Apple - Shortcut key to make my macbook sleep?

Putting your computer to sleep

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Above is how to sleep your computer when it's on and logged in.

The keyboard shortcut is: ALT/OPT + CMD + Eject
(i.e., + + ).


Putting your display to sleep

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Above is the keyboard shortcut for putting your display to sleep. The computer itself will not go to sleep, only the display will power off.

The keyboard shortcut is: Shift + Ctrl + Eject
(i.e. + + ).



Note: Computers that lack the Eject key

For computers that lack the key – e.g. MacBooks – the Power key () can be used instead.

Also, it's possible to hold down the Power key for 1.5 seconds and then select from a menu if you want to Sleep, Restart or Power off. You can also access the menu immediately by Ctrl + .


Supposing you're using an Apple Keyboard: Cmd+Option+Eject


Under Mavericks, pressing the power button puts your Mac to sleep. This behavior changed from previous versions of OS X when this button toggled the shut-down/sleep/restart menu. You can access this menu by pressing the button a little longer or pressing ctrl + power button.