PageFour FAQs and Features18 Jun 2007 02:18 pm
If you’re new to PageFour, it may take you a little while to get used to the interface and the way it works. Here’s a few tips to make those first few days a little easier:
- Choose a default font. When you begin using PageFour, all new Pages use Verdana 10. To change this to a font of your choice, simply open the font dialog from the Format menu, select the font and size you wish to use, and check the “Make default font for all new pages” box.
- Set up your default paragraph options. As with the default font, changing your paragraph settings for new pages is a simple process. Open the Paragraph dialog from the Format menu, specify any settings you wish such as double line spacing, and check the “Make default for new pages” box.
- Spell checking - the live spell check (squiggly red underline) can be switched on and off by using the F8 shortcut key, or the right click menu in the Word Processor.
- AutoSave is switched ON by default and will save all your open work every 2 minutes, or when you close a Page. This means you never need to click the save button. You might ask why the save button still exists, and the answer is that many people simply find it reassuring - a throwback to software like MS Word.
- The Import Dialog allows you to select Word, RTF, or text documents to import into PageFour, and can be accessed from the “Tools | Import Documents” menu, or the Import button on the toolbar. This should be your first step if you wish to edit your current work in PageFour.
- All On / Off - Clicking Ctrl+O will switch off or on all unnecessary sections of the interface, removing any distractions and letting you concentrate on your writing.
These are just a few tips to help you get started, and touch on many of the more commonly asked questions from new users. No doubt you would have found all this information on your own over time, but many of us grow frustrated very quickly with software if it behaves in ways we do not expect.
January 8th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
How do you hanging indent paragraphs and circumflex accents? Thanks SP
January 8th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
There is no option for a hanging indent in PageFour Stanford.
For circumflex accents, right click in the word processor and select the ‘Insert | Unusual Character’ menu. The dialog that pops up lists all available characters, from which you can select the character you need. On the same menu, you may wish to check out the ‘Insert | Quick-Insert Shortcuts.’ This option allows you to specify up to 10 shortcuts for any characters or words of your choice, making it easier to type unusual characters without reference to a dialog or unusual key combination.