This is the transcript of the 'Introduction to Pages (iPad)' video.
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Pages is an Apple native application that can be found pre-installed on most macOS and iOS devices. It is a desktop publishing application developed by Apple. Today, we will look at pages on an iPad. Look for this symbol to open pages. Alternatively, you can search for the application. Open the application. The document manager will open first. This is where you can revise what documents you have previously worked on and where they are saved. To create a new document, we have two options. In the document manager field, you will find an icon with a plus button labelled Create Document. Or, in the toolbar, you will find a plus icon.
The template chooser will open. You can scroll through the template options or utilise the category labels at the top of the page to head directly to a template style. If you would like a blank document, these can be found under the heading Basic. For this demonstration, I will open a template. Now we have a document. Let's take a look at the toolbar. The first icon you will notice represents a book. This tool will allow you to set up your page to your desired specification. To exit any open menu, simply tap elsewhere on the screen. Next, you will notice the document name. Click this, and it will allow you to manage the document and update its name.
There is a table of contents tool, which will further develop as you design your document. Click the edit button to be able to manipulate and alter the paragraph styles within your document. The table icon allows you to insert premade tables to represent data. This can be adjusted and personalised once inserted into the document by clicking on the table and selecting format. The next category allows you to insert graphs that can be adjusted to reflect your own data. To do this, simply click the graph and select Edit Data. Formatting can also be adjusted under the format menu.
Under the Shapes menu, you will notice multiple categories to insert shapes, objects, icons, and clip arts. You can quickly search for these using the search icon with the drop-down menu. Next is the insert media menu. You'll notice multiple forms of media can be inserted into the document, including webpages, camera roll, images, or you can take live media using the camera function of the iPad. An image gallery consisting of multiple images can be placed in the document, and the audience will have the ability to flick through the gallery of images.
You will notice a drawing option. This will allow you to use the white boarding and the markup tools to create a digital drawing, which can then be inserted into the page as an image. Select a component of your document. The paintbrush icon will then open formatting menus for selected text, media, or objects. Simply highlight the document component you would like to format, then select the paintbrush and navigate through the multiple choices.
The ellipsis menu will show some final document settings and options. From within this menu, you can also customise your toolbar to include tools that you may frequently use. Another important icon in our toolbar is the sharing menu. From here, you can share the document in many different ways. You can export the document as a Word document or as a PDF document, and you can send using the same sharing options. Documents can also be saved to the device storage or to cloud storage platforms such as OneDrive or Google Drive.
The final icon in the toolbar allows you to change between editing of the document to an audience view. This will restrict unnecessary edits when the document is being viewed by an audience member. Now you know how to use Apple Pages. Why not create a page and share with your students in the classroom today?
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