EXCELLENT!! I have always struggled with images in Pages. Your video will be my new reference. And, I will create a document of image templates. Thanks!
You are truly the best source for Mac and IOS work. I am a huge fan and I have become a patreon supporter ! Thank you for your hard work and valuable tutorials.
The best tutorials ever! its always a joy to watch your videos! I have a question.... how can I activate the media option in my finder sidebar? First time I saw it just now in your video. Thank you!
hi, garry, was going through your mailbox behaviour video about mac. It was such a magical help. my archive folder for gmail in mac mail was selected as all mail, nowi have fixed that post watching your video, and now my g mail archive is clutter free. big thanks first of all. just wondering do we have such mailbox behaviour option in setting for iPhone mail app? seen comment on that video is turned off, hence asking here as its the most recent video you have uploaded
You can do it, but it is tricky. It would only make sense to try if you had some text in a text box. Bring in the image as a separate element. Then Cut it (Command+X) and go into the text box and position the cursor where you want it. Then paste. Now it is inline.
@@macmost Apple needs to fix this. BTW the way I insert photos is selecting them in Photos, drag to a page in Pages (which creates a mess) then while all are selected I resize them, add a border, and a title and caption. Then I separate them and drag to where they have to go. I do a newsletter for an orchid society. Members submit photos to me, usually 5 to15 at a time. Using distribute horizontally helps, and the Align Top selection.
You're a marksman, as always Gary! In my book I've made all my images Inline With Text, but since there are citations at the bottom of every page, only have room to make banners most of the time. The problem is that I don't think many of these will be able to be read if someone isn't viewing on a computer (or printing on paper), if they try to view it on an mobile device, the images will be ludicrously small.
Gary, This was an excellent video. The topic, however, has some tricky challenges to it that are not covered. I've done a LOT of large manuals with many graphics using Pages. I normally prefer to use the "Automatic" selection for text wrap. However, sometimes, a Pages document simply refuses to allow me to place a graphic exactly where I want to place. I'd like to know how to override Pages and "force" fit a graphic to a location of my choice.
I haven't been able to find an answer to this anywhere so I fall at your feet for help. I'm writing a book and bring in images and PDFs into the text. I have text wrap set to Above and Below and Object Placement is Move With Text. Some of the images are large, taking up 1/2 to 2/3 of the page. But often when I make adjustments to anything, the images jump forward and back in the document -- often many pages. How can I insure that an image stays exactly where I place it? Thanks very much.
Your information is great, thank you! I am really trying to understand how to create reverse graphics in Pages so I can do a transfer to a mixed media document. Does your site explain how to do this?
Sorry, not sure what you mean by "reverse graphics." Do you mean make the images negative or something like that? Not sure what a "mixed media document" is in this context either.
@@macmost What I mean is taking any word and "flipping" it so it is backwards. Then you turn the document over and adhere that to a surface like wood or something to create a mixed media product. If you don't "flip" the word backwards, it will be backwards when you adhere it to the wood. I know there is an option in Word to create "reverse graphics" or "flip" words but I have Pages that is why I reached out to you. Thank you for your reply!
It would be cool to see a video of you explaining how to find hidden things that a significant other might be trying to hide or delete or shuffle around. Unfortunately I have a funny feeling that it’s happening to me. Thanks
Thanks a lot, Gary. I'm suffering trying to get Pages to wrap text only above and below images that I pasted on a text document and added shapes and little text boxes to it. After grouping all the objects together the now one big object reads "above and below" in the layout controls, but the flow of text doesn't obey it. So I end up having to hit enter many times until after the object, which means many empty paragraphs. The problem with this is that I can't continue the paragraph that was interrupted in the middle... Can't figure out how to solve it...
It matters what each object inside the group is set to. If it helps, create a white (or transparent) box an set that to Above And Below and then set the rest of the objects in the group to None.
@@macmost Thank you so much for your help! I'm not sure I understood this. Do you mean to create a huge transparent text box and put the image and the drawings I need to be grouped with the image all inside that box which is to be set to "above and below", while everything inside the box is set to "none"? And then group all of this together?
@@alexandreeisenberg5884 Not a text box. Just set all of the objects to None for wrapping. Then put one big rectangle (shape, not text box) behind it all and set that to wrap the text.
