Apple Pages - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 2 Creating a Document Using the Pages Templates 39
Step 4: Edit Your Document
Once you’ve typed some text in your document, you may want to delete or rearrange
(copy and paste) parts of it, check your spelling, or find and replace specific words or
phrases with new text.
Deleting, Copying, and Pasting Text
If you want to copy or move a chunk of text from one part of the document to
another, the easiest way to do this is to copy it (or cut it) from its original location, and
then paste it in the new location. If you copy text, you will not delete it from its
original location; if you cut text, it will be deleted from its original location.
To copy (or cut) and paste text:
1 Select the text you want to copy or move.
2 Choose Edit > Cut or Copy.
3 Place the text cursor in the location where you want to move the text, then do one of
the following:
 Choose Edit > Paste to maintain the original formatting of the pasted text.
 Choose Edit > Paste and Match Style to change the formatting of the pasted text to
match the formatting of the text around it.
To completely delete selected text:
m Choose Edit > Delete.
Finding and Replacing Text
You can find every instance of a word or phrase in your document. If you want to
change all instances of a word or phrase in your document to something else—for
example, if you are writing a letter and you need to change every instance of the
name “Rodriguez” to “Mr. Rodriguez”—you can do so by using the find and replace
feature.
Note: You can’t find and replace placeholder text. To find and replace text used in a
placeholder, you must first undefine it as placeholder text. Click the placeholder text
to select it, and then deselect “Define as Placeholder Text” in the Format > Advanced
submenu.