How to make my I Mac sleep

When logging out my I Mac often dont react. It will stay open, or it will sometimes react as it sleep.
When I open the Mac again the screen is still warm.

System Preferences - Energy Saver - Power tab and then select the sleep preference and set it to what you want.

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