User's Guide

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Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down
WhenyounishworkingwithyourMacBookAir,youcanputittosleeporshut
it down.
Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep
If you’ll be away from your MacBook Air for only a short time, put it to sleep. When the
computer is in sleep, you can quickly wake it and bypass the startup process.
To put your MacBook Air to sleep, do one of the following:
 Close the display.
 ChooseApple()>Sleepfromthemenubar.
 Press the power (®) button and click Sleep in the dialog that appears.
 ChooseApple()>SystemPreferences,clickEnergy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
To wake your MacBook Air:
 If the display is closed, simply open it to wake your MacBook Air.
 If the display is already open, press the power (®) button or any key on the keyboard.
When your MacBook Air wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and
computer settings are exactly as you left them.