Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 105)

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Working With Styles
This chapter explains how to apply paragraph,
character, and list styles to quickly and consistently
change the appearance of text. It also describes
how to modify existing styles, or create your own.
As you write and format your document, you may want to create different looks for
different types of text and paragraphs and use them consistently throughout your
document. For example, you may want to have all top-level headings use the same
font, color, and line spacing, or you may want all callout text or photo captions to
have the same look. Applying consistent styles is also important if you’re creating a
table of contents (to learn more about creating a table of contents, see “Using a Table
of Contents” on page 76).
The simplest way to make sure that text is consistently formatted is to apply styles.
Templates include a variety of styles that are suited to the type of document you are
working in. The style names, such as “Heading,” “Body,” or “Caption,” suggest where
the style should be used. If you are using a template, you can apply the preset styles
where you need them.
When you import a document from Microsoft Word, any styles it contains are
imported into the Pages document and can then be used like any other styles created
within Pages.