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# New

Creates a new LibreOffice document.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose File - New.

#### From the tabbed interface:

Choose File - New.

On the top right menu (☰), choose New.

#### From toolbars:

New (the icon shows the type of the new document).

#### From the start center:

Click on the corresponding document type icon.

#### From the keyboard:

Command Ctrl+N

If you want to create a document from a template, choose New - Templates.

A template is a file that contains the design elements for a document, including formatting styles, backgrounds, frames, graphics, fields, page layout, and text.

Icon | Name | Function
--- | --- | ---
| Text Document | Creates a text document in LibreOffice Writer.
| Spreadsheet | Creates a spreadsheet document in LibreOffice Calc.
| Presentation | Creates a presentation document in LibreOffice Impress.
| Drawing | Creates a drawing document in LibreOffice Draw.
| Formula | Creates a formula document in LibreOffice Math.
| Database | Opens the Database Wizard to create a database file.
| HTML Document | Creates a HTML document.
| XML Form Document | Creates a XForms document.
| Labels | Opens the Labels dialog where you can set the options for your labels, and then creates a text document for the labels in LibreOffice Writer.
| Business Cards | Opens the Business Cards dialog where you can set the options for your business cards, and then creates a text document in LibreOffice Writer.
| Master Document | Creates a master document.
| Templates | Creates a document using an existing template.

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Opening documents