template chooser
The template chooser shows thumbnails of the templates you can use to create a new document. To open the template chooser, select File > New (from the File menu at the top of your screen). To see more templates, move the pointer over a row, then click the left or right arrow (with a trackpad, you can also swipe across the row with two fingers). Double-click a template to open it.
![The template chooser. A sidebar on the left lists template categories you can click to filter options. On the right are thumbnails of pre-designed templates arranged in rows by category, starting with Basic at the top and followed by Reports and Books — Portrait. Cancel and Create buttons are in the bottom-right corner.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6386528654CD523A4506631B/6386528754CD523A45066329/en_AU/51f0f156a8c18320dd851d61331e3669.png)