Pages User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new in Pages 14.1
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- Use iCloud Drive with Pages
- Export to Word, PDF, or another file format
- Open an iBooks Author book in Pages
- Reduce the document file size
- Save a large document as a package file
- Restore an earlier version of a document
- Move a document
- Delete a document
- Lock a document
- Password-protect a document
- Create and manage custom templates
- Copyright
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Intro to Pages on Mac
You can use Pages to create any kind of document you want, from a simple word-processing document that’s mainly text, to a page layout document with graphics, interesting font treatments, and more.
To create any document, you always start with a template, then modify it however you like. The templates are designed for specific purposes—like essays, newsletters, and books—to give you a great starting point for your work.
![The template chooser. A sidebar on the left lists template categories you can click to filter options. On the right are thumbnails of predesigned templates arranged in rows by category, starting with Basic at the top and followed by Reports and Books—Portrait. The Language and Region pop-up menu is in the bottom-left corner and Cancel and Create buttons are in the bottom-right corner.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/1428242f1b84087d807df97d8b0391d9.png)
After you open a template, you can add your own text, replace placeholder graphics or delete them, and add new objects (tables, charts, text boxes, shapes, lines, and media).
To modify text and objects in your document, you use the formatting and layout controls in the sidebar on the right side of the Pages window (shown below). The sidebar shows only controls for the text or object you selected.
![The Pages window with buttons in the toolbar for adding objects and opening sidebars.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/e4ade9c08889a09c8b48ddae6ab56283.png)
Other sidebars (on the right and left) have controls to format your document, review comments and changes, view page thumbnails to navigate the document, and more.
You can quickly change the look of a selected object (image, shape, table, or chart) by clicking one of the six styles near the top of the Format sidebar. Use the other controls in the sidebar to customize the object however you like. For more formatting options, click the tabs at the top of the sidebar.
![The Style tab of the Format sidebar showing object style options.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/3122ccfe2f9c9c4a3ffed5e5e79bf202.png)
This guide helps you get started using Pages 14.1 on your Mac. (To see which version of Pages you have, choose Pages > About Pages from the Pages menu at the top of your screen.)
To explore the Pages User Guide, click one of the “See also” links below, click the Table of Contents button at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field.
Pages 14.1 for Mac requires macOS 13 or later. Pages is available in the App Store and requires an Apple ID to download. Features are subject to change, and some may require internet access. Additional fees and terms may apply.