How to quickly switch between extended desktop and Eyefinity on ATI cards?

Question

Eyefinity is great for games but extended desktop is better for normal work. How do I set up quick switching between those two modes?

I've heard that it can be achieved using "Profiles" in Catalyst Control Center - I've found something called "Presets" in the latest 11.x version but can't figure it out (settings not being stored and applied properly). Can someone provided step by step instructions please?

Solution 1

The trick was to first set up everything and then create a preset.

Solution 2

If you are using Windows you can simply use the shortcut Windows + P.

Extend will give you the extended mode and Duplicate will give you the eyefinity mode.

Comments

[Ben Voigt]

Yep, that's it. You should now "accept" your answer so this question moves from the list of open questions to being resolved.

[marcovtwout]

I had this working before in Windows 7 but not on my new 8.1 install. Is there a trick that I overlooked?