Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- 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
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Change Energy settings on a Mac desktop computer
Use Energy settings to set options that control your Mac desktop computer’s energy use.
As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Apple has determined that standard configurations of your Mac meet the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.
For more information about ENERGY STAR, see the ENERGY STAR website.
Note: Some of the options may not be available, depending on your Mac.
To open the pane, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Low Power Mode | Reduce energy usage for computers that are always on (such as those used as servers) and fan noise for environments and tasks that require minimal noise. |
Prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off | Prevent your Mac from going to sleep automatically when its display is off. |
Wake for network access | Even in sleep mode, wake your Mac to provide access to shared resources, such as shared printers or Music playlists. |
Start up automatically after a power failure | Start up your Mac after a power interruption. |
Enable Power Nap | Have your Mac check for email, calendar, and other iCloud updates while sleeping. |
UPS Options | Set the time or battery level at which your Mac shuts down when using a UPS. See Set when your Mac shuts down while using a UPS. |
Delaying, preventing, or allowing disruption of sleep may increase power consumption.
If you want to turn your display off after a period of inactivity, see Change Lock Screen settings.