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Pages Lost a Feature?

In Pages, I tried to create a custom shape, then select it along with a photo, to mask the photo with that shape. Surprise! That no longer is possible. Or is it? Or what happened to Pages?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Nov 1, 2023 10:32 AM

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bubbasmom Author

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Nov 2, 2023 3:13 PM in response to bubbasmom

shift-select both the custom shape and the image, then tap FORMAT>IMAGE>MASK WITH SELECTION

picas

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Nov 1, 2023 2:01 PM in response to bubbasmom

Pages menu > Format > Image > Mask ...

bubbasmom Author

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Nov 2, 2023 3:04 PM in response to picas

So, thanks but I see the menu options too. Just rereading the question, I see it mentions that the options don't include masking with a custom shape. Snark doesn't help me.

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