Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 Pages Tools and Techniques 17
Pick the type that best fits your purpose and design goals. Use Word Processing
templates to write documents such as letters, reports, and resumes. Use Page Layout
templates to arrange elements in documents, such as invitations, posters, and flyers.
After selecting a template, click Choose to work with a new document based on the
selected template.
The new document contains placeholder text, placeholder images, and other items,
which represent elements of the finished document:
Placeholder text indicates
where you can type new
text and how your text will
look on the page.
Media placeholders
indicate the size and
placement of graphics
in a document template.
The Page View control lets you
zoom in or out so you can see
your document larger or
smaller on the screen.
Address Book fields let you
personalize documents with
Address Book data.