Pages
Pages User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
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- Use iCloud Drive with Pages
- Export to Word, PDF, or another file format
- Open an iBooks Author book in Pages
- Reduce the document file size
- Save a large document as a package file
- Restore an earlier version of a document
- Move a document
- Delete a document
- Lock a document
- Password-protect a document
- Create and manage custom templates
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Add a border and background to a chart in Pages on Mac
You can add a border and a background color to any 2D bar, column, area, or scatter chart.
![A 2D column chart with a gradient background.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6153800A06788E4F3B08BA81/6153800B06788E4F3B08BA96/en_US/581e1feead0765f2608dbea44bd50bdb.png)
Click the chart to select it.
In the Format
sidebar, click the Chart tab.
In the Chart Options section of the sidebar, select the Border checkbox.
To add a background color to the chart or choose a style and color for the border, click the disclosure arrow next to Background & Border Style, then use the controls in that section.
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