Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 29)

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Use the Font panel to select fonts, font sizes, and other font formatting features,
including text shadows and strikethrough. For more detailed information about using
the Font panel and changing the look of text, see Chapter 4, “Formatting Text and
Paragraphs.”
The Colors Window
You use the Mac OS X Colors window to choose colors for text, drawn objects, or
shadows.
To open the Colors window:
m Click Colors in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Colors).
For more information about using the Colors window to set the color of lines, text,
and shapes, see “Using Color and Image Fills” on page 145.
The Inspector Window
The Inspector window puts formatting tools at your fingertips as you work. You can
format most elements of your document using the ten panes of the Inspector
window, including document layout, text appearance, size and positioning of
graphics, and much more.
Open multiple Inspector windows to make working with your document easier. For
example, if you have a Graphic Inspector window and a Text Inspector window open,
you’ll have all the text and image formatting options at your fingertips as you work.
To open an Inspector window:
m Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector).
The buttons at the top of the
Inspector window open the ten
Inspectors: Document, Layout,
Wrap, Text, Graphic, Metrics, Table,
Chart, Link, and QuickTime.