New

Creates a new LibreOffice document.

To access this command...

Choose File - New.

New icon on the Standard bar (the icon shows the type of the new document).

New

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

Opening documents