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Setting up

Getting it working properly the first time.

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All-in-one computer and a second monitor on a pale wood desk, potted plant and slim keyboard in front — A second display beside an all-in-one adds working space without needing a deeper desk.Photo: Tran Mau Tri Tam tranmautritam · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Beige CRT monitor on a desktop tower in a fabric-walled cubicle, bulky keyboard on a pull-out tray

Setting up

Monitor height, distance and glare: a 30-minute desk setup

Six steps, 30 minutes, in the order that stops you redoing them. Chair first, then the screen to OSHA's published distances and angles.

Updated 11/3/2026 · 9 min

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