Multiple monitors?  It may seem cool to have all that screen real estate but the more monitors you have, the trickier it is for your body.

No matter how many monitors you’re using, it is very important to get yourself comfortably situated in your chair first.  Remember, it all starts with you and then we bring the environment to you so make yourself comfortable first.

After figuring out your optimal monitor distance, you want to create a cockpit effect with your monitors.  So that by rotating your head from side to side to look at your various monitors, you maintain the same distance at all time between the eyes and the screens.   So bring your chair close enough to the work station to access your peripheral devices (mouse, keyboard, phone, pen, etc) without reaching beyond one arm’s length or losing contact with your backrest.  Once that is set comfortably, bring your monitor closer or farther for optimal viewing and optimal sitting position.

Now if you’re using two monitors equally and you go back and forth constantly throughout the day between the two,  position them right next to each other –touching—with the seam centered in front of you.  Both monitors should be at a slight angle surrounding you.

If you’re using two monitors but one significantly more than the other, center your primary monitor straight in front of you.  The secondary monitor should be placed to either side and at an angle.  If you can, move your active screen(s) to your primary monitor as much as possible to avoid working with a rotated neck.

As for  monitor height,  if you’re using up to three or four monitors on your desk, they should be at the same level, i.e. the top of each screen should be at the same height.

If you’re having any difficulty trying to figure out your monitor placement, don’t hesitate to contact me and we can discuss what is best for your situation.