Change how text looks in Pages on Mac, iPhone, or iPad

1. Select the text.
2. Click the Format button  in the toolbar to show the Format sidebar.
3. Click the Style button in the sidebar. If the text is in a text box, table, or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.
4. Click the pop-up menu below the Font section, choose Text Color, then choose an option to pick your color:
   • To pick a color that coordinates with your template, click the color well, then choose a color.
   • To pick any color, click the color wheel, then choose a color from one of the color palettes.

You can also fill text with a gradient or an image, and change the text color for your comments and tracked changes.

Alignment determines how the edges of the text appear in your document. You can align text in paragraphs, text boxes, shapes, or table cells.

1. Choose the text you want to align:
   • To align all the text in a particular paragraph, click anywhere in the paragraph.
   • To align all the text in multiple paragraphs, select the paragraphs.
   • To align text in a text box or shape, click the text box or a shape.
   • To align text in a table, select the cells, rows, or columns.
2. Click the Format button  in the toolbar, then click the Style button in the Format sidebar.
3. For text in a text box, table, or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.
4. Click the alignment buttons to horizontally align your text:
   • To align text to the left margin, click the align left button .
   • To align text to the center, click the align center button .
   • To align text to the right margin, click the align right button .
   • To justify the text so it aligns to the left and right margins, click the justify text button .
5. To indent text, click the text indent button .
6. To decrease the indent, click the decrease indent button .
7. To vertically align text in a text box, shape, or table cell, click a vertical alignment button to align text to the top , the middle , or the bottom  of the container.

You can change the amount of space between lines of text and the amount of space before or after a paragraph.

1. Select any portion of the text you want to align, click a text box or a shape with text, or click a table cell or select a row or column if you’re working in a table.
2. Click the Format button  in the toolbar, then click the Style button in the Format sidebar.
   If the text is in a text box, table, or shape, first click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar, then click the Style button.
3. To change the amount of space between lines of text, click the Spacing pop-up menu, then choose an option.
4. To change the amount of space before or after a selected paragraph, click the arrows for Before Paragraph and After Paragraph.

You can also adjust the spacing between individual characters and raise and lower text in relation to adjacent text. When you’re finished styling your text, you can save that look as a custom character style so that you can easily apply it to other text in your document. 

1. Select the text.
2. Tap the Format button  in the toolbar.
   For text in a text box, table, or shape, tap Text.
3. Tap the Text Color button, tap Preset or Color, then tap a color.
4. Tap Gradient or Image to fill text with gradients or images.
5. Tap Text to set other text options like font type, font size, and more.

Alignment determines how the edges of the text appear in your document. You can align text in paragraphs, text boxes, shapes, or table cells.

1. Choose the text you want to align:
   • To align all the text in a particular paragraph, tap anywhere in the paragraph.
   • To align all the text in multiple paragraphs, select the paragraphs.
   • To align text in a text box or shape, tap the text box or a shape.
   • To align text in a table, tap a table cell or select a row or column.
2. Tap the Format button  in the toolbar.
   For text in a text box, table, or shape, tap Text.
3. Click the alignment buttons to horizontally align your text:
   • To align text to the left margin, tap the align left button .
   • To align text to the center, tap the align center button .
   • To align text to the right margin, tap the align right button .
   • To justify the text so it aligns to both the left and right margins, tap the justify text button .
4. To indent text, tap the indent button .
5. To decrease the indent, tap the decrease indent button .
6. To vertically align text in a container like a text box, shape, or table cell, tap a vertical alignment button to align text to the top , the middle , or the bottom  of the container.

You can change the amount of space between lines of text and the amount of space before or after a paragraph.

1. Select any portion of the text you want to align, tap a text box or a shape with text, or tap a table cell or select a row or column if you’re working in a table.
2. Tap the Format button  in the toolbar, then tap Style.
   For text in a text box, table, or shape, tap Text.
3. Tap Line Spacing.
4. To change the spacing between lines, tap the plus or minus buttons for Spacing.
5. To change the amount of space before or after a selected paragraph, tap the plus or minus buttons for Before or After.

You can also adjust the spacing between individual characters and raise and lower text in relation to adjacent text. When you’re finished styling your text, you can save that look as a custom character style so that you can easily apply it to other text in your document.