Pages User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new in Pages 14.0
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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
- Copyright
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Use a keyboard shortcut to apply a text style in Pages on Mac
You can assign a shortcut key (F1—F8 on your keyboard) to a paragraph, character or list style, then use the shortcut key to apply the style to selected text.
Note: To use shortcut keys on a Mac, press Fn with the shortcut key.
Assign a shortcut to a style
Click any text in the document.
In the Format
sidebar, do one of the following:
For a paragraph style: Click the paragraph style name at the top of the sidebar, move the pointer over the name of the style you want to assign a shortcut to, then click the arrow that appears.
For a character style: Click the Character Styles pop-up menu, move the pointer over the name of the style you want to assign a shortcut to, then click the arrow that appears.
For a list style: Click the Bullets and Lists pop-up menu, move the pointer over the name of the style you want to assign a shortcut to, then click the arrow that appears.
If the text is in a text box, table or shape, click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar to see text controls.
Select Shortcut, then select a key.
Now, the shortcut key appears next to the style name in the menu for easy reference.
Use a keyboard shortcut to apply a style
Select the text you want to change, then press the function key you assigned to the style.
If you don’t see function keys in the top row of your keyboard, press the Fn key on your keyboard, then press a function key.
To remove a shortcut key assignment, follow the steps above, then select None from the Shortcut menu.