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Apple Pages is an application for creating documents. Use this tag for all versions of this app, web based, iPad and iPhone as well as macOS

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Make all occurrences of string superscript

I'm currently using Pages to write a rather long essay and have run into an annoying problem I can't seem to find the answer to. I have included a bibliography in my document and have referenced the ...
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iCloud storage showing data for Pages but no documents are saved - what is it?

In my iCloud storage it says that just over 100kb are being used by Pages. I used to use Pages a while back but never saved anything to iCloud drive. On checking iCloud drive there were no documents ...
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Can I make a cell separated diagonally in a table

I'm using Pages for a document where I need to have a table that has both rows and column headings. (I have no idea how such tables are called.) This is what I have now: The following screenshot ...
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How to add word to iOS text correction dictionary? Learn Spelling / Hide Red Squiggly Line

I will often type a brand name or other word that the iOS text correction dictionary thinks is a typo or misspelled. This adds a red squiggly line under the offending word. Screenshot from Apple iOS ...
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Pages equation editor: default code

For math homework I use Pages and the equation editor with LaTeX. I want to use LaTeX macros to make writing equations more efficient, however if I have to enter in all the macro definitions each ...
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How to set my real name and address of Pages templates?

Pages always uses "Urna Semper" as the name in my templates. Can I set this somewhere to use my own name and address? It's a bit annoying to change all the time.
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How do I make multiple columns in the header and footer in Pages?

Pages for as long as I've used it had 3 column headers and footers. One day I was messing around, and I managed to remove the columns, and make it a single column. Now I can't figure out how to set it ...
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Copy-paste not working between MS office and Apple apps

MacBookPro Sonoma 14.1.2 Microsoft Word for Mac 16.80 (23121017) Copy-paste has stopped working between MS office (especially Word) and Apple apps. Neither direction works. I can copy-paste between MS ...
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How to change the number for the default "Number of Rows and Columns" when we create a new Table in Pages?

When I try to add a new Table in Pages (v13.0) on MacOS 12.6.5 (I chose the bottom-left one), it automatically creates a table with 5 rows and 4 columns (as seen in the second image). How do I edit ...
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Apple Pages (desktop) - clear previous documents?

For years I’ve created and used a Pages template document that contains the various document and font settings I regularly use. This makes it easier to begin writing right away. I usually forget to ...
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How can I get the normal \mathcal font in Pages?

I need to typeset some LaTeX formulas in pages, to make illustrations on a scientific article. In all other LaTeX typesetters when I use \mathcal{F} I get this: Instead on pages I get this Can I ...
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"The file format is invalid" error message Pages Mac

Got an error message opening my file that has always worked till now. Stored on iCloud Drive, so I can open it on my iPhone X too. Updated my Mac, but still not working. Not sure what to do, have ...
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Pages exact same font, looks sharper when using template

I have been using the default fonts in the 'Business Resume' template and I wanted to use them in my handcrafted version due to this bug. The fonts are pretty simple and nothing extraordinary, for ...
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How do I change the default document column margins in Pages?

In Pages 8.1 on MacOS Mojave, I can't seem to change the default dimensions of the default column for the document body. I started a new document and chose Resume > Business Resume. I switched to the ...
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Is it possible to make Pages 7.1 display a list of Styles?

Is it possible to make Pages 7.1 display a list of Styles? Every time I click a style in the list to apply it, it shows details of the style and requires additional clicks to get the list. This ...
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Pages: Different table cell padding left/right vs. top/bottom

I often need to use tables as layout helpers in Pages. Unfortunately, there's a feature which I really, really miss: Often I'd need to adjust the horizontal cell padding separately from the vertical ...
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What is this flag widget in the Pages ruler?

What is the flag-like widget to the right of the left margin marker (indicated with red arrow)? I know that this has something to do with indentation and tabs, but it doesn't seem to be a tab stop. ...
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Is it possible to change/remove Pages' table row/column size limits?

I want to make a row in a table super thin but Pages has a 0.28in minimum for rows when auto-resize is turned on and a 0.11in minimum for rows when auto-resize is turned off. I searched everywhere ...
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How to make Page Down key move down a whole page in Pages?

In Apple Pages, pressing "page down" makes the page move down one screen as opposed to one page. Is it possible to only move down one page? I don't like seeing half pages on screen. I only ever want ...
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Pages stuck after force-quit in paused state

Today my application memory ran out and a prompt asked me to quit applications I did not require. I (force-)quit all my apps (there was no option to quit because the applications were 'paused'. While ...
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My Keynote version is still 6.5.3 even though mac app store says I installed 6.6.1

I have a MacBook white late 2009, recently upgraded to 8 GB RAM and running on Yosemite 10.10.5. I updated Keynote and Pages to the newer versions. Mac app store says I was able to update to Keynote 6....
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Is it possible to link a new text style to the list styles?

I'm making a custom template in Pages 5.5.3 app on OS X 10.10. I've created a new text-style for my bulletpoints, but pages does always select the 'main text' for the bullet points.. Is it possible ...
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Can I disable the MS Word import warning in Pages?

