Apple iPad iOS 5.1 - Manual (Page 35)

Notifications
Notification Center displays all your alerts in one place, including alerts about:
Reminders Â
Calendar events Â
New mail Â
New messages Â
Friend requests (Game Center) Â
Alerts also appear on the lock screen, or briefly at the top of the screen when you’re using iPad.
You can see all current alerts in Notification Center.
Show Notification Center Swipe down from the top of the screen.
Respond to an alert in
Notification Center Tap the alert.
Respond to an alert on the
lock screen Swipe the alert from left to right.
Remove an alert from
Notification Center Tap , then tap Clear.
Set options for notifications Go to Settings > Notifications.
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