Apple Pages '08 User Manual

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Contents

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Adjusting Opacity

147

Grouping and Locking Objects

147

Grouping and Ungrouping Objects

147

Locking and Unlocking Objects

147

Filling Objects

147

Filling an Object with Color

148

Using the Colors Window

149

Filling an Object with an Image

151

Using Shapes

151

Adding a Predrawn Shape

151

Adding a Custom Shape

152

Making Shapes Editable

153

Manipulating Points of a Shape

154

Reshaping a Curve

154

Reshaping a Straight Segment

155

Transforming Corner Points into Curved Points and Vice Versa

155

Editing Specific Predrawn Shapes

155

Editing a Rounded Rectangle

155

Editing Single and Double Arrows

156

Editing a Star

156

Editing a Polygon

157

Using Media Placeholders

158

Working with Images

158

Adding Images

158

Importing an Image as a Floating Object

158

Importing an Image as an Inline Object

159

Masking (Cropping) Images

159

Cropping an Image Using the Default (Rectangular) Mask

160

Masking an Image with a Shape

161

Unmasking an Image

161

Removing the Background or Unwanted Elements from an Image

162

Changing an Image’s Brightness, Contrast, and Other Settings

163

Using PDF Files as Graphics

164

Using Sound and Movies

164

Adding a Sound File

165

Adding a Movie File

165

Adjusting Media Playback Settings

Chapter 8

167

Using Tables

167

About Tables

168

Working with Tables

168

Adding a Table

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