Pages overview

You can use Pages to create any kind of document you want, from a simple word-processing document that’s mainly text, to a page layout document with graphics, interesting font treatments, and more.

To create any document, you always start with a template, then modify it however you like. Tap Create document button to open the template chooser:

Templates with Cancel and Show Categories buttons

After you open a template, you can add your own text, replace placeholder graphics or delete them, and add new objects (text boxes, images, shapes, tables, and charts).

Use the formatting and layout controls to modify text and objects in your document. To see them, select text or an object, then tap Format button.

The Format controls

The fastest way to change the look of text or an object is to apply a new style to it:

You can modify text and objects however you like by using the other formatting controls.

For more help getting started with Pages, tap the links at the bottom of this page, or tap topics in the table of contents. If you don’t see the table of contents, tap View button to open it. You can also tap the magnifying glass to type a question or search term in the search field.

See also
Create a document
Touchscreen basics
Select text and place the insertion point
Add text
Change the look of text