Macbook Pro: Focus and lock screen behavior

I'm trying to setup a focus for presentation that limited notification and prevents my Macbook from going to sleep or locking the screen. As of right now the only way I can figure out how to do this is by activating a focus and then separately changing the lock screen behavior in settings. Am I missing something? Is it possible to change lock screen behavior in the focus settings? Ideally, I'd be able to activate a focus for my seminar/lecture and not worry additional clicking around to make this work.

Posted on Mar 28, 2023 5:00 PM

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Posted on Apr 1, 2023 8:31 AM

Hi Aaron-S,


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.


We understand you want to create a custom Focus and prevent your Mac from sleeping. You can create the custom Focus, but you would need to specify your sleep/wake settings for your Mac. This cannot be linked to your specific Focus.


Learn more about creating a custom Focus with Set up a Focus on Mac - Apple Support.


Set your Mac to go to sleep after inactivity
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Lock Screen  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Do any of the following:
* Click the pop-up menu next to “Turn display off on battery when inactive” on the right, then choose an option.
* Click the pop-up menu next to “Turn display off on power adapter when inactive” on the right, then choose an option.


Specify sleep and wake settings for a Mac laptop
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Battery  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Click Options on the right, then do any of the following: 
* Put hard disks to sleep: Turn on “Put hard disks to sleep when possible.”
* Update your system while it’s asleep: Click the pop-up menu next to Enable Power Nap, then choose an option.
* See What is Power Nap?
* Allow your Mac to wake briefly so users can access shared services (if applicable): Click the pop-up menu next to “Wake for network access,” then choose an option.
* See Share your Mac resources when it’s in sleep.

You can find these details and more in Set sleep and wake settings for your Mac - Apple Support.



Regards.


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Apr 1, 2023 8:31 AM in response to Aaron-S

Hi Aaron-S,


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.


We understand you want to create a custom Focus and prevent your Mac from sleeping. You can create the custom Focus, but you would need to specify your sleep/wake settings for your Mac. This cannot be linked to your specific Focus.


Learn more about creating a custom Focus with Set up a Focus on Mac - Apple Support.


Set your Mac to go to sleep after inactivity
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Lock Screen  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Do any of the following:
* Click the pop-up menu next to “Turn display off on battery when inactive” on the right, then choose an option.
* Click the pop-up menu next to “Turn display off on power adapter when inactive” on the right, then choose an option.


Specify sleep and wake settings for a Mac laptop
1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Battery  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Click Options on the right, then do any of the following: 
* Put hard disks to sleep: Turn on “Put hard disks to sleep when possible.”
* Update your system while it’s asleep: Click the pop-up menu next to Enable Power Nap, then choose an option.
* See What is Power Nap?
* Allow your Mac to wake briefly so users can access shared services (if applicable): Click the pop-up menu next to “Wake for network access,” then choose an option.
* See Share your Mac resources when it’s in sleep.

You can find these details and more in Set sleep and wake settings for your Mac - Apple Support.



Regards.


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