How to Turn on Do Not Disturb when a Mac Is Sleeping

Click the Apple icon., Click System Preferences. , Click the "Notifications" icon., Click Do Not Disturb on the left side of the window. , Click the "When the display is sleeping" check box., Click the red "x" button.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Click the Apple icon.

    It's the Apple logo at the top left corner of the menu bar.
  2. Step 2: Click System Preferences.

    , It looks like a square with a red dot in the corner.

    If you don't see the Notifications icon, click on ⋮⋮⋮⋮ at the top left corner of the window, which displays as Show All in earlier versions of Mac OS X. ,, It's on the right side of the window next to the "Turn on Do Not Disturb" section. , Do Not Disturb will turn on whenever your Mac is sleeping!
  3. Step 3: Click the "Notifications" icon.

  4. Step 4: Click Do Not Disturb on the left side of the window.

  5. Step 5: Click the "When the display is sleeping" check box.

  6. Step 6: Click the red "x" button.

Detailed Guide

It's the Apple logo at the top left corner of the menu bar.

, It looks like a square with a red dot in the corner.

If you don't see the Notifications icon, click on ⋮⋮⋮⋮ at the top left corner of the window, which displays as Show All in earlier versions of Mac OS X. ,, It's on the right side of the window next to the "Turn on Do Not Disturb" section. , Do Not Disturb will turn on whenever your Mac is sleeping!

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