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I love the shortcuts that allow one to sleep or shutdown the computer using just a keystroke. But my new MBP with Retina display has no SuperDrive and thus no Eject key. I expect the same is true for MacBook Air. Are there alternative shortcuts for sleep and shutdown?
Time Machine-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Thanks for the link. That approach (press the power key) is helpful, but then requires one to use the mouse to select 'sleep' instead of shutdown. I liked the single keystroke approach, where I could sleep the computer quickly without the mouse.
For Shutdown this sequence is acceptable:
1. Power
2. Enter
This sequence works for Sleep:
1. Power
2. Tab
3. Tab
4. Enter
and may be the best approach unless someone finds an alternative hotkey.
For sleep in two keys:
1) Power
2) "S"
Guess what this does [HINT: what starts with "R" in that menu]:
1) Power
2) "R"
🙂
Consistent keyboard shortcuts are probably my favorite feature of Macs. The Power Button + (Enter, R, S, ESC) trick is ages old.
There are loads of great shortcuts. Try holding your Option(Alt) key and pressing the function keys up top. Handy if you're a tech or tweaker.
The single most useful shortcut though is ... drumroll ... "Command + Spacebar" (as long as you only have one keyboard language setup)
=Josh
On the 2012 MBP-Retina there is no Eject key; what happens to those shortcuts?
