[macvoiceover] Re: shutting down a Mac
- From: Keith Reedy <keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:18:21 -0500
Hi folks,
If you just want to shut down the MAC the fastest way I know of is,
control-option-command-eject, witch is generally, on most keyboards, F13 and
if you are using a laptop, use the FN key as well.
Keith Reedy
On Feb 3, 2010, at 10:00 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
> That's not shutting down the computer. That's powering it off and you should
> probably not do it. It literally powers it off without shutting down the
> system. Unlike Windows, the mac will usually boot again with no trouble, but
> it's still not a good thing to do...
> On Feb 3, 2010, at 12:17 AM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:
>
>> On an iMac, you can hold the power button down for approximately five
>> seconds, maybe longer. Some people wouldn't recommend this, but I do it
>> more times than not because up here in Alaska, we get power surges which
>> require me to shut down the iMac as quickly as possible so I don't lose all
>> my data I send to it. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 2, 2010, at 2:46 PM, Marcy Weinberg wrote:
>>
>> There is a faster way...
>>
>> Just press the power button if you own a laptop such as a macbook or macbook
>> pro, then press the space bar to restart or the enter key to shut down.
>>
>> You can also tab around and you'll get sleep, sutdown, restart, or cancel.
>>
>> I can't say if this works on an iMac for example, as I own a macbook.
>>
>> Hope this helps! Marcy
>>
>> On Feb 2, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
>>
>>> To shut down the Mac, press vo-m and arrow down the Apple menu until
>>> you hear it say shut down, then press enter. You get a dialogue that
>>> has the default choice of shut down. If there is a faster way, I'd love
>>> to know it.
>>>
>>> Mary
>>>
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