Putting your imac to sleep or shutting it down – Apple Intel-based iMac (Mid 2007) User Manual
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Putting Your iMac to Sleep or Shutting It Down
When you finish working with your iMac, you can put it to sleep or shut it down.
Put Your iMac to Sleep
If you will be away from your iMac for less than a few days, put it to sleep. When your
iMac is in sleep, its screen is dark. You can quickly wake your iMac and bypass the
startup process.
To put your iMac to sleep, do one of the following:
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Choose Apple (
) > Sleep from the menu bar.
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Press the power (®
) button on the back of your iMac.
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Choose Apple (
) > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer.
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Press and hold the Play/Pause (’
) button on your Apple Remote for 3 seconds.
To wake your iMac, press the power (®
) button, any key on the keyboard, or any
button on the Apple Remote. When your iMac wakes from sleep, your applications,
documents, and computer settings are exactly as you left them.
Shut Down Your iMac
If you won’t be using your iMac for more than a few days, shut it down. Choose
Apple (
) > Shut Down.
To turn your iMac on again, press the power (®
) button.
WARNING:
Shut down your iMac before you unplug or move it. Moving your iMac
while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the
inability to start up from the hard disk.