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Table of Contents

Welcome
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- iMac
- Mac mini
- Mac Studio
- Mac Pro
What’s new in macOS Sequoia
- Work on the desktop
- What’s in the menu bar?
- Quickly change settings
- What’s in the Apple menu?
- Search with Spotlight
- Use Siri
- Get notifications
- Open apps from the Dock
- Organise your files in the Finder
- Connect to the Internet
- Sign in to your Apple Account
- Set up iCloud
- Browse the web
- Preview a file
- Take a screenshot
- Change your display’s brightness
- Adjust the volume
- Use trackpad and mouse gestures
- Use Touch ID
- Print documents
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Apps on your Mac
- Open apps
- Work with app windows
- Tile app windows
- Use apps in full screen
- Use apps in Split View
- Use Stage Manager
- Get apps from the App Store
- Install and reinstall apps from the App Store
- Install and uninstall other apps
- Create and work with documents
- Open documents
- Mark up files
- Combine files into a PDF
- Organise files on your desktop
- Organise files with folders
- Tag files and folders
- Back up files
- Restore files
- Change System Settings
- Choose your desktop picture
- Add and customise widgets
- Use a screen saver
- Add a user or group
- Add your email and other accounts
- Automate tasks with Shortcuts
- Create Memoji
- Change your login picture
- Change the system language
- Increase the size of what’s on your screen
- How to use Siri
- Customise Siri
- What are Siri Suggestions?
- Use Siri results
- Add Siri Shortcuts
- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get web page summaries
- Summarise an audio recording
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Set up a Focus to stay on task
- Block pop-ups in Safari
- Use Dictation
- Perform quick actions with hot corners
- Send emails
- Send text messages
- Make a FaceTime call
- Edit photos and videos
- Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo
- Start a Quick Note
- Get directions
- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
- Manage Apple Account settings
- Set your Apple Account picture
- What is iCloud?
- What is iCloud+?
- Store files in iCloud Drive
- Share and collaborate on files and folders
- Manage iCloud storage
- Use iCloud Photos
- Get started with Screen Time
- Set up Screen Time for yourself
- Set up Screen Time for a child
- Track app and device usage
- Set time limits for apps and websites
- Set up content and privacy restrictions
- Set up Family Sharing
- Get Family Sharing recommendations
- Add family members to a Family Sharing group
- Remove family members from a Family Sharing group
- Manage sharing and parental settings
- Share a Photo Library
- Collaborate on projects
- Find content shared with you
- Find your family and friends
- Play music
- Watch and listen together with SharePlay
- Listen to podcasts
- Watch TV shows and movies
- Read and listen to books
- Read the news
- Track stocks and the market
- Play games with your friends
- Connect an external display
- Use the camera
- Connect a wireless accessory
- Connect a printer to your Mac
- Connect AirPods to your Mac
- Optimise your Mac battery life
- Optimise storage space
- Burn CDs and DVDs
- Control accessories in your home
- Use Windows on your Mac
- Get started
- Vision
- Hearing
- Mobility
- Speech
- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Shut down or restart your Mac
- Start up your Mac in safe mode
- Keep your Mac up to date
- Reinstall macOS
- Erase your Mac
Resources for your Mac
Resources for your Apple devices
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Set sleep and wake settings for your Mac

You can set sleep and wake settings for your Mac. For example, you can set your Mac to go to sleep after a specified duration of inactivity or set it to wake for network access.

Note: Some of the options may not be available, depending on your Mac.

Set your Mac to go to sleep after inactivity

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Lock Screen in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Lock Screen settings for me
Do any of the following:
- Click the pop-up menu next to “Turn display off on battery when inactive”, then choose an option.
- Click the pop-up menu next to “Turn display off on power adapter when inactive”, then choose an option.

Specify sleep and wake settings for a Mac laptop

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Battery in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Battery settings for me
Click Options, then do any of the following:
- Stop automatic sleeping when the display is off: Turn on “Prevent automatic sleeping on power adapter when the display is off”.
- Put hard disks to sleep: Turn on Put hard disks to sleep when possible.
- Update your system while it’s asleep: Click the pop-up menu next to Enable Power Nap, then choose an option.
  See Turn Power Nap on or off on Mac.
- Allow your Mac to wake briefly so users can access shared services (if applicable): Click the pop-up menu next to Wake for network access, then choose an option.
  See Share your Mac resources when it’s in sleep.

Specify sleep and wake settings for a Mac desktop computer

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Energy in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Energy settings for me
Do any of the following:
- Stop automatic sleeping when the display is off: Turn on “Prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off”.
- Put hard disks to sleep: Turn on Put hard disks to sleep when possible.
- Update your system while it’s asleep: Turn on Enable Power Nap.
  See Turn Power Nap on or off on Mac.
- Allow your Mac to wake briefly so users can access shared services (if applicable): Turn on “Wake for network access”.
  See Share your Mac resources when it’s in sleep.

See alsoPut your Mac to sleep or wake it Save energy on your Mac Change Energy settings on a Mac desktop computer

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