Marrathon.com - Dave Marra's Web Site!

Marrathon.com - Dave Marra's Web Site!

Marrathon.com - Dave Marra's Web Site!

Marrathon.com - Dave Marra's Web Site!

Create a hyperlink in Pages to open a new email message

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To convert a Pages '09 document to plain text, removing any text formatting, do File>Export and click the Plain Text button.