My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

Turning Your Macintosh Off the Normal Way

Most of the time, you'll turn your Macintosh on and off by following the instructions in this section. Here's how to turn your Macintosh off:

1. Click the Apple menu. A pull-down menu appears, as shown in Figure 1-1.

   

   Figure 1-1. The Apple menu contains the Shut Down command.

2. Select Shut Down. A dialog appears, asking if you are sure you want to shut your computer down.

3. Click Shut Down (or Cancel).

Note

If you don't click Shut Down or Cancel, your Macintosh will shut down automatically after 60 seconds.

You can also shut down the computer by pressing ctrl and pressing the eject key simultaneously or, if you have a ...