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I do not see any power button on a new Macbook Air. Is there a way to shut it down as it does not respond to keys?

How to shut it down?

Posted on Sep 3, 2019 6:23 PM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2019 6:34 PM

See the following from How to turn your Mac on or off - Apple Support


The best way to shut down your Mac is to choose Shut Down from the Apple menu .


Just as your Mac follows a startup process after it turns on, it follows a shutdown process before it turns off. That process includes automatically quitting all open apps and logging out of your macOS user account. 


If your Mac doesn't shut down, try Force Quit to close any apps that aren't responding. If that doesn't work, press and hold the power button until the Mac turns off.


Press and hold the power button to turn off your Mac only if it isn't responding. You'll lose unsaved changes to any documents that you have open.


Also see the following from the same source:


On MacBook Air models from 2018, Touch ID (power button) is on the right side of the function keys at the top of the keyboard.





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Sep 3, 2019 6:34 PM in response to dmitriy247

See the following from How to turn your Mac on or off - Apple Support


The best way to shut down your Mac is to choose Shut Down from the Apple menu .


Just as your Mac follows a startup process after it turns on, it follows a shutdown process before it turns off. That process includes automatically quitting all open apps and logging out of your macOS user account. 


If your Mac doesn't shut down, try Force Quit to close any apps that aren't responding. If that doesn't work, press and hold the power button until the Mac turns off.


Press and hold the power button to turn off your Mac only if it isn't responding. You'll lose unsaved changes to any documents that you have open.


Also see the following from the same source:


On MacBook Air models from 2018, Touch ID (power button) is on the right side of the function keys at the top of the keyboard.





I do not see any power button on a new Macbook Air. Is there a way to shut it down as it does not respond to keys?

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