I've gone thru the above growing pains and figured out the mini DisplayPort to VGA conversion adaptor would work for my first monitor on my Mac Mini. However, I am installing a second monitor (I would highly recommend), and intended on using the HDMI port on my Mac Mini and a VGA to HDMI adaptor cord to connect the new monitor. Now I learn the HDMI only works with digital monitors, which now makes sense. How to add a watch window in excel 2016 for mac pro.

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Already bought the monitor, and returns are very expensive, so you'll really need the correct cables and adapters to make this work.