So to do that go to System Preferences and then Keyboard and then look for Customize Control Strip in the Keyboard section. You could actually add a button for sleep to the TouchBar.
#Mac keyboard shortcuts sleep pro#
So if you have a MacBook Pro if you have Touch ID that means you also have the TouchBar. But since they are the same thing now either one of those keyboard commands works. In the old days Option Command and Eject would put your computer to sleep and Control Shift Eject would be Display Sleep.
#Mac keyboard shortcuts sleep mac#
But if you have an older Mac or a Mac with an external keyboard and you've got either an Eject Key or a Power Button kind of in the upper right hand corner and it's not Touch ID, then Command Option and that Eject Button will put your Mac to sleep.Īlso, you can use Control and Shift and the Eject Button to put your Mac to sleep. With Touch ID the Touch ID sensor acts as the power button and the shortcut won't work with that particular type of power button. Now this doesn't work on Macs that have Touch ID. The two keyboard shortcuts are either Command Option and then the Eject Key. Well, there are actually two but they don't work on the newest Macs. Now how about a keyboard shortcut for doing this. Also, if you're on a MacBook you can, of course, close the lid on your MacBook. Of course at any time you could go to the Apple Menu and there's a command for sleep. So let's start with some of the most obvious methods for doing this. You could just think of it as putting your Mac to sleep. It really doesn't matter for all practical purposes. In some cases they both happen at the same time and in other cases your computer goes to sleep a few seconds after the display goes to sleep. There's really no difference between Display Sleep and actual computer sleep. But more recent Macs, especially if they are from the last few years and running macOS Big Sur, just have one type of sleep. Much older Macs are going to have two different sleep modes. Now when it comes to putting your Mac to sleep it really depends on which model you have. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you could read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Today let me show you thirteen different ways that you can put your Mac to sleep. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out 13 Ways To Put Your Mac To Sleep at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.