The left side of each well shows colors that match the template the color wheels open the Colors window, where you can choose any color.Ī custom gradient: Choose Advanced Gradient Fill, then click the square color wells below the slider to choose colors. In a page layout document: Click an empty spot on the page (so nothing is selected), then open the Format sidebar.Ĭlick the disclosure arrow next to Background, then click the pop-up menu and choose one of the following fill types:Ī color or gradient designed to go with the template: Choose Color Fill, click the color well to the right of Background, then choose a color or gradient.Ī two-color gradient fill: Choose Gradient Fill, then click the color wells below Background and choose colors. In a word-processing document: Click a page in the section you want to change, open the Document sidebar, then click the Section tab. In a page layout document, you can change the background of any single page. To change just one page, make that page its own section and then change its background. In a word-processing document, changing a page background also changes the background for all of the pages in its section. If you can’t remove something from a document.Restore an earlier version of a document.Save a large document as a package file.Export to Word, PDF, or another file format.See the latest activity in a shared document.Change the look of chart text and labels.Add a legend, gridlines, and other markings.Change a chart from one type to another.Calculate values using data in table cells.Select tables, cells, rows, and columns.Fill shapes and text boxes with color or an image.Set pagination and line and page breaks.Format hyphens, dashes, and quotation marks.Format Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text.Use a keyboard shortcut to apply a text style.

Create, rename, or delete a paragraph style.Bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough.Populate and create customized documents.Add, change, or delete a source file in Pages on Mac.Select text and place the insertion point.Use VoiceOver to preview comments and track changes.View formatting symbols and layout guides.Intro to images, charts, and other objects.

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