You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. As you get to know your computer, explore System Preferences, your command center for most settings on your MacBook. For more information, open Mac Help and search for “System Preferences” or for the specific preference you want to change.
Putting Your MacBook to Sleep or Shutting It Down
When you finish working with your MacBook, you can put it to sleep or shut it down.
Putting Your MacBook to Sleep
If you’ll be away from your MacBook for only a short time, put it to sleep. When the computer is in sleep, you can quickly wake it and bypass the startup process.
To put your MacBook to sleep, do one of the following:
ÂClose the display.
ÂChoose Apple () > Sleep from the menu bar.
ÂPress the power (®) button and click Sleep in the dialog that appears.
ÂChoose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
NOTICE: Wait a few seconds until the sleep indicator light starts pulsing (indicating that the computer is in sleep and the hard disk has stopped spinning) before you move your MacBook. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage it, causing loss of data or the inability to start up from the hard disk.
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