How do I get the page to rotate properly on my ipad

DId you try a forced restart by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears on the screen? If you try that and it doesn't work, are you sure that the screen isn't locked? If you see a pad.ock icon in the upper right corner, the screen is indeed locked.

System sounds can be muted and controlled two different ways. The screen lock rotation can be controlled in the same manner as well.

Settings>General>Use Side Switch to: Mute System sounds. If this option is selected, the switch on the side of the iPad above the volume rocker will mute system sounds.

If you choose Lock Screen Rotation, then the switch locks the screen. If the screen is locked, you will see a lock icon in the upper right corner next to the battery indicator gauge.

If you have the side switch set to lock screen rotation then the system sound control is in the control center if you are running iOS 7 or later. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to get to control center . Tap on the bell icon and system sounds will return.

If you have the side switch set to mute system sounds, then the screen lock can be accessed in the same manner as described above.

This support article from Apple explains how the side switch works.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085

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FoxFifth

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Oct 15, 2015 11:34 AM in response to Skip Webster

It may be locked.

Go to Settings > General and see if "Use Side Switch" has a check mark beside "Lock Rotation" -- if it does, you can unlock rotation via the switch on the side.

If that is not checked then you unlock rotation via Control Center -- slide up with one finger starting from below the bottom of the home screen to open Control Center. The orientation lock icon is a lock partially surrounded by a circular arrow. When lock is on, a smaller version of that icon will be in the menu bar.

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