![]() ![]() If you are seeing Pages for the first time, you might feel underwhelmed by the lack of tools on display. Once you select the template, you'll get a blank document, framed within Pages' minimal user-interface. ![]() I'll show you how to do this at the end of the tutorial. Note that we can save a document as a template for future use, so it's worth setting up your document the way you like, and reusing it for other publications as needed. I'll select a Blank portrait document from the Choose a Template screen show below. With a manuscript in hand, I'll open Pages and create a new document. If you prefer to write in Ulysses or iA Writer, they can export to DOCX too. Note, I'm using the Word format because it's well-supported by Scrivener and Pages. So I'll assume you have your own Word document ready to go. ![]() Since this tutorial is about Pages, I'll not describe Scrivener's compile process here ( I've covered the basics elsewhere). For the sake of the tutorial, I'll use the first chapter of my book, Cadoc's Contract. I'll compile the manuscript into a DOCX (Word document). ![]() Getting startedīefore I get to Pages, I'll need a copy of my manuscript, which I write in Scrivener. Note, however, it's for an older version of Pages (v7.3), and I disagree with Amazon's assertion the current version of Pages (v10) lacks the essential features. If you want a step-by-step guide, Amazon provides one on the KDP website. I'll apply my knowledge of InDesign to what's essentially a word processing app with some tricks up its sleeves. Rather than a prescriptive, step-by-step instructional guide, I'm describing my process as I explore the app. Note, I say tutorial in the broadest possible sense of the word. As I noted in my review, Pages is free for Mac and iPad and is surprisingly capable. In this first of two spin-off tutorials, I'll show you how to create a book using Apple Pages. In my last post, I reviewed a bunch of alternatives to InDesign for creating paperback books for print-on-demand (POD) services like Amazon KDP. ![]()
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