This is the exact subject of a another recording "Mac Pages Tricks for Reusing Image Settings " but why? Thanks anyway. I was looking for how to paste a screenshot capture text from a web page to multiple pages in "Pages" app.
Yes I am trying to copy a table. If I copy one that is in Pages already then I can paste it in Pages but not if I copy in Numbers (anything from Numbers), and if I copy in Numbers I can paste if ether please like Notes and I can copy from Notes and paste in Pages.
@@susanawall1876 There shouldn't be any problem going right to Pages. Try it with another table, a simple one and see if that works. Experiment like that. Also, make sure both Pages and Numbers are up-to-date.
Pages '09 handled this better, you could have default styling and it remembered much of you what did to the original image including image fit and wrap. Most of that was lost with the new Pages. Oddly Apple did pick up on something I suggested which was Object Styling (the old Pages '09 let you copy paste those style attributes or make them a default). The trouble with how Apple implemented Object Styling is it is not a Variable, it is an unnamed Preset, so when you change a Style it does not change objects using that Object Style, which is the expected behaviour, the one used with Text Styles. You have to reapply the changes individually to all objects. Apple has also progressively made the Colour Palette worse. CMYK is now effectively unusable and applying named colours is extraordinarily clumsy and unreliable. A shame because there are so many things that are good in Pages, having critical flaws means it is never going to be the Semi-Pro DTP App it should have been and once was.
EXCELLENT!! I have always struggled with images in Pages. Your video will be my new reference. And, I will create a document of image templates. Thanks!
You are truly the best source for Mac and IOS work. I am a huge fan and I have become a patreon supporter !
Thank you for your hard work and valuable tutorials.
Thank you so much for this. I am putting together monthly newsletters and you have just made my job so much easier.
Great tips with the potential to save countless hours....thanks!
Great information, Gary! Thanks!
Thank your for your great and valuable work, I am your fan now.
The best tutorials ever! its always a joy to watch your videos! I have a question.... how can I activate the media option in my finder sidebar? First time I saw it just now in your video. Thank you!
It isn't in the Finder sidebar. It appears in "Open" dialog boxes (or import).
Again . . . quite brilliant, Gary!
Most informative and helpful, as always. Many thanks.
hi, garry, was going through your mailbox behaviour video about mac. It was such a magical help. my archive folder for gmail in mac mail was selected as all mail, nowi have fixed that post watching your video, and now my g mail archive is clutter free. big thanks first of all. just wondering do we have such mailbox behaviour option in setting for iPhone mail app? seen comment on that video is turned off, hence asking here as its the most recent video you have uploaded
Great tips, thank you. Question: Inline images do not work with a Page Layout document, right?
You can do it, but it is tricky. It would only make sense to try if you had some text in a text box. Bring in the image as a separate element. Then Cut it (Command+X) and go into the text box and position the cursor where you want it. Then paste. Now it is inline.
@@macmost Apple needs to fix this. BTW the way I insert photos is selecting them in Photos, drag to a page in Pages (which creates a mess) then while all are selected I resize them, add a border, and a title and caption. Then I separate them and drag to where they have to go. I do a newsletter for an orchid society. Members submit photos to me, usually 5 to15 at a time. Using distribute horizontally helps, and the Align Top selection.
You're a marksman, as always Gary! In my book I've made all my images Inline With Text, but since there are citations at the bottom of every page, only have room to make banners most of the time. The problem is that I don't think many of these will be able to be read if someone isn't viewing on a computer (or printing on paper), if they try to view it on an mobile device, the images will be ludicrously small.
Gary,
This was an excellent video. The topic, however, has some tricky challenges to it that are not covered. I've done a LOT of large manuals with many graphics using Pages. I normally prefer to use the "Automatic" selection for text wrap. However, sometimes, a Pages document simply refuses to allow me to place a graphic exactly where I want to place. I'd like to know how to override Pages and "force" fit a graphic to a location of my choice.
Not sure what you are running into here. So you drag an image to a location and it doesn't drag? What happens, exactly?
nice work thanks Gary
God bless you!!!!! TQSM Garyyyyy!
I haven't been able to find an answer to this anywhere so I fall at your feet for help. I'm writing a book and bring in images and PDFs into the text. I have text wrap set to Above and Below and Object Placement is Move With Text. Some of the images are large, taking up 1/2 to 2/3 of the page. But often when I make adjustments to anything, the images jump forward and back in the document -- often many pages. How can I insure that an image stays exactly where I place it? Thanks very much.
