How to switch off the computer using the key on the keyboard?

Hi,
i've been using Mountain Lion for a while on my MBPr and when I wanted to switch off my mac, I used the key on the dashboard, then it asked me whether I wanted to switch off, restart or go on sleep mode... Now though with Mavericks, this button only makes it go on sleep mode...how to change the function of this key, in order to switch the computer off instead of sleep mode or how to get the window asking me what to do back?
Thanks,
BadGoldEagle

It's a laptop, and when I don't use it i put it in a case and hide it (I've been burgled several times and I don't want to lose my Mac...
About my friend: He was using his laptop when he had to go out (groceries....) and because he was in bed, he left it under his blanket to hide it form view... he put his computer to sleep. Unfortunately, windows update noticed something needed to be updated and switched back on the computer and during the update, it became kinda hot and it burned the CPU... bad...
You'll understand I don't want to do that to my mac...
And now all i have to do is wait 'till Apple brings an update to fix that...

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