Petr Kovar
pknbe@volny.cz
Change the screen blanking time to save power.
Fran Dieguez
frandieguez@gnome.org 2011-2013.

# Set screen blanking time

To save power, you can adjust the time before the screen blanks when left idle. You can also disable the blanking completely.

# To set the screen blanking time:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Power.

Click Power to open the panel.

Use the Blank screen drop-down list under Power Saving to set the blank screen time, or disable the blanking completely.

When your computer is left idle, the screen will automatically lock itself for security reasons. To change this behavior, see .