Turning off magic trackpad without waking computer?

Is there a way to turn off the Magc Trackpad after putting the Mac to sleep. I don't want to change the sleep settings on the Mac and the Trackpad is the only input device. When I turn off the Trackpad it wakes the Mac. If I turn off the Trackpad first then I can't put the Mac to sleep.

Hi Malcolm,
Thanks for the answer. You sound a bit skeptical, but there are as many different situations as there are people.
As someone who wanted a wired trackpad, shutting off the trackpad is important to me. In fact it's recommended by apple. Also, in our multi-purpose work space, it's very easy for the trackpad to wake the Mac.
Thanks for the keyboard shortcut to put the computer to sleep. That solved our problem.

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