Make selected text superscript or subscript in Pages
01/17/2012
In Pages, press Control-Command–Plus (+) or Control-Command–Minus (-) to make selected text superscript or subscript.
Use a default zoom level in Pages
12/30/2011
In Pages, to use a certain zoom level every time you open a document, choose Pages> Preferences, then click Rulers and choose a level for Default Zoom.
Make background objects selectable in Pages
12/07/2011
In Pages, when working with layered objects in the background of a document, to reposition or edit the objects, choose Arrange> Make Background Objects Selectable.
Add or delete rows or columns in a table in Pages
11/12/2011
In Pages, to add or delete rows or columns in a table, select any cell then Control-click the cell again and choose an option from the pop-up menu.
Save a document as a custom template in Pages
10/05/2011
In Pages, to save the current document as a custom template and make it available in the My Templates pane of the Template Chooser, choose File> Save as Template.
Reduce the file size of a Pages document
08/14/2011
In Pages, to reduce the file size of a document by replacing original images and movies in it with smaller, edited versions, choose File> Reduce File Size.
Quickly delete a page in Pages
07/02/2011
In Pages, to quickly delete a page, avoiding the "Are you sure?" confirmation warning, select the page, then press Option and do Edit> Delete Page.
Show or hide word count in Pages
05/04/2011
In Pages, to show or hide the word count at the bottom of a document's window, do Pages> Preferences> General> Editing> Show word count at window bottom.
Change the name of a style in Pages
04/14/2011
In Pages, to change the name of a style in the Styles drawer, click the arrow to the right of the style's name and choose "Rename Style".
Show text layouts in a Pages document
02/23/2011
In Pages, to show outlines for different text areas in a document, such as headers, footers or columns, do View> Show Layout.
Show detailed statistics about a Pages document
01/15/2011
In a Pages document, click the word count at the bottom of the window to show additional info including total pages, lines, paragraphs, characters, etc.
Select non-continuous blocks of text in a Pages document
11/26/2010
In Pages, to select multiple words or phrases that are not next to each other in the same document, press and hold the Command key while selecting them.
Jump to the previous or next page in a Pages document
11/11/2010
In Pages '09 on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, do a three-finger swipe up or down to jump to the previous or next page in the document.
Insert a date into a Pages document
11/04/2010
To insert a date into a Pages document, do Insert> Date & Time, then double-click the date to choose the date format and/or set it to automatically update.
Export a Pages document to ePub format
10/20/2010
To export a Pages '09 v.4.0.4 document to ePub format, which can then be viewed in iBooks on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch when synced via iTunes, do File> Export> ePub.
Assign keywords to a Pages document
09/24/2010
To add keywords to a Pages document which can be searched by Spotlight, do View> Show Inspector, then click the Document inspector then click Info.
Create a hyperlink in Pages to open a new email message
08/01/2010
To create a hyperlink in Pages which, when clicked, will open a new pre-addressed email message, do Insert> Hyperlink> Email Message.
Enable proofreading in Pages '09
06/23/2010
In Pages '09, to enable the options for proofreading your writing, to check for grammar, formatting and context errors, do Edit> Proofreading.
Show the Search sidebar in Pages
06/13/2010
To show the Search sidebar in Pages, allowing you to search throughout a document for all occurrences of words and phrases, go to View> Search.
Convert a Pages document and send it via Mail
05/20/2010
In Pages, to convert a document to Word or PDF format and then attach it to a new Mail message, do Share> Send via Mail, then choose Word or PDF.
Assign a keyboard shortcut for a style in Pages
04/14/2010
To assign keyboard shortcuts for styles in Pages, show the Styles Drawer, select a style, then choose "Hot Key" from the pop-down menu next to its name.
Show info about a Pages '09 document
03/22/2010
To show the number of words, pages, lines, paragraphs, etc. in an open Pages '09 document, click the "Info" tab in the Inspector>Document inspector.
Preview a Pages template before opening it
03/11/2010
In the Template Chooser in Pages '09, hover your mouse over the thumbnail of a multi-page template to preview all of the pages contained within it.
Create a free-floating table in Pages '09
01/10/2010
Option-click the Table button in Pages '09 to create a free-floating, custom-sized, table (instead of the default-sized one).
Convert Pages documents to plain text format
01/04/2010
To convert a Pages '09 document to plain text, removing any text formatting, do File>Export and click the Plain Text button.
