Editing Pages (word processor) (section)

==Version history==
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! Version number !! width="150" | Release date !! Changes
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| 1.0
| January 11, 2005
| Initial release.
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| 1.0.1
| March 17, 2005
| Fixes isolated bugs and issues causing problems for some customers. It also allowed the deletion of template pages.
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| 1.0.2
| May 25, 2005
| Addresses issues with page navigation and organization.
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| 2.0
| January 10, 2006
| Released as part of iWork '06. Includes new templates, table calculations, photo masking with shapes, and freestyle [[Bézier curve]]s.
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| 2.0.1
| April 26, 2006
| Pages 2.0.1 addresses issues with charts and image adjustments. It also addresses several other minor issues.
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| 2.0.1v2
| May 1, 2006
| Pages 2.0.1v2 addresses issues with charts and image adjustments. It also addresses several other minor issues.
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| 2.0.2
| September 28, 2006
| Pages 2.0.2 addresses issues with Aperture compatibility.
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| 3.0
| August 7, 2007
| Pages 3.0 was released as part of iWork '08. It introduces compatibility with [[Office Open XML]] (Microsoft Office 2007) files. Introduced Change Tracking. Transparency tool for pictures. Pages 3.0 needs only a third (260 MB) of the hard disk space required for Pages 2.0 (760 MB) despite the added functionality.
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| 3.0.1
| September 27, 2007
| Addresses issues with performance and change tracking.
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| 3.0.2
| January 29, 2008
| This update addresses compatibility with [[macOS|Mac OS X]].
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| 3.0.3
| February 2, 2008
| Compatibility issues.
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| 4.0
| January 6, 2009
| Released as part of iWork '09. New features include the ability to edit in a full-screen view, better compatibility with Microsoft Office, an outline mode, the option to upload documents to the new iWork.com service, and expanded configurability for the "track changes" feature (including the option to turn off change balloons while keeping comment balloons visible).
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| 4.0.1
| March 26, 2009
| Improves reliability when working with EndNote X2 or MathType 6, or deleting Pages files.
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| 4.0.2
| May 28, 2009
| Improves reliability when saving documents.
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| 4.0.3
| September 28, 2009
| Improves reliability with full-screen mode, applying transparency to images, and [[EndNote]] citations.
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| 4.0.4
| August 26, 2010
| Adds support for exporting to the [[EPUB]] format (for use with [[Apple Books|iBooks]]) and fixes problems with tables.
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| 4.0.5
| January 5, 2011
| Improves the readability of exported EPUB documents.
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| 4.1
| July 20, 2011
| Adds support for [[Mac OS X Lion]], including Full-Screen, Resume, Auto Save, Versions, and Character picker. Improves Microsoft Office Compatibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426171706/http://itunes.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541|archive-date=April 26, 2012|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 4.2
| July 25, 2012
| Adds support for [[OS X Mountain Lion]] and storing documents in iCloud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728013518/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=July 28, 2012|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 4.3
| December 4, 2012
| Adds support for iWork for iOS 1.7 apps.
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| 5.0
| October 22, 2013
| Adds online collaboration across Macs and iOS devices as well as over the web via iCloud.com. Removes many advanced features, including mail merge, text box linking, default zoom setting, book format, page count, bookmarks, images in tables, and the ability to read/export [[Rich_Text_Format|RTF]] files.
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| 5.0.1
| November 21, 2013
| Adds the ability to customize the toolbar with your most important tools. Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201011413/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=December 1, 2013|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.1
| January 24, 2014
| Adds back vertical ruler and a few other features. Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125033115/https://itunes.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=January 25, 2014|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.2
| April 1, 2014
| Adds "view only" option for sharing via [[iCloud]]. Improved support for bi-directional languages such as Hebrew and Arabic. Improved Instant Alpha, text boxes, [[EPUB]] exporting, and [[AppleScript]] support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426042727/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=April 26, 2014|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.2.2
| August 21, 2014
| Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829204717/https://itunes.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=August 29, 2014|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.5.1
| November 6, 2014
| Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227005454/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=December 27, 2014|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.5.2
| January 8, 2015
| Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417014145/https://itunes.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.5.3
| April 21, 2015
| Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905161122/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.6
| October 15, 2015
| Enhancements for [[OS X El Capitan]], stability improvements, and bug fixes.
