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  <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>


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    <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>
