How to Create Custom Templates in Apple Pages
Apple’s Pages app comes with default templates in various styles; Resumes, Certificates, Books, Newsletters, and more. While not a large variety, the templates are usually decent enough for our needs.
However, sometimes we need a template that isn’t available in Pages. When this happens, we can work around it by creating a custom template to save and use again. Let’s look at how you can create a custom template in Pages on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Creating Your Custom Template in Pages
You can create a template from scratch or tweak an existing template to suit your taste. When you save a custom template, it’s added to your Pages templates, and you can access it on all your devices that are signed in with the same Apple ID.
On an iPhone or iPad
To create a template on an iPhone or iPad, do the following.
Once you add your template to Template Chooser, it’ll appear under a Templates category calledMyTemplates. You’ll see it across all your Apple devices you’re signed in to with the same Apple ID, but only if you’ve enablediCloud Drive.
To rename a custom template, long-press on the template and chooseRename. Then, enter a new name and tapRename.
it’s possible to delete a custom template, but doing so will delete it across all your devices that are signed in with the same Apple ID and have iCloud Drive enabled. To do so, go toMyTemplatesin Pages. Next, tap and hold a template, then tapDelete. TapDeleteagain, and that’s it.
Here’s how to create a template on a Mac:
To rename a custom template, Control-click the template, then selectRename. Then enter a new name and hit theReturnkey. And to delete a custom template, Control-click the template, then selectDelete.
How to Import a Custom Template in Pages
If you don’t want to create a template from scratch or change an existing template, you may import one from elsewhere. You canfind templates for Apple Pages from various sites.
You can import a custom template shared via email or AirDrop in Pages on an iPhone or iPad or install a template you created on another device.
Whether you downloaded a template file from the internet or received it via email, AirDrop, or iMessage, you can follow these steps to install it.
Just like on an iPhone, you can install a custom template you downloaded from a website or received via email, AirDrop, or iMessage. Here’s what you need to do:
Create Templates to Use Repeatedly
Creating templates allows you to avoid the hassle of formatting a Pages document from scratch each time you need a template for something. Depending on your needs, you can create as many templates as you want and share them with others.
It’s a great way to practice your design skills while ensuring you get precisely what you want when creating documents in Pages.
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