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 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.

Opening documents