Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 26)

26 Chapter 1 Pages Tools and Techniques
You can also display the vertical ruler in a Word Processing template. See “Setting Tab
Stops Using the Horizontal Ruler” on page 90 for more information.
The Styles Drawer
As you create a document, you may want to use a certain text style for every chapter
title, heading, bulleted list, and body text paragraph. Each template comes with a set of
preset styles that you can choose from. “About Styles” on page 119 provides more
details about styles.
The Styles drawer lists and provides a preview of all the text styles in the template you
are using, so you can create, customize, and manage styles easily.
Here are ways to open the Styles drawer:
m Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Styles Drawer.
m Click the Styles Drawer button in the Format Bar.
See “Applying Styles” on page 120 to learn how to use the Styles drawer.
Select a paragraph style to
apply it to selected paragraphs
or the paragraph that contains
the insertion point.
Select a character style to
apply it to selected text or the
word that contains the
insertion point.
Select a list style to apply it to
selected paragraph text or the
paragraph that contains the
insertion point.
Click to show and hide list and
character styles in the drawer.
Press and hold, and then
choose an option to create
a new style.