How do I prevent a box from appearing around pages in Apple Pages?

When I open files in Apple Pages a box appears around the entire page and other subsequent pages in the file. How can I prevent this?



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iMac 27″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Dec 1, 2025 1:45 PM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2025 5:32 AM

That may be the layout outline that is drawn around the header, footer, and body text areas of the document. You can toggle that on/off with View menu > Show/Hide Layout or the shift+cmd+L (⇧⌘L) keystroke.

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How do I prevent a box from appearing around pages in Apple Pages?

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