dual monitor maximize issue

[savesheep]

Hey everybody, i'm looking to you guys as my savior =)

I work at a construction office and we use a product called a digitizer. It's like a big wacom tablet with a mouse. It's used to make precise measurements on blueprints so we can bid different jobs with a perfect price. We just recently upgraded to a dual monitor system, the second monitor being a 32" lcd tv. The software that we have always used with our digitizer works in excel as an add-in. So now, I open up excel and my program..and i maximize it on my 'left' monitor, the tv. but now that the wacom tablet mouse uses "two" monitors, whenever I move the mouse to the right side of the tablet and click (to make a measurement) the mouse winds up being on the right monitor....and clicking clicks out of excel onto the desktop, so it doesn't accept the measurement. Does this make sense?

is there a way to maximize my excel spreadsheet across both monitors..or is this just not going to happen? And if not true, in vista, or with third party software, is there a way to make one "mouse" only work on one monitor instead of both? This way the right side of the wacom doesn't cause the mouse to travel to the second monitor?

Thanks a lot guys. It is a tough situation to explain, i'm sure it's harder to understand.

 

[johngalt]

Yes, but not natively - you'll probably want to look at software made specifically for dual monitors.

The one that I am using is called Realtime Soft UltraMon - one of the key features that I use extensively is UltraMon Features - Window management - notice that the context menu has an item for maximize to Desktop? It will maximize your apps to both screens.

In addition, it can add buttons to windows to allow the same, and you can select apps not to add this to, and there are *loads* of other features.

This beta version was developed for compatibility with Vista and features and bug fixes, but the investment is well worth the money.

Your graphics card driver software may have an additional component that may allow for this type of thing as well - as I do not use the nVidia multiple monitor support from their driver, I am not sure, but it is possible.