What formatting options are available in Pages?
You can change how text looks by changing its font, size, or color, or by adding bold, italic, or other formatting. You can also fill text with gradients or images, or add an outline. To highlight text, you can add color behind it.
What are formatting symbols in Pages?
Formatting marks (called invisibles) are added every time you press the Space bar, Tab, or Return, and when you add a column break, page break, or section break. By default, these marks don't show, but you can view them to see where formatting changes have been applied.