How to increase space before a Heading

Question

Hi, Three things are really getting to me in Pages 9.
1. Can I a dotted line in the TOC for each line item. e.g.
Heading 1.................2
Heading 2..............3
Heading 2..............4
2. How do I add space before the style at the top of the page. eg.
--- top of page ----
[space
of
lets
say 5 cm]
Heading 1
I can add the space IF I add an empty paragraph as the first line and add a value to "before paragraph' text inspector.
3. Can I create a TOC which will display the headings I have in the floating text boxes?
thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi stnsw,
Welcome to Apple discussions and the Pages '09 forum.
singletracknsw wrote:
Hi, Three things are really getting to me in Pages '09.
1. Can I a dotted line in the TOC for each line item.
The dotted line running from the text to the next tab stop is called a 'leader.'
A look at the article_Setting Tab Stops to Align Text_ in Chapter 5, Working with Text in the Pages '09 User Guide will explain how to set leaders to tab stops. The article starts on p. 91
Short answer: use the Tab section of the Text Inspector.
2. How do I add space before the style at the top of the page. eg.
Several ways.
• An inserted shape, either floating and set to cause wrap using the button that prevents text to the right and left of the object, or inline, and set in a paragraph of its own above the first 'real' text on the page. The object may be white, transparent, or set to any colour with opacity set to zero.
• Type a return character before the first text on the page. Select the return and set the font size to 144 points (two inches) Adjust the size to taste using command-+ (larger) and command- - (smaller).
• Use the Inspector to set the space before the first paragraph, as you described.
I can add the space IF I add an empty paragraph as the first line and add a value to "before paragraph' text inspector.
3. Can I create a TOC which will display the headings I have in the floating text boxes?
Not using the TOC tools in Pages.
You'll find the Pages '09 User Guide a valuable (and mostly easy to read) resource. It can be downloaded through the Help menu in Pages.
Regards,
Barry
Regards,
Barry