Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 124)

124 Chapter 6 Working with Styles
To modify a paragraph style:
1 Click the Styles Drawer button in the Format Bar to open the Styles drawer.
Select the paragraph style that most closely matches the style you want to design, or
select Free Form.
2 Type some text and format it to look the way you want. For information about
formatting the look of text, see “Formatting Text Size and Appearance” on page 75.
3 Set the text alignment, character and line spacing, and the spacing before and after the
paragraph using the controls in the Format Bar or in the Text pane of the Text
Inspector. For more information, see “Setting Text Alignment, Spacing, and Color” on
page 84.
4 If the paragraph style requires special tab stops, set them in the Tabs pane of the Text
Inspector. For more information, see “Setting Tab Stops Using the Text Inspector” on
page 91.
5 If you want the paragraph style to be indented relative to the page margins, set the
paragraph indents in the Tabs pane of the Text Inspector.
6 Click More in the Text Inspector to select more formatting options.
Set the first line indent.
Set the right indent for
the paragraph.
Set the left indent for
the paragraph.
Choose border and rules
formatting options for
selected text.
Select options to
determine how the
paragraph breaks
across pages. Choose a language for the
spelling dictionary to use.
Remove automatic
hyphenation or ligatures,
if they are selected for
the document.
Set the text above or below
the surrounding text.
Choose a paragraph style
to follow the current one
when you press Return.
Add a background
color to a character
or paragraph.