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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
style="task"
id="display-blank">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="prefs-display"/>
<link type="guide" xref="hardware-problems-graphics"/>
<link type="guide" xref="power#saving"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="power-whydim"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="session-screenlocks"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-30" status="candidate"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.20" date="2016-06-15" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.28" date="2018-07-22" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.34" date="2019-10-28" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="41" date="2021-09-08" status="review"/>
<credit type="author editor">
<name>Petr Kovar</name>
<email>pknbe@volny.cz</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Change the screen blanking time to save power.</desc>
</info>
<title>Set screen blanking time</title>
<p>To save power, you can adjust the time before the screen blanks when left
idle. You can also disable the blanking completely.</p>
<steps>
<title>To set the screen blanking time:</title>
<item>
<p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui>
overview and start typing <gui>Power</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui>Power</gui> to open the panel.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Use the <gui>Screen Blank</gui> drop-down list under <gui>Power Saving
Options</gui> to set the time until the screen blanks, or disable the blanking
completely.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>When your computer is left idle, the screen will automatically lock
itself for security reasons. To change this behavior, see
<link xref="session-screenlocks" />.</p>
</note>
</page>
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