Hello everyone, I'm trying to create a model to draw squares in pages (like a squared notebook). I've tried with the master, but I can't even select that option. What am I missing? Is there an easier way to do it?
Thank you all!
Arasan90
MacBook Pro 13", 10.14
Pages 7.3 has some quite good drawing tools, but I recommend you use an accurate pdf instead.
If you still want to do this in Pages do it in a Layout mode (easier to select objects) document and copy it back to the WP document:
Make a rectangle shape > Style > Whatever line you want > No fill
Arrange: Stay on Page > Text Wrap > None
Do the same with a line and use Size, Rotate Angle & Position to start assembling your grid.
Holding down the command key will get a pointer.
Make copies of objects by option dragging them, small numbers then groups to buildup your grid.
In the top menu you can use Arrange > Align/Distribute Objects to arrange the parts.
When you are finished, group the lot, position the group, copy it over to WP document and send to back, lock it.
Pages 7.3 has some quite good drawing tools, but I recommend you use an accurate pdf instead.
If you still want to do this in Pages do it in a Layout mode (easier to select objects) document and copy it back to the WP document:
Make a rectangle shape > Style > Whatever line you want > No fill
Arrange: Stay on Page > Text Wrap > None
Do the same with a line and use Size, Rotate Angle & Position to start assembling your grid.
Holding down the command key will get a pointer.
Make copies of objects by option dragging them, small numbers then groups to buildup your grid.
In the top menu you can use Arrange > Align/Distribute Objects to arrange the parts.
When you are finished, group the lot, position the group, copy it over to WP document and send to back, lock it.
I am trying to make the point that if you want accurate step by step answers you need to say exactly what you are using and trying to do.
Starting with what version of Pages. If you don't know, it is under the Pages > About Pages menu.
Next are you using a Word Processing or Layout mode template?
In a Word Processing template the text runs from the end of the page to the next page automatically.
In a Layout mode template you have to add a Text Box to each page in which to write.
If you need just the grid you can use a ready made graphic like a pdf as a background and scale it so it is the accurate size.
You can construct a grid to be exactly what you want, but because I think you are in Kazakhstan and are used to metric dimensions you will find that Pages is not quite accurate. Pages uses points as its fundamental measurement units and Apple does not convert those to millimetres with high precision.
Oh sorry, didn't think about that.
I'm using Pages 7.3
I'm using pages in word processing mode.
And yes, I use millimetres, but once I understand how to print them I can adjust them a bit at a time.
Oh, and thank you for your help.
Do you mean Grid/Graph Paper:
Yes, something like that
Would you like something like that links to where you can get grid-paper pdf files, or would you like something like that instructions how to construct the grid using Pages graphics tools?
I’d like to understand how to do it in pages, as a background grid. I’d like to write in pages with that grid as background so that, once printed, I’ll get the text and the grid
Thank you very much! It'll take some time to do it perfect, but I can definitely do it now.
You can do it in less than 5 minutes. Just think about it logically and work in progressively larger, measured groups.
Never do any thing that repeats, one by one.
Squared papers in pages
