So you save energy on your MacBook
You want to take advantage of the full battery life of your MacBook, help you with the next steps to reduce the power consumption of your MacBook.
- Open the system settings by tapping on the Apple icon in the top menu bar and "system settings..." option.
- In the second row you will see a light bulb with the caption "save energy". Click on this. In the window that opens, please distinguish between the two basic settings "battery" and "power supply".
- Move the Slider to set the time after which the Monitor will turn off automatically.
- For more presets, such as "In the case of battery operation the Monitor slightly darken the" select with a check mark on or off.
- Under "schedule..." you, when your MacBook goes to sleep or shuts down. You put in the "enable hibernation" box, and choose the exact time and behavior.
Energy savings on the MacBook
You can save even more energy on your MacBook
In addition to the basic settings, the predefined Mac OS, help you the tips from the next section to further save energy.
- You can't disable the keyboard lighting when you need it. How to do this, read in a separate practice tip.
- Dark your display screen by repeatedly pressing the F5 key. You want to undo those Changes, select the F6 key.
- You are working offline. To do this, disable the W-LAN. How to do this, know you in a further article.
MacBook: energy saving
The Declaration refers to Mac OS X 10.9.3. Other versions differ in the settings. You want to the behavior of your MacBooks continue to adjust, we will explain how to make your Mac automatically let go.