Every time I open a MS Word file in Pages, I get the little warning window that says the fonts aren't going to be perfect or whatever. OK, Pages! I get it. You might not be perfect. Is there any ...
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Looking for a grandma-safe way to create two-fold greeting cards

My Mom (+ 70) longs for the day when her Windows Paint Shop program would walk her through creating a 2-fold 8 1/2 x 11 card. She could assemble the card one page at a time and not think about what ...
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batch convert iWork 08 files to new version on Yosemite

TL;DR Short version: I have a bunch of files that were created with iWork 08. Is there a way, maybe using AppleScript or Automator, to convert them to the new format (Pages 5.5, Numbers 3.5) without ...
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Missing text when I print Pages 5.1 file or export to PDF

I've encountered a problem whereby if I want to print a pages 5.1 file or export it to PDF, text goes missing (specifically text near superscript/subscript text). An example of this same problem can ...
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Background shape for paragraph styles in Pages

I was wondering if it was possible to achieve this in pages. I would like to have a background shape for a paragraph style (heading 1). Currently I place them manually but it would be much better if ...
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How can I upgrade all my Pages '09 documents to Pages '13?

I have a very substantial body of Pages 09 documents that I work on. I've upgraded to Pages '13 recently. Now, every time I open one of those old documents to work on it, I am greeted with the ...
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Exporting a Pages doc without changing spacing

I have many Pages documents containing song lyrics and guitar chords. Each chord is above a specific word of the song. I need to export it to a web app. Everything I have tried changes the spacing and ...
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Rearrange comments in macOS Pages

After rearranging a macOS Pages document, the comments now point to deleted sections. However the information from those sections is now available elsewhere and the comments still apply. Is there any ...
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How do I add a new chapter in a book in Pages with the same formatting and (when applicable) icon?

I am a fan of the styles of book that they have available to use and edit in this program. I am frustrated when I start a new chapter that I have to copy/paste the title of the last chapter to steal ...
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Infinite-scroll document in Pages

How can I create an infinite-scroll document workspace with no page breaks in Pages (like "Web Layout" in Microsoft Word)? Microsoft Word has options for "Print Layout" and "...
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Valid UUID for iWork database items

Starting with this post, I am trying to insert my own Shapes into Pages and one of the challenges is being to generate a valid UUID for the identifier. I have tried UUID version 1, 3, 4 and 5, none of ...
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Automator (Applescript) and Pages: "could not be interpreted as a file URL."

I have the following applescript as the sole component of an Automator app: on run {input, parameters} repeat with theFile in input tell application "Pages" set ...
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Apple Pages: How to display custom date format?

I want my date format to be [day] [month spelled out] [year]. Pages has a variety of options, but none match that particular order. FYI: Running Apple Pages v12.1 on MacBook Pro running MacOS Monterey ...
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Pages 12.0 on Monterey 12.4: Why can't I add or change certain parts of styles?

See screen shots. All the circled options are greyed out. File is not locked or read only. I can edit text and other things no problem. If it's relevant, collaboration is turned on and shared with ...
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All links and formatting lost when copying text from Pages to another text editor

Steps to reproduce: open a blank document in Pages write some text turn one of the words into a hyperlink and make one of the words bold copy all text and paste it into another word processor (e.g., ...
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Pages: prevent multiple adjacent hyphens

Usually it is considered bad typography to have more than two (?) lines in a row ending with a hyphen. I just wrote a paragraph in Pages and ended up with four adjacent hyphenated lines. Ugly! How do ...
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Changing default font for \mathcal in “Pages” equations

I recently asked a question on TEX StackExchange but thought it would be more appropriate to ask it here. I am using Pages version 10.3.5 (7029.5.5). Typing in TeX environments in Farsi is an absolute ...
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\hat{} symbol "^" in a LaTeX equation in Pages disappears after being exported to a MS Word file

I use Pages 10.2 (7028.0.88) on macOS 10.15.7. As I finished editing my Pages file and exported it to a .docx file for my colleagues, all the equations in it were successfully passed to the new file ...
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When using equations in Pages, how can I make the square roots less "tall"?

I'm writing in Pages and have embedded or in-line equations. At some point Pages is not the tool and I'll have to learn how to use TeX or LaTeX perhaps, but for right now: will the square root always ...
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uneditable layout block in Pages.app

I have a Pages document with two layout blocks that cannot be resized. The top one especially, is very narrow, extending from 2.5cm (on the left) to 13.4cm (on the right). The document itself is 21 cm ...
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Recover Pages Password

I locked a pages document and forgot the password. I tried looking up on keychain and it doesn't show up there I've been through a lot of posts on discussions.apple.com (basically did a google search ...
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Section Tab Missing on Document Tool Bar

I want to change the starting page number in a Pages document but I don't (seem to) have the Section tab on the Document side tool bar. How do I get it bacK?
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What is it that raises my footer in my Pages 7.0.1. document

In my Pages document, at the bottom of p. 9 I have a star, followed by a blank line, followed by some text : To save space, I delete that blank line between the star and the text (by putting the ...
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Media Browser only shows videos and a few photos

I have an older MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2012) that I just updated from MacOS Sierra to Catalina (10.15.1) so that I could download and use Pages. I also deleted my Photos Library and created a new ...
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Pages: How can I make a new character style permanent?

(Pages 8.1 on 2017 Macbook). I made a couple of new character styles when editing a document. They show up in the inspector correctly, but only when editing that particular document. I'd like to ...
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I followed up the instructions to extend the column width and it reverts the number

I am not sure why I try to update the number of the column width, but once I click out of the box, it reverts back to the original width. What can I do to keep the value I type?
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Permanent shortcut keys for Apple Pages text styles

In Apple Pages, I hate having to set F1, F2, F3, etc for each level of style like Title, Body, Heading 1, etc every time I start a new document. Is there a way to do this permanently?
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Pages: Use different font style for text on the same line

I noticed that the font style of Pages applies to the entire line by default. Is there a way to use a different style on selected text anywhere on a line?
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