Create and use page templates in Pages on iPhone
Every page in a page layout document is linked to a page template. When you add a new page to your document, you choose a page template, then you can add your own content and edit it in other ways. In addition to blank page templates, many book templates also come with pre-designed page templates that you can edit. Changes you make in your document don’t affect the page template.
In Edit Page Template view, you can create and design new page templates and modify existing page templates.
Add a new page template
To create a new page template, you duplicate an existing page template, name it, then modify it. Any pages that are linked to the original page template aren’t affected.
Tap the page number button at the bottom of the screen to open Page Thumbnails view.
Touch and hold any page, lift your finger, then tap Edit Page Template.
Tap Show Page Templates, then tap Add Page Template.
Tap a page template you want to use as a starting point, then tap Choose in the top-right corner.
If there’s only one page template, it’s automatically chosen.
Type a name for the new page template, then tap Done in the top-right corner.
The new page template appears with the other page templates.
Make sure the new page template is selected, then swipe down to close the view.
The new page template appears by itself in an editing view.
Modify the page by adding, deleting or editing text, placeholders, images, shapes and other objects.
For more information, see Edit a page template below.
Tap Done at the top of the screen to return to the document.
Edit a page template
When you edit a page template, any changes you make are applied to all pages that use that page template.
Tap the numbers at the bottom of the screen to open Page Thumbnails view.
Do one of the following:
If the page template is used in the document: Touch and hold a page that uses the page template, lift your finger, then tap Edit Page Template.
If the page template isn’t used in the document yet: Tap
at the top of the view, choose the page template you want to edit, then tap Choose. With the page you just added selected in Page Thumbnails view, swipe down to close Page Thumbnails view. Tap 
, then scroll down and tap Edit Page Template.
Do any of the following:
Modify existing design elements: Remove any design elements on the page, or select an object, tap
, then use the formatting controls to edit it. To learn how to change the background of a page template, see Change the page background.Add images: To add a placeholder image, tap
, then tap 
. Any image you add to a placeholder in your document has the same size and placement on the page as the placeholder image.Add text boxes: To add a placeholder text box, tap
, tap 
, tap the Basic category, then tap Text. Select the new text box, tap , then use the formatting controls to style it: add a border, choose a size and font for the text and so on. Any text you type in the text box in your document has the same style you applied to the placeholder text box.Rename it: Tap Show Page Templates, then tap the thumbnail of the page template you want to rename. Tap it again, tap Rename, then type the new name. Tap Done at the top of the screen, then swipe down to close Page Thumbnails view.
Set how headers and footers appear on the page: With nothing selected on the page template, tap
, then turn Show Header & Footer off or on. If you don’t want the header and footer to match what’s on the previous page, turn off Match Previous Page. Tap outside the controls to close them.If you can’t see these controls, or if they’re dimmed, first turn on headers and footers for the document and check the settings for the previous page.
Tap Done at the top of the screen to return to the document.
Rename a page template
Tap the numbers at the bottom of the screen to open Page Thumbnails view.
Touch and hold a page that uses the page template you want to rename, lift your finger, then tap Edit Page Template.
Tap Show Page Templates, then tap the thumbnail of the page template you want to rename.
Tap the thumbnail again, tap Rename, then type the new name.
Tap Done at the top of the screen, then swipe down to close Page Thumbnails view.
Tap Done at the top of the screen to return to the document.
Tag objects to simplify switching page templates
You can tag placeholder items (images and text boxes) on page templates to make it easier to switch page templates in your document. The tags “tell” the content where to go when you switch page templates for a page. For example, an image that’s in a placeholder with the tag “media” is automatically populated into a placeholder in the new page template that also has the tag “media.”
If you’re creating a new page template in a book template with pre-designed page templates, check the other page templates to see what tags they already use, then use the same ones or replace them with your own.
Tap the page number button at the bottom of the screen to open Page Thumbnails view.
Touch and hold a page that uses the page template you want to tag (or any page if the page template you want isn’t being used), lift your finger, then tap Edit Page Template.
Edit Page Template view opens, showing the page template of the page you tapped. If you want to tag a different page template, tap Show Page Templates, tap the one you want, then swipe down to close the view.
Select an object on the page template that you want to tag.
Tap
, then tap the Style tab.Scroll down, then tap Tag and type a tag.
Tap
to close the controls.When you’ve finished tagging objects, tap Done.
Apply a different page template
You can apply a different page template to any page in your document. See Tag objects to simplify switching page templates above to learn how to tag text boxes and other objects to make the switch go smoothly.
Tap anywhere in a blank spot on the page (so nothing is selected on the page), or tap its thumbnail in Page Thumbnails view.
Tap
, then tap Page Template.If you can’t see Page Template, make sure nothing on the page is selected and try again.
Tap the page template you want to use, then tap Choose.
Adjust the content on the page as necessary to accommodate the new layout.
Re-apply a page template
If you make changes to a page’s format and later want to use the original formatting of its page template, you can re-apply the page template. Re-applying the page template won’t delete your content.
Tap the page number button at the bottom of the screen to open Page Thumbnails view.
Touch and hold the thumbnail image of the page you want to change, lift your finger, then tap Reapply Page Template (tap
until you see it).Make any necessary adjustments to the page content.
Delete a page template
Tap the page number button at the bottom of the screen to open Page Thumbnails view.
Touch and hold a page that uses the page template, lift your finger, then tap Edit Page Template (you may need to tap
to see it).Tap Show Page Templates at the bottom of the screen, then tap the thumbnail of the page template you want to delete.
Tap the thumbnail again, then tap Delete.
If pages in the document are linked to this page template, a dialogue appears. Choose a new page template for those pages, then tap Choose.
Swipe down to close this view, then tap Done in the top-right corner to return to the document.
Tip: When you copy pages between documents, any page templates used by the copied pages are also included.