MacBook with external display

[northy014]

How can you make it so that when an external display is connected to a macbook, and you close the lid of the macbook, it keeps running (haven't received either macbook or display yet, so forgive me if it is obvious). Thanks.

[Skeletal-dæmon]

You need an external keyboard or mouse or both in order to wake it from sleep once closed. I believe the bluetooth keyboard and mouse also wake it from sleep but I can't confirm that.

[richard.mac]

waking with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse can be configured in Keyboard & Mouse preferences. also the power cord has to be plugged in to run MacBooks in 'closed lid mode'.