Dumbest question ever

[WiiDSmoker]

How do I turn off just the display on the iMac but leave the computer on? And I don't mean to sleep.

 

[Mitchelino]

If you use hot corners, you can set a corner to put the display to sleep (when you move the cursor there). Not a dumb question, I've heard worse 🙂

Go to System Preferences -> Mission Control -> Hot Corners (at the bottom) -> then set a corner to put it to sleep. Then drag your mouse to that corner. To wake it up, just click or hit a key. Simply moving your trackpad wont work (don't think moving a mouse will either), which is new to Lion.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

If you use active corners, you can set a corner to put the display to sleep (when you move the cursor there). Not a dumb question, I've heard worse 🙂

What about if not using active corners?

 

[Mitchelino]

What about if not using active corners?

Not sure of any other way, sorry.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

When you say to sleep, is that the computer or just simply the display?

 

[DagazaGZ]

Think you have to hold down the alt key the shift key and press the eject key.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

So i finally found some info; looks to be Control + Shift + Eject.

 

[Icaras]

So i finally found some info; looks to be Control + Shift + Eject.

Beat me to it. Dagaza was just off by one key 🙂

 

[WiiDSmoker]

Wooo thanks everyone! The Apple Store Online chat people said it was impossible.

 

[Icaras]

Wooo thanks everyone! The Apple Store Online chat people said it was impossible.

That's so distressing to hear. Big sigh.

 

[Texran]

Printable keyboard guide

Wooo thanks everyone! The Apple Store Online chat people said it was impossible.

http://macmost.com/tag/keyboard-shortcuts

 

[Spike88]

If you use hot corners, you can set a corner to put the display to sleep (when you move the cursor there). Not a dumb question, I've heard worse 🙂

Go to System Preferences -> Mission Control -> Hot Corners (at the bottom) -> then set a corner to put it to sleep. Then drag your mouse to that corner. To wake it up, just click or hit a key. Simply moving your trackpad wont work (don't think moving a mouse will either), which is new to Lion.

Thanks for the tip about "Screen Saver - Hot Corners". Same instructions at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2485

I configured my iMac with Hot corners (screen saver on bottom right and Dashboard on bottom left). It works great. Thanks for this idea...

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