In case that you want to close your MacBook’s cover when the notebook is on you have to take in consideration some basic steps that you will find in this article. In the beginning, you have to know about these laptops that they are running under MAC OS X operating system and thanks to this process you can use it for many tasks from surfing on the network to playing games and enjoying the best software programs on them.
They were created by the popular Apple multinational Company and thanks to their slim design you can carry it easily in bags. Despite they are the best choice when you travel, sometimes you might want to use a larger external monitor with them. This process it is important in case that you want to use your computer for a longer period. If you don’t have enough space on the table and you want to close the notebook’s cover you have to know that this position it is called “closed clamshell”.
In case that you want to close your MacBook’s cover when the notebook is turned on you have to know that the system will automatically go in sleep mode. If you use the specific equipment you can work on the connected external device when your notebook’s cover it is closed. You have the possibility to choose between the Bluetooth and the wired hardware. In case that you select the first option you have to plug your notebook’s power adapter into the electrical outlet and you have to turn it on. Then you have to attach the external device’s cables into the notebook’s USB ports. In most of the cases, the system will recognize automatically the connected peripherals. Then you have to click with the mouse cursor on the “System Preferences” and “Displays” menu and you have to choose from the appeared list the “Detect displays” button. Thanks to this process you will see the same picture on the connected external device as the picture which is on the computer.
Then you can simply close your MacBook’s cover and you have to press the buttons on the external keyboard in order to start working on the new connected device. In case that you choose the Bluetooth hardware, in the beginning you have to turn on your notebook and you have to click with the mouse cursor on the “System Preferences” menu and you have to select from the menu the “Bluetooth” button. In order to activate it you have to press the “On” button. Then you have to attach the external monitor’s cable into the notebook’s USB ports. After this process you have to open the “System Preferences” and the “Detect displays” buttons because you have to make sure that on the connected device you will see the same picture. If you want to find out more information about the MacBook computers in general, you have to open in your web browser the Apple’s official website where you can even see photos about this notebook.