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Note: If you type regular body text paragraphs between outline points, or add or
delete text between outline points, and the numbering gets lost, select the text with
incorrect numbering, and then select “Continue from previous” in the Tabs pane of the
Text Inspector to make the numbering flow continuously. If you need discontinuous
numbering, select “Start at” and type the number where you want the numbering to
begin, and then press Return. For more information, see “Modifying and Creating New
List Styles” on page 117.
6 To return to regular paragraph text at the end of your list, click List in the toolbar and
choose None, or select None in the Styles drawer. If the text insertion point is
indented, press Command-left bracket ([) to return to indent level 1, where you can
begin typing the regular paragraph text.
Creating Callouts, Sidebars, and Highlighted Text
Callouts and sidebars are used to make text stand out from the main body of text in a
document. Pages offers at least three simple ways to create highlighted text:
 Adding text to text boxes
 Adding a background (or fill color) to paragraphs
 Typing text in shapes
You can also use table cells to hold callouts. To read about working with tables, see
Chapter 8, “Creating Tables.”
Adding Text Boxes
You can add text boxes to create rectangular blocks of text anywhere on your page.
You can format text inside a text box as you would any other text—changing colors,
adding shadows, applying styles, and so on.
Text boxes are created as “fixed” text boxes, which means they are anchored to a
position on the page. Body text on the page will flow around them.
To add a fixed text box:
1 Click anywhere outside the text areas of your document so that the insertion point is
not visible.
2 Click Objects in the toolbar, and then choose Text (or choose Insert > Text). A text box
appears on the page.