HT3131 Booting in Clamshell Mode with Bluetooth keyboard

I have a macbook pro with retina display which I am using with two apple 27" monitors. I use a logitech K811 bluetooth keyboard while the macbook is closed. I would like to be able to boot from the keyboard directly. Does anyone know how to do this? I believe I saw instructions somewhere but cannot find them.

Hey there paulh20016,
It sounds like you are needing to set your Mac to let bluetooth devices wake it from sleep. You can do this in your System Preferences:
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth.
Click Advanced.
Select the “Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer” checkbox.
OS X Mavericks: Wake your computer with a wireless mouse or keyboardhttp://support.apple.com/kb/PH13997
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

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