Posted: Oct 11, 2017 11:42 am
The_Metatron wrote:I finally found someone who understood the problem and found the solution.
What I sought was a keyboard shortcut that would instantly take the computer to the login window (assuming fast user switching is enabled). A fellow with a username of Ant on macyourself.com wrote an article, How to lock your Mac screen with a keyboard shortcut.Ant wrote:When you need to temporarily leave your Mac unattended, it’s a hassle to put it to sleep and wake it up again. What’s the quickest way? Set up a simple keyboard shortcut that shows your Mac’s login screen without logging you out.
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It's instructions to use Automator to create a little shell script, then modify the keyboard shortcuts in system preferences to run that script.
Command-L, as I stand up from my desk. Sweet.
I use a hot corner on my screen that immediately locks the screen when I move the cursor to it. Did you consider this option?