Open and Create Documents
Opening a Pages Document
When you open the Pages app all of your saved
Pages documents are available in the My Documents view. They will appear as thumbnails of the
first page of your document, with the title underneath. If you do not see these thumbnails, tap the
“Documents” button on the top left corner.
tor tool. Drag the tool up and down to see other pages within the open
document. When you see the page to which you
want
go, simply release the tool and it will jump that
that page.
To quickly return to the first page of your document,
time above the Pages toolbar.
Creating a New Pages Document
Undo
When you are looking at the thumbnails view, tap the plus sign (+) in
the top left corner. This will open a menu. Press “Create Document”.
You will see a variety of templates from which you can choose including a Blank Document. Tap on the desired template to edit.
tap the
With a tap, you can undo anything you’ve done. Touch
and hold the undo button to see the redo option.
Placeholder Text
Editing a Document
Overview of the Toolbar buttons
Properties: Change object or text properties.
When using a template, there will be text already in the document
called placeholder text. This is text which is pre-formatted to match
the chosen template. To edit the text, simply tap once on the placeholder text. The keyboard will automatically pop up. The text will
be highlighted so that you can begin typing. When you finish typing,
simply tap the keyboard hide button and the keyboard will disappear.
Insert: Add an object to the page.
Tools: Check spelling and more.
Editing Text
There are several methods for editing text in a Pages document.
Navigating Through Your Document
To navigate quickly to another page in your document, simply touch
and hold near the right edge of the screen. This will open the Naviga-
To place your cursor in a specific area of text for editing, tap next to the
desired area to place the area before or after a word. Press and hold
to get the magnifying glass which allows you to drag your finger to
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