Apple MC413LL/A manual Putting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It Down, Put Your iMac to Sleep

Putting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It Down

When you have finished working with your iMac, you can put your computer to sleep or shut it down.

Put Your iMac to Sleep

If you will be away from your iMac for less than a few days, put it to sleep. When your iMac is in sleep, its screen is dark and a small white light below the lower-right corner of the display pulses. You can quickly wake your iMac and bypass the startup process.

To put your iMac to sleep quickly, do one of the following: å Choose Apple ( ) > Sleep.

åPress the power (¨) button on the back of the iMac.

åChoose Apple ( ) > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.

åIf you have an Apple Remote, press and hold the Play/Pause (Õ) button for 3 seconds.

To wake your iMac, press any key on the keyboard or any button on the Apple Remote. When the iMac wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you left them.

Shut Down Your iMac

If you wonÕt be using your iMac for more than a few days, shut it down. Choose Apple ( ) > Shut Down.

WARNING: Shut down your iMac before moving it. Moving your iMac while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to start up from the hard disk.

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