Mac OS: Apple Pro Keyboard Shortcuts for Shut Down and Restart
Summary
You can use the keyboard shortcuts outlined in this document to shut down or restart computers that have an Apple Pro Keyboard.
Note: Key names are separated by a hyphen (-). You do not type the hyphen as part of the key combination. A key combination works when the keys connected by the hyphen(s) are pressed at the same time. Since it is unlikely that you will press the keys exactly simultaneously, be sure to press the modifier keys, such as Control and Command, first. Otherwise, you may only see the eject function.
Products Affected
Keyboards, Mac OS
Keyboard shortcuts available in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X
Control-Eject
The dialog box "Are you sure you want to shut down?" appears with options to Restart, Sleep, Cancel or Shut Down.
Control-Command-Eject
Quits all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents) and restarts the computer.
Control-Option-Command-Eject
Quits all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open documents) and shuts the computer down.
Command-Option-Eject
Puts the computer to sleep.
Shortcuts available in Mac OS 9 and in the Classic Environment
Command-Eject
Enter MacsBug (if installed)
If the computer is not responding or has "frozen"
Reset button
Press the reset button, which is on the computer itself, not the keyboard, and is labeled with a triangle. Pressing this button restarts the computer.
Power button
Press and hold the power button on the computer for six seconds to shut down the computer.
Note: This technique does not work on some earlier Mac OS X-compatible computers. On these computers, shut down the computer by pressing the reset button immediately followed by the power button.