For my business, I have a letterhead template, including all the elements of a typical letter AND my signature image pre-printed in the bottom. It saves me a lot of time when I export it to a pdf, so I don’t have to then open it on preview and sign it there.
Great video...after watching it, I set about to create my templates for various reports and documents that I produce. Your videos make my life easier every time!
Templates are very useful. They make everything go much smoother. I started using templates in college when I realized how much they helped me with persnickety professors who were often not on the same page as to how they wanted a paper formatted. They all had different preferences for TOCs, margins, etc. I had two English professors (my major) who even had radically different ideas of proper grammar and syntax. Keep in mind this was in the mid 90s when the internet was a very new thing, and we were forbidden from using internet citations. It was a different world. But one thing that hasn't changed is the fact that templates still give you an edge.
These settings can number in the hundreds for publishing. I learned them creating technical manuals for a customer. Some of the more obscure settings were less than intuitive, particularly regarding styles, which is the most powerful part of the program.
Thanks for yhis video Gary! Is there a way of importing existing text from a .txt /.rtf or MS word document into Pages? I guess I could open them and copy and paste into Pages, but was wondering if there's a more direct way. Thank you!
Pages is great. Granted I am saying this w/o any real Word experience. So I can never understand when ppl say MS Word is more powerful? What the heck are they doing? Pages has a few annoying little quarks, but powerful for sure!
Thanks Gary. I have been using many personal templates for years and it’s great. One question bugs me though. If I update one of my templates to improve it (which happens often), is there a way to convert previous docs to this new template? For now, all I managed to do was to copy the text from the old doc and paste it into the new template using “paste & match style” but it’s time consuming since I have many different preset styles on each template so I have to check the whole document to adjust the styles. Hope my question makes sense.
Kinda. You can create a Table (maybe a 1x1 table if that is all you need). Then another table. Then you can have a formula in the cell of the second table that references the cell in the first table. Now when you change the cell in the first table, both will change.
Question I made a template with shapes but they only show up on the first page and the next page is completely black without the shapes being there. Is there a way to make a shape to be repeatable every page without manually duplicating it on every page. It’s so frustrating. 😵💫
Yes. How you do it depends on whether you are in Word Processing mode or Page Layout mode. Assuming Word Processing, see support.apple.com/guide/pages/add-watermarks-and-background-objects-tan9fdc65243/14.2/mac/15.2
I guess to Share a template with someone else, I would open my template doc (picked from the Template Chooser), and then Save and Send that blank doc to them. Then they can open and Save as Template?
Dude, you're so knowledgable. I save many of your videos to watch later and perform the tasks you teach while I watch. Great many thanks.
For my business, I have a letterhead template, including all the elements of a typical letter AND my signature image pre-printed in the bottom. It saves me a lot of time when I export it to a pdf, so I don’t have to then open it on preview and sign it there.
Another very helpful video, Gary. You’re a born teacher! Thanks so much! 8:37
Great video...after watching it, I set about to create my templates for various reports and documents that I produce. Your videos make my life easier every time!
Templates are very useful. They make everything go much smoother. I started using templates in college when I realized how much they helped me with persnickety professors who were often not on the same page as to how they wanted a paper formatted. They all had different preferences for TOCs, margins, etc. I had two English professors (my major) who even had radically different ideas of proper grammar and syntax. Keep in mind this was in the mid 90s when the internet was a very new thing, and we were forbidden from using internet citations. It was a different world. But one thing that hasn't changed is the fact that templates still give you an edge.
I knew the power of thumbnails for pages and keynote... But changing your PDF..... This is wonderful.. Thank you.. 😊😊😊
You’re so easy to understand. Thank you, thank you thank you. You just saved my bacon.
Super helpful. Thanks!
These settings can number in the hundreds for publishing. I learned them creating technical manuals for a customer. Some of the more obscure settings were less than intuitive, particularly regarding styles, which is the most powerful part of the program.
I am new to your channel. Wow! I loved this video. So much great info. Thank you.
Thanks very much Gary, for this very informative and helpful video!
A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary! 👏🏻❤️
Thank you for this extremely helpful tutorial.
Thanks, I needed this. Put it right to work: My 13pt Template
It’s really useful.Thanks
Wow!
Gary, great info.
Wow!
Thank you this video is useful 😊😊😊
Brilliant as usual!
This is what I need, tank’s 😊
Thanks for the help
Thanks for yhis video Gary! Is there a way of importing existing text from a .txt /.rtf or MS word document into Pages? I guess I could open them and copy and paste into Pages, but was wondering if there's a more direct way. Thank you!
I have been wanting for you to make a video about it
Pages is great. Granted I am saying this w/o any real Word experience. So I can never understand when ppl say MS Word is more powerful? What the heck are they doing? Pages has a few annoying little quarks, but powerful for sure!
"Well slap my ass and call me Susan!" I can feel my IQ going up a few points every time I watch your videos. Thank you Gary!
Thanks bunches
Can i create template from mobile version
Thanks Gary. I have been using many personal templates for years and it’s great. One question bugs me though. If I update one of my templates to improve it (which happens often), is there a way to convert previous docs to this new template? For now, all I managed to do was to copy the text from the old doc and paste it into the new template using “paste & match style” but it’s time consuming since I have many different preset styles on each template so I have to check the whole document to adjust the styles. Hope my question makes sense.
No, no way to have it apply to existing docs.
When I was using Windows, I set my default font as SF Pro Display.
But when I am now using macOS, I feel satisfied with Helvetica Neue. 😅
Hi, is there a way to insert FIELD into a template that if I modify one it replicate in all of the same FIELDS in my document?
Kinda. You can create a Table (maybe a 1x1 table if that is all you need). Then another table. Then you can have a formula in the cell of the second table that references the cell in the first table. Now when you change the cell in the first table, both will change.
Question I made a template with shapes but they only show up on the first page and the next page is completely black without the shapes being there. Is there a way to make a shape to be repeatable every page without manually duplicating it on every page.
It’s so frustrating. 😵💫
Yes. How you do it depends on whether you are in Word Processing mode or Page Layout mode. Assuming Word Processing, see support.apple.com/guide/pages/add-watermarks-and-background-objects-tan9fdc65243/14.2/mac/15.2
How to have certain words in template be a customized word
Not sure what you mean by that.
I guess to Share a template with someone else, I would open my template doc (picked from the Template Chooser), and then Save and Send that blank doc to them. Then they can open and Save as Template?
Sure. Or just save as a template file and cut out some steps.
04:30 thank me later...