Headers and footers – Apple Pages User Manual
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Chapter 5
Formatting a Document’s Layout and Table of Contents
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Headers and Footers
Headers and footers appear at the top and bottom margins of a document. Usually,
they identify the document, author, page number, and so on.
To add a header or footer to your document:
1
Choose View > Show Layout. You see the header and footer areas at the top and
bottom of the page.
2
Place the insertion point in the header or footer and type, formatting the text as you
would regular text. (For information about formatting text, see “Formatting Text Size
Whatever you type in a header or footer is repeated on every page. If you want to
change the header and footer text in different sections of your document, see
“Varying Document Formatting Using Section Breaks” on page 99. To automatically
generate the correct page number on each page, use formatted text fields, described
next.
Using Formatted Text Fields for the Page Numbers, Date, and
Time
Formatted text fields allow you to insert text that can be automatically updated. For
instance, inserting the date field shows the current date whenever you open the
document. Similarly, page number fields keep track of page numbers as you add or
delete pages. Pages provides formatted text fields for date, page number, and page
count—the total number of pages in the document. This is useful, for example, if you
want to label your pages “page 1 of 4.”
To add page numbers:
m
Place the insertion point where you want the page number to appear, and then
choose Insert > Page Number.
To add the page count:
m
Place the insertion point where you want the page count to appear, and then choose
Insert > Page Count.
To add and format the date and time:
1
Place the insertion point where you want the date and time to appear, and then
choose Insert > Date & Time.
2
Select a date and time format in the dialog.