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| 5.6.1
| November 11, 2015
| Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313230958/https://itunes.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=March 13, 2016|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 5.6.2
| May 10, 2016
| Stability improvements and bug fixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|title=Mac App Store - Pages|website=[[iTunes]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711084817/https://itunes.apple.com/app/pages/id409201541?mt=12|archive-date=July 11, 2016|url-status=deviated}}</ref>
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| 6.0
| September 20, 2016
| Updated for [[macOS Sierra]], including real-time Collaboration (Beta), support for Pages '05 documents, and added tabs to open multiple documents in one window.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/20/apple-updates-iwork-for-mac-adding-real-time-collaboration-beta-to-pages-numbers-keynote|title=Apple updates iWork for Mac, adding real-time collaboration beta to Pages, Numbers & Keynote|website=AppleInsider|date=September 20, 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="6_0-through-10_0">{{Cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207243|title=What's new in Pages for Mac – Apple Support|date=June 28, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2017|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107135949/https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207243|archive-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref>
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| 6.0.5
| October 27, 2016
| Support for the Touch Bar on the 2016 [[MacBook Pro]], and stability and performance improvements.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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| 6.1
| March 27, 2017
| Superscript/subscript formatting support, [[LaTeX]] and [[MathML]] equation support, [[Touch ID]] support, import/export support for [[Rich_Text_Format|RTF]], ligature support, and customizable date/time/currency support.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/27/apple-updates-iwork-software-suite/|title=Apple Updates Numbers, Pages and Keynote for iOS and Mac With New Features|access-date=December 12, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|6.2
|June 13, 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/13/apple-iwork-updates-ios-mac/|title=Apple Releases Updates for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iOS and Mac|access-date=June 28, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
|Updated alongside Numbers and Keynote with a new shape library, comment reply support, and "Auto-Correction" preferences pane. New Pages-specific features include linked text boxes and the ability to create EPUB fixed layout files.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|6.3.1
|November 17, 2017
|Improved PDF export to view a document's table of contents in the sidebar in Preview and other PDF viewer apps. Drag and drop rows in tables that span multiple pages.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|7.0
|March 27, 2018
|Make digital books using new book templates. Collaborate in real-time on documents stored in Box (requires [[macOS High Sierra]]). View pages side by side as you work. Turn on facing pages to format your document as two-page spreads. Add an image gallery to view a collection of photos on the same page. Create master pages to keep the design consistent across your page layout document. Use donut charts to visualize data. Adds a variety of new editable shapes. Additional options for reducing the file size of documents. New option to automatically format fractions as you type.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|7.0.1
|May 3, 2018
|Stability and performance improvements.
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|7.1
|June 18, 2018
|Track text changes in shapes and text boxes. Add colors and images to backgrounds in page layout documents. Rounded corners on columns and bars for charts. Add mathematical equations to page layout documents using LaTeX or MathML notation. A variety of new editable shapes. Improved support for Arabic and Hebrew.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|7.2
|September 17, 2018
|Record, edit and play audio right on a page. "Dark Mode" support. Continuity Camera allows you to take a photo or scan a document with an iPhone or iPad and it automatically appears in the document. Requires macOS Mojave.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|7.3
|November 7, 2018
|Publish books directly to [[Apple Books]] for download or purchase.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|8.0
|March 28, 2019
|Use the new table-of-contents view to easily navigate a document or book. Automatically sync custom shapes and templates to all devices using iCloud. Add alignment guides to master pages to help with layout. Improved performance while collaborating on documents. Insert tables of contents and edit grouped objects while collaborating. In Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, one can now type vertically in the entire document or an individual text box.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|8.1
|June 25, 2019
|Style text by filling it with gradients or images, or by applying new outline styles. Copy and paste pages or sections between documents. Create links from text to other pages in a page layout document. Place images, shapes, and equations inline in text boxes so they move with the text. Using face detection, subjects in photos are intelligently positioned in placeholders and objects.
