To replace specific text, you must select the text then type new text. To edit within text, you place the insertion point where you want to begin editing.
Note: To edit text that's in a text box, you first click the text to select the text box (it appears as a gray rule around the text), then do any of the actions described in the tasks below.
If you click placeholder text, the entire block of text is selected. Just type to replace it.
Do any of the following:
Select one or more characters: Click in front of the first character and drag across the characters you want to select.
Select a word: Double-click the word.
Select a paragraph: Triple-click in the paragraph.
Select multiple paragraphs: Select one paragraph, then hold down the Shift key as you click adjacent paragraphs, or hold down the Command key as you click any other paragraphs.
Select all text in a document: Choose Edit > Select All (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen).
Select a range of text: Click in front of the first character, then drag across the text you want, or hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click at the end of the text you want. You can select just a few characters or a large amount of text across paragraphs or pages.
For more ways to select text, see Pages for Mac keyboard shortcuts.
The insertion point is a blinking vertical line or i-beam in text that indicates where the next character you type will appear, or where an inserted object will be placed.
Click where you want to start typing, or where you want to insert an object.
You can’t place an insertion point in placeholder text.