057

     

    If you mean Photoshop's full screen mode, you can use the advice from others in this thread to pull it to another monitor. "F" is the shortcut and you can also find it in the View menu.

     

    For anyone who is new to macOS Spaces, this article explains it:

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/12/how-to-use-spaces-apples-mostly-ignored-macos-mojave-productivity-feature

     

    Jane

     

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
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    November 17, 2022

    Moved to Photoshop -Discussions as function exists

    Dave

      PECourtejoie
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      PECourtejoieCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      November 17, 2022

      Yes, once the new window is created, move it to the second screen, then hit CMD+0 for fullscreen view.

      Jeff Arola
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      Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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      November 15, 2022

      In photoshop you can go to Window>Arrange>New Window For...... which creates a duplicate of your image that shows the same things you do to your original image, though there is a slight delay for the changes to show.

      Anyway you can put that on your external montitor.

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