Create your first document

To create a document, you first choose a template to use as a starting point. Templates are designed for some of the more common types of documents (such as letters, reports, and flyers), and they use coordinated fonts, text styles, and colors for a unified look. Most templates also have placeholder elements like headings and images that you can replace with your own content.

Create a new document

  1. In the document manager, tap the Create Document button at the top of the screen to open the template chooser (shown below).

    The template chooser, showing thumbnails of the templates. The Language and Region button is in the top-right corner.

    Note: If you want table and chart data in this document formatted according to the conventions of a different language, tap the language in the top-right corner of the template chooser, then choose another language. For more information, see Change a document’s language and formatting.

  2. Tap a template category (swipe left on the categories to see them all), then tap one to open it.

    Pages templates are designed either for word-processing or for page layout. To see what type of document the template you opened is designed for, select some text, tap the text, tap the Show More Items button, then tap Insert. If Page Break is among the options, it’s a word-processing document.

  3. Do any of the following:

    •  Add or edit text in a word-processing template: Just begin typing. The blinking insertion point indicates where your text starts. To edit text, select the text, then type. To format the selected text, tap the Format button to open the text controls.

    •  Replace placeholder text: Tap the placeholder text, then type your own.

      Note: Some templates include placeholder text written in lorem ipsum (scrambled Latin text, for example, “lorem ipsum dolor”), but the text you type to replace it appears in the language you use.

    •  Add new text boxes, images, shapes, or other objects: Tap the Insert button, then tap one of the object buttons. Text boxes are categorized as a shape in the Basics category.

      The Insert popover open with buttons for adding tables, charts, text, shapes, and media at the top.

    •  Replace placeholder images: Tap the Replace Image button in the lower-right corner of a placeholder image to choose an image of your own.

      An image with a Replace Image button.

    •  Add a page: In a word-processing document, a new page is automatically added as your typing reaches the end of a page. To learn how to add pages manually, and to add a page in a page layout document, see Add, delete, and rearrange pages.

    •  Undo or redo recent changes: To undo your recent changes, tap the Undo button at the top of the screen. If you change your mind, touch and hold the Undo button, then tap Redo.

  4. When you’re finished, tap Documents or the Documents button to close the document and return to the document manager (your document is saved automatically as you work).

Later, you can change the name of the document or change where it’s saved at any time.

See alsoAdd and replace textAdd an imagePrint an envelope