How to display font previews in Pages.app
Anyone used to Microsoft Word is also used to having a preview of the different fonts by simply using the drop down from the formatting toolbar (as shown on the left here). But what about Pages.app?
At first glance, it may seem like this functionality is missing in Pages.app but to get font previews, simply click on the cogwheel (settings) icon in the Fonts window and click on Show Preview. The top of the window then expands to show a preview of the font selected as shown below.
Tip: To bring up the Fonts window press Command + T or click on the Format menu then Fonts and then Show Fonts.