16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Important: YoucansetanoptiontoresetyourpasswordinUsers&Groups
preferences,incaseyouforgetyourloginpassword.Forhelpwithsystempreferences,
openHelpCenterandsearchfor“systempreferences”orforthespecicpreferenceyou
wanthelpfor.
Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep or Shutting It Down
WhenyounishworkingwithyourMacBookPro,youcanputittosleeporshut
itdown.

Putting Your MacBook Pro to Sleep

Ifyou’llbeawayfromyourMacBookPro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 Pro 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moving
yourMacBookPro.Movingyourcomputerwhilethediskisspinningcandamagethe
harddisk,causinglossofdataortheinabilitytostartupfromtheharddisk.