Alternatively, you can click Insert on the top menu and select Chart. Insert charts: Insert a chart by clicking the Chart icon that appears at the top of the Pages app.Alternatively, you can click Insert on the top menu and select Table. Insert a table: Insert a table by clicking the Table icon that appears at the top of the Pages app.
Alternatively, you can click Format from the top menu and select Text. Alternatively, you can click Format from the top menu and select Font.
Get up to speed on basic operations in Pages using this quick cheat sheet. The trick is knowing where commonly used functions are in Pages, as most users are understandably familiar with those functions' locations within Microsoft Word.