Hi! I just finished a novel and I’m working on minor revisions. I’m beyond the point where Scrivener could help,so I’m using Mac. But I’m a new user and can’t figure out all the formatting issues (chapter headings, new chapter indentations, Table of Contents, etc). Can anyone out there help? Thanks. 
Novel format is quite basic.
Header: date on left, short title in center, last name, page # on right
Body text: 1-inch margins (left/right), double-space, 12-point font (Courier or Times New Roman)
Chapters: Title in bold face or bold italic, one blank space, then body text. (no ch. numbers in fiction)
Indentations: 3 to 5 spaces, but no more.
Table of Contents: generally not used in fiction.
Courier is not attractive, but it provides a quick count for publishers as to book length.
Good luck!
PS: in Pages, make yourself a Novel and/or Chapter template and save it in Template Chooser.
Thank you so much!
How do I set up a chapter template? I bought this Mac because I thought it would be easier and friendlier than my PC, but now I’m not so sure… 
The Mac is much easier, but it helps if you speak to it with a Scottish brogue.
Just kidding. 
To make and save a template in Pages, do this:
Launch the program.
The Template Chooser asks you to make a choice.
Choose Blank.
In that file, enter the formatting I previously described.
Then File: Save As Template.
Call that file Novel or Chapter, as you wish.
From that point on, Select Chapter when you need it.
The template file lives at
root: Library: Application Support: iWork: Pages: Templates: My Templates
You can modify and rename those files as you wish.
root is the little house icon, with whatever name you’ve given it.
It’s a really good idea to use the Pages tutorial and Help files, often.
Hey Druid!
I’ll try it all - if it doesn’t work - can I adopt you?
Here’s a sample Pages template for a book. Note though, that the paper size is U.S. letter paper, a size not used for publishing books. Here’s the link: rapidshare.com/files/250576075/s … plate.html.