Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 105)

Chapter 5 Working with Text 105
7 To insert a border around selected text, click the border button under the Borders &
Rules pop-up menu.
8 To adjust the distance between borders and rules from selected text, use the Offset
controls.
Presenting Text in Columns
You can organize text in a text box or a rectangular shape into columns. When text has
filled one column, it flows into the next column.
Use the Columns pop-up menu in the Format Bar to quickly divide text into columns in
your document.
For more options, use the Text Inspector.
To create and format columns using the Text Inspector:
1 Select the text box or rectangular shape with text you want to divide into columns.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text Inspector button, and then click Columns.
3 To indicate how many columns you want, use the Column field.
4 To use equal-width columns, select “Equal column width.”
To set up different column widths, deselect “Equal column width, “ double-click a
Column value in the table, and type a new width.
5 To change the distance between columns, double-click a Gutter value and change it.
Select a line style.
Click to adjust the
thickness of a line.
Click to adjust the
distance between
borders and rules
and selected text.
Click to change line color.
Click to position rule
with selected text. Click to insert a
border around
selected text.