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How to put a panel in second monitor:

  * Adding the Cinnamon panel to the second monitor
      Lots of good info in here.
      https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/56523/adding-the-cinnamon-panel-to-the-second-monitor
      [pub 2012, last edit 2018]

  * How to mirror main panel in second panel:
      I think can't be done in cinnamon. I did have that in Ubuntu
        whatever the window manager was there.
      Check SE link above.

  * Also see https://softhints.com/how-to-pin-shortcuts-second-panel-linux-mint/
      Has lots of tips.
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How to put launchers (applets) in second panel:

   Make a panel on the new monitor:
    - right click on another panel -> "add new panel"
        and click where you want it to go
   Right click on the new panel, select "Applets"
   From there, are a lot, and it's confusing how to tell where
     they are already being used.
   Useful are: 
     * grouped window list, * Menu, * show desktop 

  Writer says "I now have 2 Independent taskbar with full menu option."
    So far that isn't happening for me, they're not independent.
      And i accidently deleted the old setup in 1st monitor
        and can't yet get it back.
      Still exploring, at least now i do have launchers 
        on my big (second) monitor.

  * From https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=1952463&sid=817fd3f2e970068e42cea5b3e00428d7#p1952463
   In https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=327044
     And read other posts in thread to get more idea.
     This was very easy in Ubuntu, in its default window manager.

  * Also see https://softhints.com/how-to-pin-shortcuts-second-panel-linux-mint/
      Has lots of tips.
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Different background images in each monitor: 

  * Cinnamon: How to set different background images in each monitor for a multimonitor system
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=330854
      [pub 2020]
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other sources:

  * Getting started for Newbies
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=245700

  * New Features - Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon
      - goes into detail on the GUI features
      - lists summaries of the more techie features.
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