Way to lock computer & turn display off?

[yarjarrar]

I want to lock my computer and turn the display off, but still have my applications running. I tried the screen saver, but then you can't put the display to sleep. Please help.

 

[richard.mac]

you can turn the display off by setting a time limit in Energy Saver preferences or by pressing "control-shift-eject".

there are a number of ways to lock your screen in OS X take a look at this http://www.macworld.com/article/49080/2006/01/lockscreen.html.

 

[yarjarrar]

Yeah, but I want something that I can use right when I leave my computer. I don't want it to wait an hour for it to work, and I don't want to set it too low, because then it always goes off when I'm reading something, which is sort of annoying. There must be some quick way to lock it, while still being able to put the display to sleep.

 

[Balty]

What I did/do is this: (Click any of the images to enlarge)

- Go into to "Keychain Access" (search it in spotlight) and set it to show it's status in the Menu Bar.


- Then click on the icon in the Menu Bar (the lock) and "Lock Screen".


- Then the screen saver comes up.

- Then move your mouse so you get to the screen to unlock your Mac.

- Press "Control, Shift, Eject" and then hit "Cancel".



This should work; it does on mine.
If it doesn't work try alternatives of hitting "control, shift, eject" right away, afterwards etc.

 

[themoonisdown09]

What I did/do is this:

Go into to "Keychain Access" (search it in spotlight) and set it to show it's status in the Menu Bar.
Then click on the icon in the Menu Bar (the lock) and "Lock Screen".
Then the screen saver comes up.
Then move your mouse so you get to the screen to unlock your Mac.
Press "Control, Shift, Eject" and then hit "Cancel".


This should work; it does on mine.
If it doesn't work try alternatives of hitting "control, shift, eject" right away, afterwards etc.

I didn't know about that short cut. It works for me.

 

[yarjarrar]

Thank you Balty, that worked! That's a clever maneuver. Thanks.

 

[Balty]

Thank you Balty, that worked! That's a clever maneuver. Thanks.

No problem.
It is really useful sometimes....