

If you don't have a keyboard with an eject or power key, you can use a private. It now puts a Mac to sleep instead of showing a dialog with different options. If you are a macOS user with an iMac or MacBook Pro, we have a bunch of Mac keyboard shortcuts, symbols, and keyboard tips and tricks to help you get things done quicker like a pro. Since Mavericks, another option is to just press the power button or power key. Using keyboard shortcuts is a great way to enhance productivity while using a PC or laptop. If others like the OP have a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro with a power key in place of an eject key, substituting the power key for eject should work in Mountain Lion and later versions of OS X, but not in Lion. If others do have a keyboard with an eject key, you can just press Command ⌘+ Option ⌥+ Eject ⏏.Ĭontrol ^+ Shift ⇧+ Eject ⏏ - Put displays to sleepĬommand ⌘+ Control ^+ Option ⌥+ Eject ⏏ - Shut down
