Apple iWork '08 - Manual (Page 26)

26 Chapter 1 Getting Started with Pages
Step 2: Add and Format Text
Pages templates contain placeholder text, which shows you what text will look like and
where it will appear. Placeholder text is either a label (Prepared by, for example), sample
text (Project Proposal), or Latin text (Lorem ipsum …).
To replace placeholder text:
m Click the text and type.
When you click placeholder text in a template, all the placeholder text is highlighted.
When you type, the placeholder text disappears and is replaced by the text you type.
∏ Tip: You might find it easier to work in the document if you display formatting
characters such as Return characters. Choose View > Show Invisibles.
Text you type to replace placeholder text is preformatted, but you can modify it to suit
your needs.
Placeholder text:
When you click it, the entire
text area is selected.