Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 108)

Adding Borders and Rules
Place a line above, below, or around the text in your document. Use borders and rules
to highlight text.
To add borders and rules to your document:
1 Select the text to which you want to add borders and rules.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text button, and then click More.
3 Choose a border or rule line style (or None) from the Borders & Rules pop-up menu.
4 To change the border or rule color, click the color well and select a color.
5 To adjust the thickness of a border or rule, use the controls to the right of the color well.
6 To insert a rule above, below, or above and below selected text, click the buttons
under the Borders & Rules pop-up menu.
7 To insert a border around selected text, click the border button under the Borders &
Rules pop-up menu.
Click to change line color.
Click to adjust the
thickness of a line.
Click to adjust the
distance between
borders and rules
and selected text.
Click to insert a
border around
selected text. Click to position rule
with selected text.
Select a line style.
8 To adjust the distance between borders or rules and selected text, use the
Offset controls.
Presenting Text in Columns
You can organize text in a text box or a rectangular shape into columns. When text has
filled one column, it flows into the next column.
Use the Columns pop-up menu in the format bar to quickly divide text into columns in
your document.
For more options, use the Layout inspector.
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