iPad mini Basic Training - iPad Mini - page 28

Drag: Here's where you slowly press your finger against the touchscreen without lifting it.
You might drag to move around a web page or map that's too large for the iPad's display area.
Drag downward from the top of the screen: This special gesture displays the Notification
Center (which you find out about in Chapter 13 ) . Press your finger at the top of the screen and
drag downward.
Drag upward from the bottom of the screen: This time you're calling up Control Center, a
handy place for music controls, Airplane mode (see Chapter 15 ) , Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not
Disturb, Mute/Volume, Timer (Clock app), Camera, AirPlay, AirDrop, and Rotation Lock and
Brightness controls. Check out Figure 2-1 for one view of Control Center.
Four- or five-finger swipes and pinches: To quickly multitask or switch among or view run-
ning apps (see the later section, “ Multitasking ”), use four or five fingers to swipe upward.
Swipe left or right with four or five fingers to switch between recently used apps. Finally,
pinch using four or five fingers to jump to your Home screen. The four- or five-finger swipes
and pinches require you to enable Multitasking Gestures in the Settings app's General pane.