HOW TO Create your first Pages brochure

1 Create a document

Open Pages, click New Document, then select a suitable template from the Template Chooser. Here, we’re using the Elegant Brochure from the Miscellaneous section. Click it to select and click Create to open it (or just double-click on it).

2 Customise the text style

In this template, the right-hand panel is the front of the brochure. Click on the title text box to select it. We’ll create a new title style. Click Text, then the down arrow next to TITLE and the ‘+’ next to Paragraph Style. Give the style a name.

3 Create new text style

Choose from the options for font, text size, colour and alignment for the new title style. When you’re done press Update. Select the text in the box, and type your new title. You can customise the other text boxes in the same way.

4 Choose a new photo

The photo on the front doesn’t fit our location, so we’ll choose a new one. Click on the icon at the bottom right of the photo. Locate the photo you want to use in your Photos library when the window opens, and click on it to add it.

5 Edit the photo

Our photo looks a little boring.

To change that, select it and click Style. Choose from one of the options. Use the options under Border and Shadow to adjust the frame. We also clicked Arrange and used the Rotate dial to add interest.

6 Change the logo

That yellow flower wasn’t really working so let’s change it for a shape. Click on the flower to select it then press delete. Click on Shape in the toolbar and choose a shape to replace the flower with. Click on it to add it to the brochure.

7 Place and style the logo

Click on the new shape and drag it to where the flower was. Look out for the yellow lines that indicate when you have aligned an object with other elements on the page. Click and drag on a corner to resize it and use the Style options.

8 Complete the brochure

Use the steps above to select and style the rest of the text, photos, and other elements in the brochure. Type your text directly into a text box or paste it from a text document. To invite others to work on it, use the Collaborate button.

9 Export the brochure

When done, go to the File menu, choose Export To and choose PDF. Click Next, choose a location and click Export. If you think you’ll create a similar brochure in future, choose ‘Save as Template’ in the File menu.