Pages '09: Creating a New Document
To create a new Pages document, you pick the Word Processing or Page Layout template that provides appropriate formatting and layout characteristics.
To create a new Pages document:
Open Pages by clicking its icon in the Dock or by double-clicking its icon in the Finder.
In the Template Chooser window, select a template category in the left column to display related Word Processing or Page Layout templates, and then select the template that best matches the document you want to create.
Scan the page types available in many of the Pages templates by moving the pointer from right to left over a template icon in the Template Chooser. You can change the size of the template icons by adjusting the slider at the bottom of the Template Chooser window.
If you want to begin in a document without any text or media placeholders, select Blank under Page Layout or Word Processing.
In a Blank page layout document, text is added by inserting a text box and then typing in the text box. To add text to a Blank word processing document, begin typing.
Click Choose. A new document opens on your screen.
If you don't see the Template Chooser when you first open Pages, you can make it appear by setting a preference in Pages preferences. Choose Pages > Preferences, click General, and then select “For New Documents: Show Template Chooser.”
Alternatively, you can set Pages to automatically open a Blank document or the document template of your choice every time you open the application. Choose Pages > Preferences, click General, select “For New Documents: Use template:”, and then click Choose. Select a template, and then click Choose.
