Introduction To Mac Pages in Kansas City

Introduction to Mac Pages Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Pages

• Word Processing and Page Layout
• Intro to Images, Charts, and Other Objects
• Create Documents and Books
• Find a Document
• Open or Close a Document
• Save and Name a Document
• Print a Document or Envelope
• Work in Pages
• Customize Pages
• Use Voiceover with Pages

Module 2: Add text

• Select Text and Place the Insertion Point
• Add and Replace Text
• Copy and Paste Text
• Use Mail Merge
• Use Dictation to Enter Text
• Accents and Special Characters
• Enter Text in Another Language
• Add the Date and Time
• Add Mathematical Equations

Module 3: Format Text

• Change the Font or Font Size
• Set A Default Font
• Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikethrough
• Change the Color of Text
• Add a Shadow or Outline to Text
• Change Text Capitalization
• Use Paragraph Styles
• Copy and Paste Text Styles
• Format Characters and Punctuation
• Add a Highlight Effect to Text
• Format Hyphens, Dashes, and Quotation Marks

Module 4: Align and Space Text

• Set Line and Paragraph Spacing
• Set Paragraph Margins
• Format Lists
• Set Tab Stops
• Align and Justify Text
• Set Pagination and Line and Page Breaks
• Format Columns of Text
• Link Text Boxes
• Add Borders and Rules (Lines)

Module 5: Format Documents

• Set Paper Size and Orientation
• Set Document Margins
• Set Up Facing Pages
• Page Templates
• Add and Manage Pages and Sections
• Document Parts
• Add Page Numbers
• Change the Page Background
• Add a Border Around a Page
• Add Watermarks and Background Objects
• Create a Custom Template

Module 6: Add Images, Shapes, and Media

• Images
• Shapes
• Add Lines and Arrows
• Animate, Share or Save Drawings
• Video and Audio
• Set Movie and Image Formats

Module 7: Position and Style Objects

• Position Objects on a Page
• Change the Transparency of an Object
• Fill Shapes and Text Boxes with Color or an Image
• Add a Border to an Object
• Add a Caption or Title
• Add a Reflection or Shadow
• Use Object Styles
• Resize, Rotate, and Flip Objects

Module 8: Add Tables

• Create and Style Tables
• Add and Organize Table Data
• Add Formulas and Functions

Module 9: Add Charts

• Create a Chart
• Modify Chart Data
• Move, Resize, and Rotate a Chart
• Change the Look of a Chart

Module 10: Use Writing and Editing Tools

• Check Spelling
• Look Up Words
• Find and Replace Text
• Replace Text Automatically
• Show Word Count and Other Statistics
• View Annotations
• Set Author Name and Comment Color
• Highlight Text
• Add and Print Comments
• Track Changes

Module 11: Share and Collaborate

• Send a Document
• Publish a Book to Apple Books
• Collaborate with Others

Module 12: Manage and Organize Documents

• Use iCloud Drive with Pages
• Export to Word, Pdf or Another File Format
• Open an iBook’s Author Book in Pages
• Reduce the Document File Size
• Save a Large Document as a Package File
• Restore an Earlier Version of a Document
• Move a Document
• Delete a Document
• Lock a Document
• Password-Protect a Document
• Create and Manage Custom Templates
• Transfer Documents Between Devices

Module 13: Troubleshooting

• Can’t Add or Delete a Page
• Can’t Remove Something from a Document
• Can’t Find a Button or Control
• Page Formatting Keeps Changing

Module 14: Keyboard Shortcut

• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Keyboard Shortcut Symbols