OS X Yosemite All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 1

Desktop Publishing with Pages

In This Chapter

Creating a Pages document

Entering and editing text

Formatting text

Inserting tables and graphics

Resizing objects

Checking your spelling

Printing Pages documents

Sharing your work

What’s the difference between word processing and desktop publishing? In a nutshell, it’s in how you design your document. Most folks use a word processor like an old-fashioned typewriter. Think Microsoft Word and a typical business letter. (Yawn.)

On the other hand, a desktop publishing application typically allows you far more creativity in choosing where you place your text, how you align graphics, and how you edit formats. I think desktop publishing ...