Quick iMac question

[Kadarin]

Quick question: On a new iMac, is it possible to turn off the monitor screen, while still leaving the machine running and doing stuff, and without putting it to sleep?

 

[Kaido]

Yeah, go into System Preferences and click on Energy Saver. You can set your screen to sleep after X number of minutes, while the machine still runs. Just disable the Sleep slider above it (drag it all the way to the right so it says Never).

 

[Kadarin]

Gotcha, thanks!

 

[TheStu]

You can also hit Ctrl+Shift+Eject on the keyboard to turn off the display. Do it on my laptop all that time when I go to sleep

 

[Kmax82]

Edited. Nevermind.

 

[tefleming]

Hot corners might be another thing to look into