In this guide, we will show you three different methods to quickly put the Mac display to sleep. If you want to put the display to sleep to give it a rest or just to save the displayed contents from the prying eyes, then clicking on the Apple icon at the top left and selecting Sleep might not be the shortest approach to get this job done. So keeping it aside, this guide will show you three nifty methods using which you could carry out this task in the shortest possible time frame.
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How to Quickly Put the Mac Display to Sleep [3 Methods]
We have listed three different methods below to get this job done. Go through each of them once and then try out the one that is in sync with your requirement.
Put Mac Display to Sleep Via Hot Corners
- Head over to System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Hot Corners Shortcuts.
- Then select the desired corner, choose Put Display to Sleep, and hit Done.
- Now simply drag the cursor over to that corner and it will put the Mac display to sleep.
Put Mac Display to Sleep Via Keyboard Shortcut
- Hit the Touch ID and it will take you to the lock screen.
- If you don’t have Touch ID, then press Crl+Command+Q.
- Now press the Esc key and it will put the display to sleep.
Put Mac Display to Sleep Via Command Script
You could use the below command to power off your Mac screen.
pmset displaysleepnow
However, the process is in no way quicker. So you could instead integrate it into a Quick Action and set it to a keyboard shortcut or use it in a one-click app that could be created via Script. Here’s how:
- To begin with, head over to Launchpad > Others > open Script Editor.
- Then type in the below command and hit Run to check out the results:
do shell script "pmset displaysleepnow"
- If it’s working well and good, then use Command+S to save the script.
- From now on, just run this script and it will quickly get the job done.
That’s. it. These were the three different methods through which you could put the Mac display to sleep. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
