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Shortcut, to power off screen?

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baxlobs

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Nov 21, 2012
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On my previous iMac, Nov 2012 running Catalina, I could power off the screen by pressing Alt-Cmd-Eject (Top right hand key) The Touch ID key occupies this latter position on the new keypad and it just takes you to the lock screen rather than a blank screen, which I would prefer.
I have looked in the user guide but cannot find anything equivalent.

Does it exist?

Thanks
 
Thanks I will have a look, Ventura is a bit of a learning curve, only had the new iMac a few days. At least the data transfer went smoothly once I had found out how to connect via Ethernet cable rather WifFi, thanks to these forums😀
 
I use command-control-Q (Lock Screen), which takes you straight to the account login screen. Then I quickly hit ESC and that gives me a shut off screen immediately. Pretty sure leaving it on the login screen, it would also go dark after a short while on its own, but I'm impatient and hit ESC to do it immediately.
 
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There is a command to turn off the display:
Code: 
pmset displaysleepnow
It can be integrated into a Quick Action and set to a keyboard shortcut, or used into a one-click app created with Script Editor:
Code: 
do shell script "pmset displaysleepnow"
 
With Monterey, you can use Ctrl-Shift-Eject to sleep just the display, or Cmd-Opt-Eject to sleep the entire Mac. Do these still work with Ventura?
 
CuteBaby said:
With Monterey, you can use Ctrl-Shift-Eject to sleep just the display, or Cmd-Opt-Eject to sleep the entire Mac. Do these still work with Ventura?
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On my MBA 2023, both Ctrl-Shift-Eject and Cmd-Opt-Eject (the touch ID key), pressed when in a finder window or the desktop, brings you to the Log in screen. Quite a different result. See Post #7 above for getting the display to sleep quickly in Ventura.
 
davidlv said:
On my MBA 2023, both Ctrl-Shift-Eject and Cmd-Opt-Eject (the touch ID key), pressed when in a finder window or the desktop, brings you to the Log in screen. Quite a different result. See Post #7 above for getting the display to sleep quickly in Ventura.
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That's just because the Touch ID key isn't really a true Eject key, though. It does what you describe even in Monterey. When using a keyboard that has an actual Eject key (with the Eject symbol ⏏), the keyboard combos seem to work as I've described in Monterey, so I was just wondering about Ventura.
 
Apple Support - Mac keyboard shortcuts https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236
"Control–Shift–Power button* or Control–Shift–Media Eject
eject-button-icon.png
: Put your displays to sleep."
* Does not apply to the Touch ID sensor.
 
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