[header] How to save a laptop from liquid damage [title] Turn off the laptop and disconnect it from its power source immediately. [step] To do so, just hold down the laptop's power button. If the liquid touches the circuits on the laptop while they are active, your laptop will most likely short out, so time is very much of the essence. 
[substeps] To disconnect the laptop from a power source, simply remove the charger cable from the laptop. It's typically on the left or right side of the laptop's housing.