{"id":170410,"date":"2021-02-03T12:30:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-automatically-turn-off-a-mac-keyboards-backlight-after-inactivity\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T12:30:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:30:34","slug":"how-to-automatically-turn-off-a-mac-keyboards-backlight-after-inactivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-automatically-turn-off-a-mac-keyboards-backlight-after-inactivity\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Automatically Turn off a Mac Keyboard\u2019s Backlight After Inactivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Automatically Turn off a Mac Keyboard\u2019s Backlight After Inactivity&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-711198\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-711351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/macbook-keyboard-backlight.jpg\" alt=\"MacBook User Automatically Disabling Keyboard Backlight After 5 Minutes\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bangkok-thailand-may-19-2017-closeup-643580440\" data-credittext=\"blackzheep \/ Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bangkok-thailand-may-19-2017-closeup-643580440\">blackzheep \/ Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The keyboard backlight feature on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le MacBooks is useful when you\u2019re working late nights or in dark rooms. But it\u2019s easy to forget about it and it could drain your battery. Here\u2019s how to automatically disable the Mac keyboard backlight after inactivity.<\/p>\n<p>You can set up a feature from the System Preferences menu on your Mac that will automatically disable the keyboard backlight after you have stopped using your computer for a couple of minutes.<\/p>\n<p>To get started, click the Apple icon found in the top-left corner of the menu bar. From there, choose the \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-699489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Select-System-Preferences-from-Apple-Menu-in-Big-Sur.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, go to the \u201cKeyboard\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-701581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Click-Keyboard-in-System-Preferences-on-macOS-Big-Sur.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"201\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From the \u201cKeyboard\u201d tab, click the checkmark next to the \u201cTurn Keyboard Backlight Off After 5 Secs of Inactivity\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-711200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Enable-Keyboard-Backlight-Inactivity-Feature-on-Mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"177\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click the \u201c5 Secs\u201d dropdown to increase the time limit to up to five minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-711201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Change-Backlight-Inactivity-Time-on-Mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"201\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s it. The next time you step away from your Macbook, the illuminated keyboard won\u2019t sip away at your computer\u2019s built-in battery.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Just switched from Windows and wondering where your Mac\u2019s Control Panel is? Well, it\u2019s called System Preferences, and here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Where Is the Control Panel on a Mac?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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