Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 Pages Tools and Techniques 17
Many templates also contain  merge fields. Merge fields let you easily insert names,
phone numbers, addresses (any data you’ve defined for contacts in Address Book
or a Numbers document) into Pages documents. This capability lets you reuse a
document, such as a letter or contract, for multiple people by inserting person-
specific data into merge fields in the document. To learn more, see “What Are Merge
Fields?” on page 246.
Sometimes graphics, such as watermarks or logos, appear on pages. These objects
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are called master objects. If you cannot select an object in a template, it’s probably
a master object. To learn more, see “Using Master Objects (Repeated Background
Images)” on page 63.
You can drag or place objects on a page, including imported graphics, movies, and
sound, or objects that you create within Pages, including text boxes, charts, tables,
and shapes.
You can also insert pages that have been preformatted for the template you’re using.
Click Pages or Sections in the toolbar and choose a template page. The new page is
added immediately after the page where you placed the insertion point.
Word Processing Templates
Use Word Processing templates to create text-intensive documents, such as letters
and reports.
Here are the distinguishing features of a Word Processing template:
Text flows from one page to another. See “ Â Understanding Text” on page 78 for
more information.
You can add and edit a table of contents in your document. See “
 Using a Table of
Contents” on page 64 for more information.
Page thumbnails are hidden by default. See “
 Viewing Thumbnails” on page 60 for
more information.
Only a horizontal ruler is available by default. See “
 Rulers and Alignment Guides” on
page 27 for more information.
You can also display the vertical ruler in a Word Processing template. See “Changing
Ruler Settings” on page 96 for more information.
Word Processing templates contain floating and inline objects. For more information
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about working with floating and inline objects, see “What Are Floating and Inline
Objects?” on page 137.
Page Layout Templates
Use Page Layout templates to arrange images and other elements in your document.