Control Centre in Focus
1 In this box, you can turn (clockwise, from top left) Airplane Mode, AirDrop, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on and off. Tap and hold the main box for a bigger version. Turning off Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is temporary, they’re only switched off until the next day.
2 This box shows what you are currently listening to. Tap and hold for more options, including volume control and an option to play your sounds through external speakers.
3 To open the Control Centre, swipe with one finger from the top right corner of the screen towards the middle.
4 Tap here to lock the screen in its current orientation, so it doesn’t switch between landscape and portrait mode when you turn the iPad. Tap again to unlock.
5 Tap here to activate and deactivate the iPad’s useful Do Not Disturb mode for when you want some peace and quiet. Tap and hold this icon for a range of pop-up options for Do Not Disturb.
6 Brightness and volume controls. Run your finger up and down them to raise or lower the function in question or deep press one of them for a bigger version of the slider. Tap and hold on the Brightness slider also gives access to Night Shift Mode.
This story is from the January 2021 edition of Essential Apple User Magazine.
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