Pages User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new in Pages 14.1
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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
![The Pages app icon.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/1699318f90bd29147d1a0ad584b13465.png)
Pages User Guide
for Mac
![A MacBook Pro with the Pages template chooser open on the screen. The All Templates category is selected on the left and predesigned templates appear on the right in rows by category.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/40c278cd27b0b0039acbd0d2c7e3b11c.png)
Get started with a template
All documents begin with a template—a model you can use as a starting point. You can create word-processing documents, like reports and letters, and page layout documents, like posters and newsletters. Simply replace the template text and images with your own content.
![The toolbar with buttons to add tables, charts, text boxes, shapes, and media. Shape is selected and shows the category Activities selected in the sidebar on the left and shapes on the right.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/5d72c18866d719f3fcf12d8b9ae94f06.png)
Add photos, shapes, tables, and more
Add objects like tables, charts, shapes, and media (images, audio, and video) to your document. You can layer objects, resize them, and place them anywhere on the page.
![A shape with text flowing around it on three sides.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/d708a992033c56eec60be3748a791a2c.png)
Customize every detail
Change the look of your text, add a drop shadow to an image, fill shapes with color, and more—you can modify everything in your document. You can even wrap text around images, link text boxes so the text flows from one box to the next, or use mail merge to automatically personalize multiple documents.
![The template chooser with Books selected in the category list on the left, and book templates in portrait orientation on the right.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/d83183af7f1eb7ae47fd80753af1a87f.png)
Become a publisher
Pages comes with book templates that let you create interactive books in EPUB format. Add text and images—and even a table of contents. When you’re ready, you can make your book available for purchase or download in Apple Books.
![The collaboration menu showing the names of people collaborating on the document.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E61563AAB360A8BF0618F2/65E61567AAB360A8BF061904/en_US/4bd7e5aafcf24d57260e7b945f3291ec.png)
Collaborate in real time
Invite others to work with you on your document. Everyone you invite can see changes as they’re made, but you control who can edit or only view the document.
This guide helps you get started using Pages 14.1 on your Mac. (To see which version of Pages you have, choose Pages > About Pages from the Pages menu at the top of your screen.) To explore the Pages User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field.
If you need more help, visit the Pages Support website.