Sleep, Log Out, and Shut Down

Question 1

Power button

Answer 1

Press to turn on your Mac or wake it from sleep. Press and hold for 1.5 seconds to put your Mac to sleep.* Continue holding to force your Mac to turn off.

Question 2

Option–Command–Power button* or Option–Command–Media Eject

Answer 2

Put your Mac to sleep.

Question 3

Control–Shift–Power button* or Control–Shift–Media Eject

Answer 3

Put your displays to sleep.

Question 4

Control–Power button* or Control–Media Eject

Answer 4

Display a dialog asking whether you want to restart; sleep; or shut down.

Question 5

Control–Command–Power button

Answer 5

Force your Mac to restart; without prompting to save any open and unsaved documents.

Question 6

Control–Command–Media Eject

Answer 6

Quit all apps; then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes; you will be asked whether you want to save them.

Question 7

Control–Option–Command–Power button* or Control–Option–Command–Media Eject

Answer 7

Quit all apps; then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes; you will be asked whether you want to save them.

Question 8

Control-Command-Q

Answer 8

Immediately lock your screen.

Question 9

Shift-Command-Q

Answer 9

Log out of your macOS user account. You will be asked to confirm. To log out immediately without confirming; press Option-Shift-Command-Q.