Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down

When you finish working with your MacBook Air, you can put it to sleep or shut it down.

Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep

If you’ll be away from your MacBook Air 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 Air 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 on the front of your MacBook Air starts pulsing (indicating that the computer is in sleep and the hard disk has stopped spinning) before you move your MacBook Air. 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.

To wake your MacBook Air:

ÂIf the display is closed, simply open it to wake your MacBook Air.

ÂIf the display is already open, press the power (®) button or any key on the keyboard.

When your MacBook Air wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you left them.

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