If you choose "Move With Text" then it will do exactly that. Sounds like you want "Stay On Page" instead.
A very useful video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary! 👏🏻❤️
Your information is great, thank you! I am really trying to understand how to create reverse graphics in Pages so I can do a transfer to a mixed media document. Does your site explain how to do this?
Sorry, not sure what you mean by "reverse graphics." Do you mean make the images negative or something like that? Not sure what a "mixed media document" is in this context either.
@@macmost What I mean is taking any word and "flipping" it so it is backwards. Then you turn the document over and adhere that to a surface like wood or something to create a mixed media product. If you don't "flip" the word backwards, it will be backwards when you adhere it to the wood. I know there is an option in Word to create "reverse graphics" or "flip" words but I have Pages that is why I reached out to you. Thank you for your reply!
@@laurelvalli1815 You can put text into a text box, then choose Arrange, Flip Horizontally.
Fantastic! Thanks.
Well...that's brilliant.
It would be cool to see a video of you explaining how to find hidden things that a significant other might be trying to hide or delete or shuffle around. Unfortunately I have a funny feeling that it’s happening to me. Thanks
Great and understandable explanation.. how beautiful you are. 💐
Nice!😎
Thanks bunches
Thanks a lot, Gary. I'm suffering trying to get Pages to wrap text only above and below images that I pasted on a text document and added shapes and little text boxes to it. After grouping all the objects together the now one big object reads "above and below" in the layout controls, but the flow of text doesn't obey it. So I end up having to hit enter many times until after the object, which means many empty paragraphs. The problem with this is that I can't continue the paragraph that was interrupted in the middle... Can't figure out how to solve it...
It matters what each object inside the group is set to. If it helps, create a white (or transparent) box an set that to Above And Below and then set the rest of the objects in the group to None.
@@macmost Thank you so much for your help! I'm not sure I understood this. Do you mean to create a huge transparent text box and put the image and the drawings I need to be grouped with the image all inside that box which is to be set to "above and below", while everything inside the box is set to "none"? And then group all of this together?
@@alexandreeisenberg5884 Not a text box. Just set all of the objects to None for wrapping. Then put one big rectangle (shape, not text box) behind it all and set that to wrap the text.
@@macmost I see. But... final question: should I group that big rectangle behind all my set-to-none objects to these set-to-none objects?
@@alexandreeisenberg5884 If you like, yes. It will make it easier to move them all together.
This is the exact subject of a another recording "Mac Pages Tricks for Reusing Image Settings " but why? Thanks anyway. I was looking for how to paste a screenshot capture text from a web page to multiple pages in "Pages" app.
Too similar for you? OK. I'll make sure I fire the staff responsible.
I have a question.
I can’t copy in Numbers and past in Pages.
How can I fix that?
Depends on what you are copying, specifically. Select a whole table and try it, for instance.
Yes I am trying to copy a table.
If I copy one that is in Pages already then I can paste it in Pages but not if I copy in Numbers (anything from Numbers), and if I copy in Numbers I can paste if ether please like Notes and I can copy from Notes and paste in Pages.
@@susanawall1876 There shouldn't be any problem going right to Pages. Try it with another table, a simple one and see if that works. Experiment like that. Also, make sure both Pages and Numbers are up-to-date.
Thank you for your help it works now.
Pages was up-to-date but Numbers was not.
Pages '09 handled this better, you could have default styling and it remembered much of you what did to the original image including image fit and wrap. Most of that was lost with the new Pages.
Oddly Apple did pick up on something I suggested which was Object Styling (the old Pages '09 let you copy paste those style attributes or make them a default). The trouble with how Apple implemented Object Styling is it is not a Variable, it is an unnamed Preset, so when you change a Style it does not change objects using that Object Style, which is the expected behaviour, the one used with Text Styles. You have to reapply the changes individually to all objects.
Apple has also progressively made the Colour Palette worse. CMYK is now effectively unusable and applying named colours is extraordinarily clumsy and unreliable.
A shame because there are so many things that are good in Pages, having critical flaws means it is never going to be the Semi-Pro DTP App it should have been and once was.
Use MS word... Simple and easy to use... Pages is proving to be a garbage..