A MacBook Pro with the Pages template chooser open on the screen. The All Templates category is selected on the left and pre-designed templates appear on the right in rows by category.

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.

Intro to word processing and page layout documents

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.

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.

Intro to images, charts and other objects

A shape with text flowing around it on three sides.

Customise every detail

Change the look of your text, add a drop shadow to an image, fill shapes with colour 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 personalise multiple documents.

Intro to Pages

The template chooser with Books selected in the category list on the left, and book templates in portrait orientation on the right.

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.

Intro to creating a book

The Collaboration menu showing the names of people collaborating on the document. Share options are below the names.

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.

Intro to collaboration

This guide helps you get started using Pages 12.2 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. You can also download the guide from Apple Books (where available).

If you need more help, visit the Pages Support website.

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