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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/"
      type="topic"
      style="tip"
      id="look-dimscreen">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="prefs#display"/>
    <desc>Dim, turn off and lock it after some time.</desc>
    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Natalia Ruz Leiva</name>
      <email>nruz@alumnos.inf.utfsm.cl </email>
    </credit>
    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info> 

  <title>Set brightness and lock your screen </title>
  <p>To configure the <gui>Screen</gui> Settings and save power, go to <gui>System Settings</gui> and, from the <gui>Personal</gui> section, choose <gui>Screen</gui>.</p>
<list>
<item><p>In the <gui>Brightness</gui> section you can select the Screen Brightness level you prefer by sliding it using your mouse. To dim the screen, enable the option <gui>Dim the screen to save power</gui> in the same section.</p></item>
<item><p> You can choose a certain period to turn off your screen when there is no actidvity, to do this: look into the <gui>Brightness</gui> section and choose the amount of time you prefer in <gui>Turn off after</gui>. You can choose from 1 minute to 1 hour. </p></item>
<item><p> Turn <gui>ON</gui> the option <gui>Lock</gui>, for locking the screen after the period selected. You can change the period as well as the previous option.</p></item>
</list>  
<comment>
   <cite date="2010-06-29" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list@gnome.org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite>
   <p>Explain how to change the length of time after which the screen is dimmed, and other similar options.</p>
  </comment>
	
</page>