Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 100)

100 Chapter 5 Working with Text
 To enter a new topic at the next lower indent level, press Tab. To enter a new topic at
the next higher level, press Shift-Tab. To move among levels you can also click and
hold a number, and then drag to the right, to the left, down and to the right, or
down and to the left.
If you’re working in a table cell and “Return key moves to next cell” is selected in the
Table Inspector, use the Indent Level controls in the List pane of the Text Inspector to
increase or decrease the indentation of list entries.
 To return to regular text at the end of your list, press Return and choose No Bullets
from the Bullets & Numbering pop-up menu. You may also need to adjust the indent
level.
If you’re working in a table cell and “Return key moves to next cell” is selected in the
Table Inspector, press Option-Return instead of Return.
 To add an existing paragraph to a numbered list, click the paragraph, choose a
numbering style, and then click “Continue from previous.”
 To start a new numbered sequence in a list, click “Start at” and specify the number
you want the sequence to begin with.
To learn about modifying list styles or creating your own list style, see “Modifying and
Creating New List Styles” on page 129.
Using Text Boxes, Shapes, and Other Effects to Highlight Text
Callouts and sidebars are used to make text stand out from the main body of text in a
document. Pages offers many ways to emphasize text:
 Adding text to text boxes
 Adding a background (or fill color) to paragraphs
 Adding borders and rules to text
 Typing text in shapes
You can also use table cells to hold callouts. To read about working with tables, see
“Working with Tables” on page 168
Adding Text Boxes
You can add text boxes to create rectangular blocks of text anywhere on your page.
You can format text inside a text box as you would any other text, changing colors,
adding shadows, applying styles, and so on.
Adding a Floating Text Box
When you add a text box as a floating text box, it’s anchored to a position on the page
so that body text on the page flows around it. You can move the floating text box by
selecting it and dragging it.