Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 92)

92 Chapter 4 Formatting Text and Paragraphs
 Align Left: Begins each line of text against the left margin of a page or column, or
the left edge of an object
 Center: Sets the center of each line of text at the center of a page, column, or
object
 Align Right: Sets each line of text against the right margin of a page or column, or
the right edge of an object
 Justify: Spaces characters in each line so that the lines reach both the left and right
margins of a page or column, or edges of an object
If you want to indent the first line of text in a paragraph, or learn how to undo
paragraph indenting, see “Setting Paragraph Indents” on page 95.
Setting Tab Stops to Align Text
If you want to add, delete, or change tab stops in the document body, or inside a fixed
text box, table cell, or shape, you can do this by using the Tabs pane of the Text
Inspector, or by manipulating the tab icons directly on the rulers. It may be quicker to
format a few tab stops by using the rulers, but if you want to create many precisely
placed tabs, the Text Inspector makes it easy. Both of these methods are described
below.
Note: Don’t use these instructions to set tab stops in an ordered list (outline). To learn
how you can modify the indentation levels for lists, see “Creating Bulleted or
Numbered Lists and Outlines” on page 96.
Setting Tab Stops Using the Rulers
Some text styles have default tabs already set. You can see the tab icons on the
horizontal ruler when you click View in the toolbar and choose Show Rulers (or
choose View > Show Rulers) and select some text on a page.