6. Working with Images and Shapes

In This Chapter

Importing Images

Inserting Images and Video

Moving and Resizing Objects

Masking Images

Flipping Images

Adding Text Boxes

Inserting Shapes

Putting It All Together

In any document, text bears the informational burden. But the document’s visual variety helps keep us engaged. Pages for iPad makes it easy to add images, text boxes, and shapes to do just that.

Importing Images

You need to move images onto your iPad before you can insert them in your pages. You have two routes for doing that: Using iTunes to sync photos from your main computer or using the Camera Connection Kit, sold separately by Apple.

To sync images with iTunes

  1. Connect the iPad to your computer and open iTunes. Select your iPad ...

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