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for those looking for dark mode in Pages, it’s possible with adjustment of two settings.
Top right corner - Document tab - Background
Top right corner - Format tab - Text Color
Keep in mind that this will print the page in black with white/different color letters, so you will need to change the settings to print the page in black font on white background.
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.2
I answered a day-old post about using Dark mode in Pages. It is not supported, and when you set the document background to black or use the Pages black blank template, that is not dark mode. It is a cosmetic kludge that will export to PDF as a black document and to MS Word as a grey document with dark gray text.
Suggesting that one then reset the Section > Background color and the Format > Text colors back to the original white with black text isn't a productivity blessing. If you do not care about your workflow switching or expended time, then go for it. Don't expect others to rejoice over your discovery though.
Microsoft Word has a Preference > General setting that allows one to benefit from Dark mode and to have a black document with white text for document creation and which saves to PDF or other document formats with a normal white background with black text.
The free LibreOffice Writer allows one to choose the document background and foreground colors, yet export the PDF or other document formats with a white background and black text.
It is pretty lame we still don't have dark mode in Apple's suite.
My workaround is just as lame, but effective.
I use the web versions, with Dark Reader enabled. Then I can have everything looking dark, without affecting the document format ever and I can switch back and forth and even customize how my dark look will appear.
Lame or not, it is Apple's product and they control the feature set, not us.
Dark mode in Pages