Reapply a master page so text and media placeholders return to their default style and position. Create books using new templates for novels (available in English only).<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|8.2
|September 30, 2019
|Set the default font and font size used for all new documents created from basic templates. Jump to a specific page in your document using a new menu command. Add HEVC-formatted movies to documents, enabling reduced file size while preserving visual quality.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|10.0
|March 31, 2020
|New templates (Select from a variety of new templates). Cloud Drive folder sharing. Drop caps: Add a drop cap to make a paragraph stand out with a large, decorative first letter. Apply a color, gradient, or image to the background of any document. Easily access your recently used templates in a redesigned template chooser. Print or export a PDF of your document with comments included. Edit shared documents while offline and your changes will upload when you’re back online. Enhance your documents with a variety of new, editable shapes.<ref name="6_0-through-10_0" />
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|10.1
|July 9, 2020
|Play YouTube and Vimeo videos right in documents. Add captions and titles to images, videos, shapes, and other objects. Create more flexible formulas using new functions. Import an iBooks Author book to work on it in Pages.
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|10.2
|September 22, 2020
|Select from new report templates to help get started. Enhance documents with a variety of new, editable shapes. Requires macOS Catalina.
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|11.1
|June 1, 2021
|Supports adding links to web pages, email addresses, and phone numbers from objects such as shapes, lines, images, drawings, or text boxes.
Teachers using the Schoolwork app to assign activities in Pages can now view students' progress, including word count and time spent.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207243|title=What's new in Pages for Mac|work=Apple Support|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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|11.2
|September 28, 2021
|Ability to publish books with 2-page spreads, optimized images, and more flexible versioning. Instant translation for up to 11 languages on a document. More flexible collaboration to allow participants to add others to a shared document. Create new documents from the app icon in the Dock. New Radar charts. Requires macOS Big Sur.<ref name=":0" />
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|12.0
|April 7, 2022
|Added [[Shortcuts (app)|Shortcuts]] support on [[macOS Monterey]]. Updated icon for iOS and iPadOS. Ability to publish to [[Apple Books]] with file sizes up to 2GB. The ability to read comments and track changes using [[VoiceOver]].<ref name=":0" />
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|12.1
|June 21, 2022
|Re-introduced enhanced mail merge capabilities (that were removed in version 5.0). Added the ability to export a Pages document to plaintext format. New templates for event invitations and certificates.<ref name=":0" />
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|12.2
|October 25, 2022
|Added activity view showing recent changes in collaborative documents. Share and see changes to a collaborative document in [[Messages (Apple)|Messages]] (requires [[iOS 16]], [[iPadOS 16]] or [[macOS Ventura]]). New Blank Layout template to freely arrange text and graphics. Automatically remove an image's background to isolate its subject (requires iOS 16, iPadOS 16 or macOS Ventura).<ref name=":0" />
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|13.0
|March 30, 2023
|Supports exporting and sending a document in a different format from the Share menu. Report, note-taking, letter and résumé templates include placeholder text with instructions.<ref name=":0" /> Adds support for Apple Pencil hover on compatible iPads.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pages |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=App Store |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|13.1
|June 13, 2023
|Supports starting writing in notes, then opening the selected note in pages with powerful design and layout features. Supported on: [[MacOS]], [[iOS]] & [[iPadOS]].
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|13.2
|September 21, 2023
|Supports adding [[3D rotation group|3D]] stickers, regular stickers, inline word predictions for text as you type, beginning collaborating automatically on a FaceTime call, finding document suggestions in the spotlight search bar, new minimalist report feature making it easier to decorate the page, styling borders with new ''colors'' and options for the border, removing external borders from documents and charts from [[Microsoft Office]]. Requires: macOS Ventura or later, iOS 16 or later and iPadOS 16 or later.
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|14.0
|April 15, 2024
|Supporting: Selecting multiple non-contiguous (non-adjacent) words or portions of text using the Command key. You can use non-contiguous text selection to easily perform the same action — such as change the text or paragraph formatting — on specific selections throughout your document. Requires: macOS Ventura or later, iOS 16 or later and iPadOS 16 or later.
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|14.1
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|Get inline predictions that complete the word or phrase you’re typing.
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|14.2
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|Added Apple Intelligence integration: Proofread, rewrite, summarise and compose text for your document with Writing Tools. Create fun, original images for your document with Image Playground. Siri can use ChatGPT to answer questions about content in your document.
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|14.4
|April 3, 2025
|Make text edits using Writing Tools directly in your document (requires Apple Intelligence). Add additional pages into a word processing document more easily. Export documents into other formats using Shortcuts.
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