Research and reference tools, Keyboard shortcuts and shortcut menus – Apple Pages '09 User Manual

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To go to a specific page in a document, click View in the toolbar and choose Page

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Thumbnails. Then click in the thumbnail view to go to a particular page. You can also
navigate to a page in a document by clicking the Page button in the lower left of the
document window, typing the specific page number in the “Go to Page” field, and then
pressing Return.
To show facing pages in the thumbnail view, select Facing Pages in the Document

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inspector’s Document pane. To open the Inspector window, click Inspector in the
toolbar, and click the Document button.
See “Viewing Thumbnails” on page 60 for more information about using thumbnails.

If your keyboard has them, you can also use the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, and
arrow keys to move around.

Research and Reference Tools

Use the research and reference tools to look for files on your hard disk, review
document information, and find word definitions or facts on selected text.

Here are ways to access research and reference tools:
To locate files on your hard disk, select the text related to the files you wish to find and

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choose Edit > Writing Tools > “Search in Spotlight.”
To view document information, choose Edit > Writing Tools > Show Statistics.

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To look up word definitions quickly, select the word you wish to reference and choose

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Edit > Writing Tools > “Look Up in Dictionary and Thesaurus.”
To research information on the Internet, select the text you wish to investigate and

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choose Edit > Writing Tools > “Search in Google” or Edit > Writing Tools > “Search in
Wikipedia.”

You can also Control-click the page to quickly go to the research and reference tools.

Keyboard Shortcuts and Shortcut Menus

You can use the keyboard to perform many of the Pages menu commands and tasks.
To see a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts, open Pages and choose Help >
Keyboard Shortcuts.

Many commands are available in shortcut menus that you can access directly from the
object you are working with. Shortcut menus are especially useful for working with
tables and charts.

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Chapter 1

Pages Tools and Techniques

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