The Apple menu (Figure 65 ) offers several options that change the work state of your computer:
Sleep puts the computer into a state where it uses very little power. The screen goes blank and the hard disk may stop spinning.
Restart instructs the computer to shut down and immediately start back up.
Shut Down closes all open documents and programs, clears memory, and cuts power to the computer.
Log Out
User Name closes all open documents and programs and clears memory. Your computer remains running until you or someone else logs in.
I discuss all of these commands on the following pages.
Choose Apple > Sleep (Chapter 21 .
Press any keyboard key. You may have to wait several seconds for the computer to fully wake.
It's much quicker to wake a sleeping computer than to restart a computer that has been shut down.
On some computer models, pressing
1. | Choose Apple > Restart (Figure 65 ). |
2. | In the dialog that appears (Figure 66 ), click Restart or press Figure 66. This dialog appears when you choose the Restart command from the Apple menu.or Do nothing. Your computer will automatically restart in 2 minutes. |
Restarting the computer clears memory and reloads all system files.
1. | Choose Apple > Shut Down (Figure 65 ). |
2. | In the dialog that appears (Figure 67 ), click Shut Down or press Figure 67. This dialog appears when you choose the Shut Down command from the Apple menu.or Do nothing. Your computer will automatically shut down in 2 minutes. |