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If you're the only person who uses your Mac, finishing up a work session is simple. You can either turn off the machine or simply let it go to sleep, in any of several ways. 1.7.1. Sleep ModeIf you're still shutting down your Mac after each use, you may be doing a lot more sitting around and waiting than necessary. Sleep mode consumes very little power, keeps everything you were doing open and available, and wakes up almost immediately when you press a key or click the mouse. To make your machine sleep, do one of the following:
1.7.2. RestartYou shouldn't have to restart the Mac very oftenonly in times of severe troubleshooting mystification, in fact. Here are a few ways to do it:
1.7.3. Shut DownTo shut down your machine completely (when you don't plan to use it for more than a couple of days, when you plan to transport it, and so on), do one of the following:
1.7.4. Log OutIf you share your Mac, you should log out when you're done. Doing so ensures that your stuff is safe from the evil and the clueless even when you're out of the room. To do it, choose Log Out Chris (or whatever your name is). Or, if youre in a hurry, press Shift- -Q. When the confirmation dialog box appears, click Log Out (or press Enter), or just wait for two minutes. The Mac hides your world from view and displays the Log In dialog box, ready for the next victim. Tip: Last time: If you press Option as you release the mouse on the Log Out command, you squelch the "Are you sure?" box. | |||
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