How to Hardwire to a Projector with a Chromebook
Modified on: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 4:25 PMKeywords: Chromebook, Hardwire, Projector, HDMI
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Summary:
This short solutions article will walk you through connecting a chromebook through hard wiring to your projector, which might be necessary if connecting to it remotely isn't an option.
Note: Not all chromebooks have an HDMI port, this solution will only work for you if it has an HDMI port.
Steps:
1. You'll want to look and see if your projector has an HDMI cable running down from the wall, most of them do. They look like this:
2. Plug it into the HDMI port on the side of your chromebook.
3. On the remote for your projector, look for a button which says "source" or "input"
4. A menu will pop up with different input options, use the arrow keys on the remote to navigate to the other HDMI option which isn't currently selected.
5. After a moment of loading, the projector should now be showing what is on the screen of the chromebook!
If you can see the background of the chromebook but no windows, then you'll have to set the display to mirror. Click the link to this solutions article for instructions:
https://psd401.freshservice.com/a/solutions/articles/6000028455