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# Pages Cheatsheet

Pages is a word processing program used for creating and editing documents on Apple devices. Here is an overview of its features, tools, and resources.

## Features

- Pages allows users to create and edit documents, such as letters, reports, and resumes.
- It provides a wide range of tools for formatting text, including fonts, colors, and styles.
- Pages has built-in tools for creating tables, lists, and graphics.
- It can be used for collaboration, allowing multiple users to edit a document simultaneously.

## Tools

### Formatting

Pages provides a wide range of tools for formatting text, including:

- Font: change the font, size, and color of text
- Style: apply pre-defined styles to text, such as headings and body text
- Paragraph: adjust the alignment, indentation, and spacing of paragraphs
- Bullets and numbering: create lists with bullets or numbers
- Highlighting: highlight text with a color
- Hyperlinks: create clickable links to websites or other documents
- Borders and shading: add borders and shading to text or paragraphs

### Tables

Pages has built-in tools for creating and formatting tables. Users can:

- Insert tables: insert a table with a specific number of rows and columns
- Format tables: adjust the size, alignment, and style of tables
- Add data: enter data into cells in the table
- Sort data: sort data in the table by a specific column
- Calculate data: perform calculations on data in the table

### Graphics

Pages provides tools for inserting and formatting graphics, including:

- Pictures: insert pictures from a file or online source
- Shapes: insert pre-defined shapes, such as rectangles and circles
- Charts: create custom charts and graphs
- Smart Annotation: add annotations, comments, and drawings to images

### Collaboration

Pages can be used for collaboration, allowing multiple users to edit a document simultaneously. Users can:

- Share documents: share a document with others, either through email or a cloud-based service
- Co-author: work on a document with others in real-time, with changes being synced automatically
- Comment: leave comments on specific sections or elements within a document
- Track changes: track changes made to a document by other users

## Resources

Here are some resources for learning and using Pages:

- [Pages Documentation](https://support.apple.com/guide/pages/welcome/mac)
- [Pages subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/pages/)
- [Pages Tutorial](https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/pages/tanf2fde0b6d/mac)
- [Pages on Apple Support Communities](https://discussions.apple.com/community/pages)