Logging Out

When you’re finished using the Mac, choose Logging Out Log Out (or press Shift-Logging Out-Q). A confirmation message appears. If you click Cancel or press Esc, you return to whatever you were doing. If you click Log Out, or press Return, you return to the screen shown in Figure 11-1, and the entire sign-in cycle begins again.

Tip

If you press Option as you choose Logging Out Log Out (or as you press Option-Logging Out-Q), the confirmation box doesn’t appear.

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