
(For older MacBooks with an optical drive, use Command-Option-Eject.)īoth sleep and lock will turn off your display, but sleep conserves more energy by putting the CPU into low-power mode, spinning down the hard drive and stopping background tasks, among other things. Use Command-Option-Power to put your MacBook to sleep.

(For older MacBooks with an optical drive, use Control-Shift-Eject.) Use Control-Shift-Power to lock your MacBook. There are two keyboard shortcuts that effectively lock your Mac: Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner and choose Sleep. Just close the lid and when you open it next, you'll need to enter your password to log back in.Īlso simple.

With a password set, the following five methods will lock your MacBook:
