View viewsonic display with macbook closed

Hi
Just got a viewsonic 19 inch display which seems to work well with brand new macbook. However, is there a way to turn off on the macbook without opening up the lid, pressing the start button and then keeping the lid open when using the macbook in desktop mode??
Thanks for any advice/help

I'm having trouble understanding what you're asking exactly, but I found out the other day that you can put the macbook to sleep while it is closed by holding down the "play" button on the remote. A cute picture of the remote with "Zzzzzzz"s appears, and then the machine goes to sleep. I don't think there is a way to actually power it down.

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