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Control+Shift+Eject shuts the screen off without putting your Mac to sleep.

If your keyboard doesn't have an eject key (such as MacBook Air), this page explains some possible solutions.

Also, if you have "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" set to immediately in System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, it will ask you for your password after doing this.

Control+Shift+Power For current Mac keyboard layouts. Control+Shift+Eject works for older keyboard layouts that still include the Eject key.

This page explains some alternate solutions as well.

Also, if you have "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" set to immediately in System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, it will ask you for your password after doing this.

Assuming your keyboard has an eject key, Control+Shift+Eject shuts the screen off without putting your Mac to sleep.

Also, if you have "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" set to immediately in System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, it will ask you for your password after doing this.

Control+Shift+Eject shuts the screen off without putting your Mac to sleep.

If your keyboard doesn't have an eject key (such as MacBook Air), this page explains some possible solutions.

Also, if you have "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" set to immediately in System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, it will ask you for your password after doing this.

Control+Shift+Eject doesn't put the computer to sleep, just shuts the screen off.

Also, if you have "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" set to immediately in System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, it will ask you for your password after doing this.

Assuming your keyboard has an eject key, Control+Shift+Eject shuts the screen off without putting your Mac to sleep.

Also, if you have "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" set to immediately in System Preferences -> Security & Privacy, it will ask you for your password after doing this.