Yes. It's not in preferences. It's a key trick. Hold down the option key before you pull down to restart or shut down. You can see the "..." disappear in the menu when you do that and it will go directly to what you choose. Alternatively, press the power button and a dialog box will appear giving you four choices with Shut Down being the active key that can be pressed with the return or enter keys. So Power + Enter or Return is a keyboard direct way to shut down without being asked for permission. k On Saturday, February 15, 2003, at 02:08 PM, Marty Levenson wrote: > Is there a way to turn off the "Are you sure you want to shut off your > computer now" step? I don't see it in the preferences, but maybe I'm > just missing it. > > thanks! > Marty