Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 89)

Chapter 4 Formatting Text and Paragraphs 89
To open the Text pane of the Text Inspector:
1 Choose View > Show Inspector (or click Inspector in the toolbar).
2 Click the Text Inspector button, and then click Text.
To align text left, center, right, or justified:
1 Place the cursor in the paragraph you want to change, or select several paragraphs.
2 Click the horizontal alignment buttons at the top of the Text Inspector.
You can align text in a fixed text box to the left, right, center, or justified (aligned to
both the right and left edges). Text in a fixed text box, table cell, or shape can also
“grow” from the top, center, or bottom of the text area.
Drag to adjust the amount
of space between text and
the inside borders of text
boxes, table cells, and
shapes.
Click to change the color of
selected text.
The Text Inspector button
Horizontal alignment
buttons: Click to align
selected text left, right,
center, or to the left and right.
Vertical alignment
buttons: Click to align
text to the top, center, or
bottom of a fixed text
box, shape, or table cell.
Character and line
spacing: Drag to adjust
character, line, and
paragraph spacing for
selected text.