Post on 03-Jul-2020
Pages (Page Layout)Getting Started • Open Pages
• Select Blank or Blank Landscape
• Click on Choose
• File - Convert to Page Layout - Convert
• Document (top right corner) - uncheck
Header and Footer
Click on the T to add a text box
Type your text. Highlight your text to make changes.
Go to the Format/Text Menu
Change: • Font • Font Size (use up/down arrows or type in
number and hit return) • Font Color (click on multi-colored circle for
menu - close menu when done) • B, I, U (bold, italics, underline) • Alignment (left, center, right, up, middle,
down • Spacing (Single Space/Double Space • Bullets
Pages (Page Layout)Click on the green square to add a shape.
• Use left and right arrows to choose the color of your shape.
• Click once on a shape to pick it. • Go to the Format/Arrange Menu -
Under Text Wrap, select None.
Look out for green circles - click and drag them to adjust the shape. Drag handles to change the size of the shape.
Arrange shapes and text boxes in the Format/Arrange menu (or Arrange on the top of the screen) • Back - Sends object to the very back • Front - Sends object to the very front • Backward - Sends object one step back • Forward - Sends object one step up
Pages (Page Layout)Also in the Format/Arrange Menu: • Rotate - change angle or flip the
object • Group/Ungroup - lock 2 or more
objects together • Unite, Intersect, Subtract,
Exclude - must have at least two objects selected to use
Format/Style Menu: Fill - changes the color of the shape. • No Fill - clear • Color Fill - 1 solid color • Gradient Fill - blends 1 color
into another color • Advanced Gradient Fill -
blends multiple colors • Image Fill - fills the shape with
an image • Advanced Image Fill - fills the
shape with an image and gives it a color tint
Format/Style Menu: Border - makes a border around the shape • Line or Picture Frame
Pages (Page Layout)Format/Style Menu: • Reflection - check to make a
reflection - use slider bar to adjust.
• Opacity - (transparency) - use slider bar to adjust.
Tips: Making a background for your sign: • When you are completely done with your sign, add the
background. • To make a background, use the square shape tool and make
it the size of the entire document by dragging the handles. • Adjust the color/fill to how you want it. • Use Arrange to send the shape to the Back.
Aligning your objects: • In the Format/Text menu, use the alignment tools to align
inside text boxes. • Use the yellow alignment guides to help align objects on the
page (just move the objects around - they will appear). • Use the align box in the Format/Arrange menu to align
objects also.