If you need to turn off your Mac screen without shutting down the entire system, you can do it easily by using a hotkey combination. This tutorial shows two methods that can solve your problem.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Hot Key Combination
Step 1. Press the 'Control-Shift-Eject' keys simultaneously
If your keyboard doesn't have an 'Eject' key, use the 'Control-Shift-Power' combination
Method 2 of 2: Active Corners
Step 1. Go to 'System Preferences', then select the 'Desktop & Screensaver' icon
Step 2. Press the 'Active Corners' button
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Step 3. Select the 'Put monitor to sleep' item in one of the four available fields, relating to the corners of the screen
Step 4. You can activate the configured action by moving the mouse cursor to the chosen corner
In the example of this guide, you will need to move the mouse cursor to the lower right corner and hold it in this position for a few seconds. After this time the screen should turn off.
Advice
- Turning off your computer screen can help you increase its security. Change the security settings by creating a login password to remove the screensaver, no one will be able to access the computer without typing the correct password.
- A computer screen is a component that uses a large amount of energy, so turning it off will conserve the battery life of your laptop.
