How to properly eject macbook pro

I have a new 27" and a new macbook pro. I come to the office, plug in the MBP and it's wonderful. When I leave, i'm not going to shut it down every time, there's just no way (I have programs open that I need open and am not ready to shut down). What's the proper way to remove the MCP when I leave, rather than just reaching over and yanking the cords out? I think someone once told me control+alt+eject to put it to sleep. Is this still true?
Thanks.

Put it to sleep.  If its hooked up to an external display you'll have to use either the apple menu then pick sleep or the shortcut which is option + cmd + eject.
Then unplug the power cord first.  If you do that, when you unplug everything else it won't wake from sleep.
When you get home and open it, the display will be blue for a second while it rearranges everything to one display then it will be good to go.

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